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Ageism in BuyToLet mortgages? Myths dispelled

Author: Neil Patterson

31st July 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Chances are that when you reach your 70’s your BuyToLet lender will expect your mortgage to be repaid but is...

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What happens to mortgages when a landlord dies?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I wrote an article a few weeks ago about a conversation I’d had with a financial advisor about what happens...

Buy to let product that does what it says on the tin

Author: Neil Patterson

29th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I spent all day yesterday updating the mortgage calculator making sure all the usual little lenders’ tweaks had been uploaded...

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Euro MPs kick out EU buy to let mortgage regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage lenders are sighing with relief after the European parliament voted to exclude landlord loans from tough...

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Lease extension – how to calculate the premium

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2012, 14 years ago | 14

Most lenders insist that a term of at least 35 years must exist on a lease in addition to the...

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Mortgage famine fuels buy to let rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Rent rises are fuelled by a mortgage famine that is forcing home owners that cannot sell to become reluctant landlords...

Lenders cut rates with new buy to let mortgage deals

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowing is expected to increase even more as lenders switch funds away from movers and first...

Buy to Let Arrangement Fees Reduced by Godiva and Platform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Coventry Building Society has cut rates and fees on buy to let loans through subsidiary Godiva. Two year fixed...

1 in 5 Mortgage Applications are for Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage applications make up one in five of all home loan applications, according to one of the...

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‘Buoyant’ buy to let lending sinks by 5%, lenders report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let borrowing was down 5% in the first three months of the year after a barnstorming end to...

All change on the buy to let mortgage front

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Co-Operative Bank buy to let mortgage customers can breathe a sigh of relief as the wholesale scrapping of interest only...

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Property hijacks prompt fraud alert from the FSA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Financial watchdog is alerting landlords to watch out for property hijacking by fraudsters and crooked mortgage brokers. The Financial Services...

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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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...

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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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...

How to choose a Buy to Let mortgage based purely on cost

Author: Neil Patterson

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 5

Firstly to give a level playing field you need to make two assumptions: You have decided on the type of...

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Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2012, 15 years ago | 5

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to...