Tag: interest only

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Will your mortgage go toxic if interest rates rise?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The big worry for buy to let landlords and homeowners is how their finances will cope when mortgage rates start...

Could this be the ultimate buy to let investment property exit strategy?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

About a year ago Mark Alexander predicted that Equity Release mortgage providers would enter the buy to let lending business....

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

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Buy to let market expanded by 7% in 2010

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The truth is finally out about how the buy to let market performed in 2010 as the Council of Mortgage...

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New lending rules may change housing market forever

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Poor mortgage market management by governments and greedy lenders is blamed for triggering the global financial crisis and hindering recovery ...

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Bank interest rate stays at 0.5% despite economic worries

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Bank of England base rate remains unchanged despite economic pressures to step up a gear. The Bank’s monetary policy...

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Why some mortgage lenders including Paragon Mortgages Stress Test at 9% or more

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Lenders and commentators – including the influential Paul Fisher, the Bank of England’s director of markets – are warning that...

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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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, 15 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...

Are 8% interest rates scaremongering?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Mark Alexander  explains why, even though rates at these levels are extremely unlikely, high interest rates due to high inflation...