Tag: mortgage

Letting Industry Pays Tribute to Northwood MD Nick Cooper

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Tributes from across the lettings industry have been flooding in following the death of Northwood Managing Director, Nick Cooper, who...

First time Buy to Let

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 8

I am considering to buy a but to let property in Ilford area with a deposit of £25k and I...

Renovating Properties

Author: Readers Question

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 8

I am looking into buying cheap properties at auctions and updating them. The idea is to sell them on for...

Tenant Referencing Using Common Sense

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Common sense tenant referencing was pretty much the only option available when I first became a landlord and started letting property...

Aldermore offer Buy to Let for customers with light adverse credit

Author: Neil Patterson

21st August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Since the credit crunch it has been extremely difficult for anyone without a perfect credit history to obtain a Buy to...

Buy to Let mortgage products and criteria – market update

Author: Neil Patterson

20th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

After updating and writing the article on our Buy to Let mortgage sourcing system and calculator I thought I would...

Freehold – to buy or not to buy – and HOW?

Author: Readers Question

19th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

I am new to this forum and also reliability new to being a landlord so bear with me.  I say...

Our own Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator

Author: Neil Patterson

19th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I have just finished updating all the products on our own in house Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and...

Financial help with living costs whilst building up a property business

Author: Readers Question

16th August 2013, 13 years ago | 21

I resigned from my job a few months ago to concentrate on renovating property with my partner. Our existing handful...

I didn’t know I had to tell my mortgage company that I’m letting my property

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 6

HELP! I am in desperate need of advice.  Last year I started renting my home but I didn’t advise the...

Buy to let anguish – landlord being repossessed – rent paid 6 months up front!

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

My daughter moved to Manchester for work on a temporary contract in March 2013. She stayed with friends initially but...

CAMPARI – old school lenders underwriting

Author: Mark Alexander

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

CAMPARI stands for Character, Ability, Means, Purpose, Amount, Repayment, Interest and Insurance  It was also a popular drink in the late...

Freehold Maisonette – why is this a bad thing?

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2013, 13 years ago | 17

We have just put our freehold maisonette up for sale. It is ex local authority and ground floor, the property...

How do I give a donation to Property118?

Author: sally lloyd

8th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hi, I have been finding this forum extremely useful and know it will probably save me thousands so would like...

Convert Mid Terraced property into flats

Author: Readers Question

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I am in process of buying a residential mid terraced property. I am a first time buyer and got residential...

Quick Sale Property Businesses Squirming at OFT Report

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The OFT have announced that they have written to 120 Quick Sale property businesses advising them to review their practices...

Stung by the £500pw Benefit Cap, no rent being paid – Help!

Author: Mick Roberts

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 113

This week I have been stung by my first experience of the benefits cap.  One of my tenants Housing Benefit...

Light Refurb alternative – Bridge to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The Mortgage Works have withdrawn their popular and industry leading Light Refurb product, which allowed a property to be financed...

Professional Inventories for Landlords – the devil is in the detail

Author: Mark Alexander

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

There have been several discussions here about inventories, why they are necessary and which is the best software to use...

Save up for deposit or release equity?

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 16

I currently own 2 buy to let properties in South Wales, I have had one for coming up to 4...