Tag: mortgage

Sarah Beeny (Channel 4 Property Ladder presenter) to write an exclusive article for Landlord News.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

  This week Sarah agreed to write an exclusive article for Landlord News to explain how her latest online venture...

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Buy to let strategy – the 20% liquidity reserve rule of thumb

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 8

This rule of thumb is very simple.  If you have £100,000 of buy to let mortgages you should have £20,000...

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Rents set to keep on rising, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Letting agents expect buy to let rents to keep edging higher as more tenants snap up the few available rental...

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UK’s financial report – OK, but could do better. Some good news at last for Property Developers.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

A flurry of results and reviews about borrowing, the economy and tax that show the current state of the UK’s...

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Top 10 places where renting a home is cheaper than buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

A new rent survey based on the average cost of renting compared to buying a similar home on an interest...

Running a buy to let business as a limited company

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 18

Buy to let landlords making big rental profits and looking to save tax often flirt with the idea of running...

Paragon plans to lend £1 billion to buy to let professionals

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Mortgages has announced a 32% rise in profits as the firm looks to reassert...

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CML reports that buy to let mortgage lending is up 12%

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let lending has risen by 12% supported by ongoing demand for rental property fuelled by potential homeowners who...

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Platform signals new fixed rate buy to let deals

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The Co-op Bank’s buy to let lending arm, Platform Mortgages, has a new range of fixed rate deals for property...

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Will landlords benefit from universal credit?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 3

The new universal credit for housing costs may still leave private landlords out on a limb over rent payments. The...

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Buy to let rentals up for ninth month in a row

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 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, 15 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, 15 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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CML admits mortgage lending has sunk to a 10 year low

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 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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British Bankers Association says bank mortgage lending has sunk to a 9 year low

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

High street banks lent less on mortgages last month than at any time since February 2001, according to the British...

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

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 15 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, 15 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, 15 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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Tory MP leads landlord campaign for faster evictions

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Landlord pressure groups campaigning for changes in the law to fast track evictions for difficult tenants are calling for support...

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Platform derails mortgage lending for buy to let

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

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