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Who updates the buy to let mortgage calculator?
Hi it’s me for my sins
I started my career in banking in 1990 (when I was 8!) and on to the mortgage desk in the pre regulation days.
London rents hit almost double the rest of the UK
Buy to let landlords are picking up almost double the average monthly rent in London compared to property investors in the rest of...
Insuring against the risks of non-payment of rent
Tenant Referencing comes in many guises but in this article I am going to focus on how landlords can outsource a major piece of due...
Buy to Let lead generator
A new piece of lead generation software has been created by Property118.com to help businesses providing services to landlords to know...
Free data lifts house price curtain for nosy neighbours
Property investors and nosy neighbours can drill down in to the Land Registry’s house sales data for free under new Government open...
Budget plan to make accounting easier for landlords
Keeping accounts for a buy to let business could be a lot simpler if the Government adopts cash accounting for small businesses.
Chancellor...
Budget 2012 missed a chance for property tax reform
Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012 was a chance missed for reforming property tax, says the industry.
Many are also breathing...