Tag: buy to let mortgage

Financing Property Refurbishment Projects

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

22nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 1

We receive hundreds of readers emails and telephone calls every month, the vast majority require contacts to arrange funding, hence...

Tax Treatment of Property Development vs Property Investment

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

22nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 6

With so many buy to let  property investors now considering buy/refurb/sell deals I feel the time is right to explain...

25 Year fixed rate BuytoLet Mortgage

Author: Neil Patterson

20th August 2012, 14 years ago | 7

The Manchester Building Society has launched two new 25 year fixed rate BuyToLet mortgage products with a 5.74%  and 5.99%...

BEWARE – there is no Capital Gains Tax Roll-Over on BuyToLet

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

1st August 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Following an email I received from a reader yesterday I feel compelled to write an article warning landlords of the...

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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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Buy to let Exit Strategies – Readers Questions

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

31st July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Following my article regarding Landlord Tax Strategies, I’ve woken up this morning to a very full inbox. I will do...

My BuyToLet Portfolio “Vintage 2003” – part 8 of my latest series

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

21st July 2012, 14 years ago | 17

My vintage year was 2003. I was followed for 24 hours by a camera crew to make a TV program...

How GOOD landlords can be even better!

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

20th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I have often wondered how GOOD landlords can be even better and gain positive PR as a result and I...

Expat property investor – the need for professional help

Author: Lucy Richardson Property Search Consultancy

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Case study relating to an expat property investor interested in keeping a foot on the London property ladder. Two years...

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What happens to mortgages when a landlord dies?

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

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...

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How might a Buy To Let Property Benefit You In Retirement?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 2

By guest author Taj Kang- an Associate Director at specialist contractor mortgage broker Anyone in their early fifties is going...

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Tenants in severe arrears tops 100,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The number of tenants in severe arrears has risen to a massive 100,400 as rents continue to rise while the...

Auction property and buy to let mortgages don’t mix

Author: Neil Patterson

3rd July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It is not an exaggeration to say that every day we are asked the question “can you arrange a buy...

There’s good money in bungalow refurbishment

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Whilst a bungalow isn’t likely to provide you with the highest possible rental yield, bungalows should not be overlooked as...

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Buy to Let Property Hotspots – LIVERPOOL L4

Author: Property Hotspots

26th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Thanks to Don Holmes of Go Direct Lettings for providing us with details of a recently completed deal in Liverpool...

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Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will...

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My first intentional property investment part 3

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Just two years after buying my first intentional property investment I owned 9 more. Buying that first one was like finding...

What is a “Regulated Buy to Let”?

Author: Neil Patterson

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A buy to let mortgage in lending terms is very similar to a residential mortgage regulated by FSA rules, but...

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Part two of the story of my first intentional property investment

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Having agreed to buy my first intentional property investment I soon realised that it’s a bit like a visit to...

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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...

Buy to let semi-exclusive rates are made available by BM Solutions

Author: Neil Patterson

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

BM Solutions are making semi-exclusive products available to their preferred broker sources showing they still have an appetite and spare funds available...