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Leeds Building Society BuytoLet rates cut by up to 0.7%

Author: Neil Patterson

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Leeds Building Society has cut its BuytoLet rates buy up to 0.7% on selected products whilst keeping low fixed...

My Property Strategy – Opinions Please

Author: Readers Question

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

My property strategy is to purchase 2 bed terraced properties around £130-150K value but try to buy from motivated sellers...

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton I am neither of the above, however I do want to support The GOOD Landlords...

Question re tenant wanting to be a foster carer

Author: Readers Question

30th May 2013, 13 years ago | 1

What if any are the legal implications to a landlord regarding insurance, mortgage and planning permission when a tenant becomes...

Due diligence on buying a property with a tenant in place?

Author: Readers Question

30th May 2013, 13 years ago | 11

My business partner and I are about to purchase our first buy to let property – a one bed flat...

Building my property portfolio – your thoughts please?

Author: Readers Question

29th May 2013, 13 years ago | 25

I have 2 properties that I bought for cash, one of which is my primary residence and one is a...

Interest only or Repayment BuytoLet mortgages

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

A common question from new Landlords is why are so many BuytoLet mortgages taken out on an Interest only basis...

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NLA to make accreditation training compulsory for landlord members

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

In a recent press release the National Association of Landlords NLA have announced plans committing that all its landlord members...

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Is your Landlords insurance renewal coming up this summer?

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Several years ago my business partners and I were approached by an insurance broker who told us we could save...

Negotiating with estate agents

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 42

Over the last few days a newbie property investor called Craig has been picking the brains of myself and Mary...

Bank of England report good news for a change

Author: Neil Patterson

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I have been attending the Bank of England quarterly seminars since 2007 and was completely flummoxed by the opening statements...

Can I stop repossession with a lease option offer?

Author: Readers Question

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 18

I need some advice on stopping a repossession for a motivated seller with a view to getting the property on...

The latest on the BOI Tracker rate scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Bank of Ireland issued the following press release and wrote to 1,200 borrowers today:- “In February this year Bank of...

Landlord being repossessed for mortgage arrears – what rights does the tenant have?

Author: Readers Question

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 18

I stumbled across one of your articles outlining Squatters rights.  I hoped you might be able to assist me in...

Do you trust the Financial Conduct Authority with your personal data?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), partially taken over from the FSA, is to collect the personal information from mortgage applications...

Landlords Life Insurance Calculator

Author: Mark Alexander

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 10

What is the minimum amount of Landlords Life Insurance we really ought to purchase? I suspect the reason most property investors choose...

Landlord News on the BBC One Show at 7pm Tonight

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 9

LANDLORD NEWS – private landlord speaks out on housing benefit nightmare tonight on BBC’s The One Show  A landlord from...

Justin Selig – Legal advice to affected BOI tracker borrowers

Author: Mark Alexander

1st May 2013, 13 years ago | 1

We appointed Justin Selig to advise thousands of landlords and residential mortgage borrowers across the UK on the day that news broke...

Tenant Eviction

Author: Mark Alexander

30th April 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Tenant Eviction is a process which several landlords under-estimate. Some people will tell you that evicting tenants is simple, “oh...

Petition – DO NOT change tracker mortgage interest differentials

Author: Mark Alexander

29th April 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Dear Friends, I just created the petition “Bank of Ireland – DO NOT change interest differentials on Tracker Mortgages” and...

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Funding for Lending scheme changes allow BuytoLet investment

Author: Neil Patterson

29th April 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The Bank of England Funding for Lending scheme will now allow Small and Medium sized enterpises (SMEs) to lend the...