Tag: Buy to let

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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...

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Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here are some tips about some of the expenses that cause landlords and their accountants the most problems.

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses....

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Guide to keeping financial records for a property business

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

As the deadlines for filing rental accounts fast approach, here’s a quick guide to how the taxman expects property investors...

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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The history of No Money Down and Instant Remortgages since 1992

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 8

It was 1992, we were at the tail of the property crash of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I was...

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Falling rates boost buy to let mortgages.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage rates are steadily falling while the number of lenders is increasing. BM Solutions is the latest...

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Landlords set to profit from generation of renters. Housing minister Grant Shapps has told the nation that Britain cannot afford another boom-and-bust house price explosion

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors are witnessing a shift in the housing market that will affect people’s attitudes to buying and renting homes...

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Britain’s biggest private landlord banks on buying refurbs.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Britain’s largest private residential landlord is celebrating that the firm’s portfolio of 13,000 properties is outperforming the market. The £1.6...