Tag: Buy to let

Question – can landlords claim for use of home as office?

Author: Readers Question

13th August 2013, 13 years ago | 11

I am employed full time and have one buy to let property managed by a letting agent.  I have claimed...

How do I give a donation to Property118?

Author: sally lloyd

8th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hi, I have been finding this forum extremely useful and know it will probably save me thousands so would like...

Quick Sale Property Businesses Squirming at OFT Report

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The OFT have announced that they have written to 120 Quick Sale property businesses advising them to review their practices...

Light Refurb alternative – Bridge to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The Mortgage Works have withdrawn their popular and industry leading Light Refurb product, which allowed a property to be financed...

Professional Inventories for Landlords – the devil is in the detail

Author: Mark Alexander

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

There have been several discussions here about inventories, why they are necessary and which is the best software to use...

Save up for deposit or release equity?

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 16

I currently own 2 buy to let properties in South Wales, I have had one for coming up to 4...

Charging for your own labour

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 21

I have been renovating my buy to lets without making a charge for my time and effort. I told the...

Updated guidance on Superstrike Deposit Protection case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

Are freehold ground rents a good investment?

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 43

I have just started investing in property. Living overseas, I have been unable to get a U.K. mortgage so I...

Affordable housing – buy to let trap

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

My partner and I are living in a part rent/part buy affordable housing 1 bed flat.  We would like to...

Passive buy to let investment – 6% assured yields

Author: Property Hotspots

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

An extensive refurbishment project of a beautiful Grade II listed building, X1 Town Hall has been designed to reflect the...

12.5% return on cash invested on a newly refurbished Manchester based development

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Last week I was presented with a Manchester based buy-to let investment opportunity which looks particularly attractive. The gross yield...

Meet The Landlords TV programme – fair representation?

Author: Mark Alexander

30th July 2013, 13 years ago | 73

Last night I finally got around to watching a TV programme I recorded on BBC a few weeks ago called...

Protection for families of property investors

Author: Howard

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

With growing and easier access to BTL mortgage funds comes the inevitable increase in borrowing, or as I like to...

Age discrimination from buy to let mortgage lenders?

Author: Readers Question

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 11

Last year I was in the process of identifying a good interest only re-mortgage – nothing out of the ordinary...

Landlords Warnings – Will You Survive the Mayhem?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 15

Have you read the book recently published by Mary Latham yet? I’ve been talking to Mary about some of the...

Buy to Let Mortgages on Low Value Properties

Author: Howard

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 20

I have always found one particular lender on our panel hard to consider as they’ve always represented (in my mind)...

Buy to Let Property Sales – Partnering With Estate Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

24th July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Earlier this year we spotted an opportunity to set up a buy to let Estate Agency. However, due to lack...

Property Investment – what would you buy?

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

Whenever I walk down a high street I can’t help looking through the window of the local estate agents and...

Having problems with a Rent2Rent kind of company

Author: Readers Question

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 3

Looks like my first attempt to enter the rental market has turned into a disaster. I just completed a flat...