Buy to Let News

Principality 70% LTV buy to let rate revised

Author: Neil Patterson

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Principality has revised one of its two buy to let products upwards. The new rate at 4.99% has a low...

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It’s love not war between landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Deposit protection keeper Steve Harriott is promoting a love-in between landlords and tenants over the myth that they are constantly...

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Buy to Let regulation – The EU and CARRP

Author: Mark Alexander

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Our most popular article to date in terms of both debate a viewers was the prospect of the EU regulation...

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Buy to let rents keep rising as tenants get poorer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average UK rent increased by 2.6% in March to £764 a month, according to the latest survey by specialist...

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Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has released its Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012, and they believe the housing market...

Godiva Rate Added to buy to let mortgage calculator

Author: Neil Patterson

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Godiva 3.65% two year Bank Base Rate Tracker for buy to let. Godiva has an attractive looking Tracker product with...

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UK split into “London” and “the rest” rent divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The great rental divide is splitting the UK as tenants in London pay double the amount for a comparable property...

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Confidence is high for buy to let landlords and brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage brokers are celebrating a buoyant first quarter of business as landlord demand for loans increased. Almost...

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Meet Mark Alexander at the Property Business Show

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Mark Alexander has been campaigning to make it compulsory for letting agents to have professional indemnity insurance and bonding for...

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MP sees red over forcing green repairs on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Landlords may have to clear minor repairs with council building inspectors who could force them to carry out extra energy...

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Pay less tax by claiming pre-letting costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Accounting for spending on letting property before the first tenant moves in often confuses landlords – and their accountants. Countless...

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HMO Landlords in Norwich Celebrate ELA Victory on Licencing Fees

Author: Mark Alexander

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Norwich based HMO Landlords are today celebrating a victory of the Eastern Landlords Association “ELA” in terms of persuading Norwich...

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HMO raid uncovered 15 tenants living in a filthy flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Fifteen people were found living in an overcrowded and unlicensed house in multiple occupation raised by a team of police...

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Tenants try to block eviction under human rights laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Tenants are trying to exploit human rights laws to stop paying rent and block evictions, warns the Residential Landlords Association....

Spotlight on two 80% Buy to Let products

Author: Neil Patterson

12th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Two similar products – look at the detail. This is an example of the terms, criteria and costs I would...

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MP campaigns to ban ‘To Let’ boards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Rows of unsightly “To Let’ boards outside buy to let homes could be banned if MPs vote in favour of...

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Buy to let did boom in 2011 – it’s official!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let really did boom in 2011 – with the total up 12% on the previous year as 692,766...

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Systems thinking for the PRS

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 4

An article written in ire is not usually a good thing generally but my ire this time has been growing...