Tag: Buy to let

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Let to buy is soaring, say lenders and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The broken housing market is pushing more accidental landlords into the buy to let market, according to lenders and letting...

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Buy to let frenzy leads to 110% rise in bridging finance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let investors looking for money to close deals pushed loan values for short term bridging lenders up 110%...

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Jail for HMO landlord who couldn’t afford to pay fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Buy to let landlord Abdul Hanif was jailed for allowing a tenant...

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Buy to let property scam netted £450,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 5

A sham property investment company that conned landlords out of £450,000 has been wound up by the Insolvency Service. Modo...

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Give landlords more tax relief, RLA urges Chancellor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Chancellor George Osborne should give buy to let owners a new tax deal to stimulate more investment in private rented...

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Are HMO landlords really missing out on tax relief?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Dozens of firms offer to help shared house landlords claim thousands of pounds in lost tax reliefs – but does...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 98

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

This week Property118 turns the spotlight on buy to let mortgage sourcing. We round up some of the latest buy...

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Bank wants to pry into your personal spending

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Mortgage underwriters are set to ask borrowers detailed personal questions about their spending habits as the banks tighten up lending...

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Agents’ summary of business conditions February 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – The Bank of England have released their agents’ summary of business conditions...

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HMRC task force targets landlord tax dodgers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords and property investors who cheat on their tax are under scrutiny from special HM Revenue & Customs task forces....

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New mortgage deals for HMO and student landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Kent Reliance has launched 80% loan-to-value buy to let and HMO mortgages....

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Fizzy hopes bubbly buy to let profits will boost social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

A cash-rich housing association is looking to buy to let to generate funds for social housing. Thames Valley Housing Association...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 97

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With new legislation being introduced over the next few weeks we felt it was important to feature related articles in...

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Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Tenants are calling for tighter action against criminal landlords who badly manage their homes or charge rip-off fees. The protest...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 96

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Today’s edition conveys a strong mortgage related theme. Ben Reeve-Lewis reports on Santander over-hauling their interest only mortgage policy, Mark...

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Buy to let rents are still rising, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rents are still rising – but at a much slower rate than a year ago, according to a study from...

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Making Overpayments on Your Mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 20

In the last month I have received letters from three of my mortgage lenders suggesting that I should make overpayments...

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What to do if you can’t make your mortgage payment

Author: Mark Alexander

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Hopefully none of my regular readers will ever find themselves in this position as they will have built up a...

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Buy to let fraudsters target landlords and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Police are warning about fraudsters who are ripping off landlords and tenants by posing as bogus letting agents. Scotland Yard...

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Record Number of Landlords Making Rental Losses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 16

Landlords are starting to feel a squeeze on rental profits despite rising rents, according to a new study. The number...