Tag: Buy to let

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Buy to let rentals up for ninth month in a row

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let rentals have gone up for the ninth month in a row to hit a new record high...

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Investing in commercial property

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Commercial property investment is much like sinking cash in to buy to let homes to rent – as a landlord...

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Buy to let rents break through the £700 barrier

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents have shattered the £700 per month barrier and are on track to surpass the previous record...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...

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CML admits mortgage lending has sunk to a 10 year low

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

At last some truths about mortgage lending are starting to emerge from the smoke and mirrors propaganda billowing out from...

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It’s a buyer’s market for landlords with cash to invest

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors may find the next few months an ideal time to buy reasonably priced property as buyer confidence slips...

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Experian launch a new credit tool to help lenders reduce buy to let mortgage fraud

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Banks, building societies and finance houses not only share repayment information about their customers, but can now also receive insight...

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One in three landlords want to buy more homes to let

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Almost a third of buy to let landlords would like to add more letting homes to their portfolios to expand...

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Revealed! Who Really Owns Britain

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Despite more than a century of social change aimed at redistributing the wealth of the nation more fairly, most of...

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Platform derails mortgage lending for buy to let

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let lender Platform Mortgages has signalled a lack of confidence in the market by more or less stopping...

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Reluctant landlords cashing in on buy to let bonanza

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Letting agents all over the UK are reporting a rush by tenants to rent buy to let homes as the...

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Mortgage lending slumps to a 10-year low.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending by Britain’s banks and building societies hit a 10-year low last month – and the outlook is unlikely...

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Buy to let losers can sue valuers for their losses.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let investors who lost money because properties failed to achieve prices and rents advised by valuers have had...

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House building slips to lowest level for a decade.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let is likely to ride high for several years to come as the government reports house building in...

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Landlord wins ‘unfair’ fees case against letting agent.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A buy to let landlord with just one investment property beat a claim for failing to pay renewal commission under...

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Landlords to pay more tax as HMO loophole closes.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

New guidelines for shared house owners have put a stop to most claims from property investors for capital allowances that...

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Record demand for rental homes as supply dries up.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The mortgage squeeze is a double-edged sword for buy to let landlords as rentals surge but borrowing restrictions mean they...

A simple guide on how to calculate maximum loan based on lenders criteria.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

By Neil Patterson, Partner of The Money Centre. Most mortgage lenders use credit scoring to determine whether an applicant is...

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How many lenders are really open for buy to let business?

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

So few lenders are actually handing over cash to borrowers that the Council of Mortgage Lenders has had trouble finding...

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Buy to let rents surge to record high.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are surging to record highs as a shortage of properties and mortgage restrictions puts a brake...

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Professional landlords snap up more homes to let. Buy to let accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business in the three months ending September 30

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Experienced landlords are still expanding their buy to let portfolios and accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business...