Tag: Buy to let

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Student boom fuels soaring house price growth. Student numbers are increasing as universities and colleges in towns and cities all over the UK expand. But while student populations are on the up, only one new bed space was created for every eight new students in 2009 – and the numbers are still outpacing accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors looking for the best returns on their cash should look at the booming student letting sector. Student numbers...

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Birmingham Midshires to restrict lending to three buy to let mortgages per landlord. Lloyds squeeze this market further by refusing to lend on more than three buy to lets across all of their brands.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Peter Curran, Head of Intermediary Distribution at Lloyds Banking Group recently announced, “From 25 September, buy to let property portfolios...

Is your property portfolio ownership structure optimised to enable you to pay the minimum amount of CGT, income tax and IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 14

In this article I look at the differences between owning property as joint tenants, tenants in common or as individuals....

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Survey shows buy to let rents surge to highest for two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Rents have hit a two-year peak as the squeeze on mortgages has dried up funds for first time buyers and...

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Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

The UK’s average property value is currently £167,953, according to the Halifax’s latest survey. It is probably fair to say...

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Bank of England pegs interest rate at record low yet again. That’s 18 months in a row but what does this mean for landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief for another month as the Bank of England’s Monetary...

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What sort of property business do you run? This is the first in a series of articles that we will be running in Landlord News explaining how to optimise the ownership structure of your property business for tax purposes

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Building on the success of a property business involves much more than managing tenants in rental homes. Many investors start...

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Brokers break the banks for mortgage choice. PR based report from Trigold Crystal, a software company providing mortgage sourcing software for brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Independent mortgage advisers have thousands more loan products to choose from across the market than direct providers like banks and...

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IFA firm joins forces with The Money Centre

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27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The two firms Directors explain how the relationship will enhance the relationship with, and the service available to, the customers...

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Mortgage Express client labels their Choices Overpayment Scheme “sharp practice”.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Mrs Anne Nixon, a Mortgage Express customer, has reported to landlord News; “Over the last year I have over-paid 2...

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Buy to let bonanza as rents set to soar.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Increasing tenant demand and a fall in the number of properties available to let are driving rents higher, says the...

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Over 100,000 property investors are already receiving Landlord News

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27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The Money Centre’s re-launched online Landlord News Magazine already has 100,232 subscribers according to figures released today by an official...

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Landlords eager to expand buy-to-let portfolios. Report from LSL Property Services

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

One in four buy to let landlords have solid confidence in property investment and believe now is a good time...

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Don’t bank on the high street lenders to finance your business. The Chief Executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers speaks out following a survey of members regarding the true state of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors and small businesses are finding problems borrowing as banks and finance institutions have slashed lending by about £13...

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Tax fraud alerts set to trap landlords who are not declaring rental income or are over stating earnings on mortgage application forms. Lenders now sharing information with HMRC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors innocently switching homes or renting them out may fall foul of new measures to combat fraud. Two new...

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How to buy the best landlord insurance cover. Sound advice from the Association of British Insurers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords should ignore the myths about insurance and make sure they have the best cover at the...

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Bank mortgage lending hits five-month low. Full report from the British Bankers Association and statistics also downloadable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The banks continue to put a brave face on restricted lending by claiming mortgage approvals are up year-on-year – but...

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Buy to let rents and yields up again. Report based on findings from LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Rents are edging back to highest ever levels as the average UK buy to let rent hit £676, according to...

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Why landlords property insurance might not pay out during void periods or when a property is undergoing refurbishment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Most landlords look at reducing council tax and business rates while letting property is unoccupied but don’t realise they may...

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New rules threaten holiday home tax perks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Second home and holiday let owners are set to lose lucrative tax breaks worth thousands of pounds in a proposed...