Tag: Buy to let

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger #10

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

30th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I recently had a long online discussion with Mary Latham, in which we both tried to get to the bottom...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 112

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features Ben Reeve-Lewis at the Property Investors Show, a challenge from Mark to Tony Robbins, Vanessa Warwick...

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88% of young adults can’t afford to buy a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th April 2012, 14 years ago | 9

Seven out of eight young adults do not believe they can buy a home of their own in the next...

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Buy to let regulation vote delayed again by Eurocrats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

European politicians have delayed voting on buy to let regulation and other key home loan proposals. The vote was scheduled...

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Newham council wants to traffic tenants out of London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Housing minister Grant Shapps has accused Newham Council, East London, of ‘playing politics with peoples’ lives’ over a radical plan...

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Landlords drop housing benefit tenants as cuts bite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 22

Tenants on housing benefits are struggling to rent buy to let homes as landlords withdraw from the market. The market...

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Landlords are the wrong target for buy to let regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Landlords are the wrong target for buy to let regulation, according to the latest behind-the-scenes thinking. Regardless of the rights...

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Never mind “The Mouse That Roared” … how about “The tenant that mooooo’d!!”?

Author: Vanessa Warwick

23rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

When it comes to being a Landlord, whether you self-manage or have a fully managed service, tenant referencing is a...

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Landlord claim for CGT relief kicked out by tax tribunal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Landlords who have switched personal property investments into a company cannot claim capital gains tax reliefs on the transfers, according...

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...

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Buy to let rents keep rising as tenants get poorer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average UK rent increased by 2.6% in March to £764 a month, according to the latest survey by specialist...

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Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has released its Agents’ summary of business conditions April 2012, and they believe the housing market...

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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UK split into “London” and “the rest” rent divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The great rental divide is splitting the UK as tenants in London pay double the amount for a comparable property...

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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...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 110

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features a round up of all the week’s articles. Neil runs through how to assess a mortgage...

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MP sees red over forcing green repairs on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Landlords may have to clear minor repairs with council building inspectors who could force them to carry out extra energy...

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Pay less tax by claiming pre-letting costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Accounting for spending on letting property before the first tenant moves in often confuses landlords – and their accountants. Countless...

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Tenants try to block eviction under human rights laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Tenants are trying to exploit human rights laws to stop paying rent and block evictions, warns the Residential Landlords Association....