Tag: buy to let mortgage

Landlords Life Insurance Calculator

Author: Mark Alexander

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 10

What is the minimum amount of Landlords Life Insurance we really ought to purchase? I suspect the reason most property investors choose...

Low value buy to let mortgages

Author: Readers Question

28th April 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I am absolutely amazed that in this current economic climate with the government making people down size to smaller homes...

Newbie property investor seeks advice

Author: Readers Question

19th April 2013, 13 years ago | 22

I am just getting started off in the property game and my ambition it to set up a small portfolio...

Will I have to pay tax on rental income or not?

Author: Readers Question

6th April 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I am currently looking to buy a (probably) new property for the sole purposes of letting it out. I currently...

The 2013 Budget and how it affects Landlords and property Investors

Author: Neil Patterson

21st March 2013, 14 years ago | 0

The 2013 Budget is hoped to boost the housing market and construction industry. Yesterday Chancellor George Osborne announced new plans...

Guaranteed Rent – A Warning for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

13th March 2013, 14 years ago | 25

A growing number of Landlords are falling for a “Guaranteed Rent” scam which enables a landlord or an agent to...

Letting my house without telling the mortgage company

Author: Readers Question

11th March 2013, 14 years ago | 73

We live in a small two bedroom house with two children already and I have now found out I am...

Caught out by Lloyds three mortgages rule

Author: Readers Question

26th February 2013, 14 years ago | 3

Just in case you are not aware of Lloyds three mortgages rule here’s how it caught me out. I bought...

Mortgage Facilities for Professional Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

What do you give to professional property investors who are maxed out with their current lenders, with over £1m of buy...

Major buy to let lender shuns benefits tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 11

Mortgage Brokers across the UK have been advised by Nationwide Building Society’s specialist buy to let mortgage arm (The Mortgage...

Mortgage Express Right to Consolidate

Author: Matthew Farrow

14th February 2013, 14 years ago | 53

I have been a buy to let mortgage broker for several years and recently heard the most alarming story in...

Brokers Review of Aldermore Bank’s Buy to Let Mortgages

Author: Mark Alexander

6th February 2013, 14 years ago | 1

Aldermore Bank have recently refreshed their buy to let rates and terms. I asked my mortgage broker what he thought...

Landlords Exit Strategy – Readers CGT Question

Author: Readers Question

29th December 2012, 14 years ago | 14

“Hello Mark, very impressed with your site, I have a question for you: My wife and I have a small...

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Rent A Room – Students turn “live in landlords” and take in lodgers

Author: Mark Alexander

20th November 2012, 14 years ago | 0

We recently published details of how students can now obtain 100% financing to buy a property and rent a room or...

Free Marketing Campaign for UK Property Developers

Author: Property Hotspots

13th November 2012, 14 years ago | 0

In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the “Buy to Let Property Hotspots” section of our website Property118 are offering a free...

Green Deal Finance for Landlords – will it be viable?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st October 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Green Deal Finance is likely to become a major discussion topic on forums, especially as it is now being reported...

Some say Buy to Let is NOT Regulated – WRONG!

Author: Mark Alexander

11th October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Have you ever heard people say that buy to let is NOT regulated? Well I think they are wrong, VERY...

What is a Deed of Assurance?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2012, 14 years ago | 12

A Deed of Assurance is a legal solution to many problems and trust issues which arise between landlords, letting agents...

Shelter agrees to focus on solutions as well as problems

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Housing Charity Shelter appear to want to build bridges with the PRS by “looking for solutions as well as problems”....

Why the Shelter 5 year rental contract proposals will not work

Author: Mark Alexander

21st September 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Housing Charity Shelter is proposing 5 year rental agreements but this is not viable as most landlords would be in...

You can remortage within six months!

Author: Mark Alexander

12th September 2012, 14 years ago | 17

It is possible to remortage within six months of purchase, even on a buy to let property, I promise you! Forget everything you have...