Tag: remortgage

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Mortgage lending springs back after a downbeat winter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending thawed in February after a drab couple of months affected by the bad weather. The Council of Mortgage...

Buy to Let lenders launch new products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

  Skipton Building Society has launched a 4.49% 24-month fixed rate and a 5.49% 36-month fixed rate, both available up...

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Buy to let borrowing eases as lenders revamp deals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage restrictions are relaxing as more lenders announce a return to the market. Aldermore Bank is stretching...

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Refurb Mortgages. The Property Investors Dream!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Lisa Orme is an experienced property developer, investor and mortgage broker and specialises in property and financial services for new...

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Mortgage borrowing plunged in January, say lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 1

Mortgages for homebuyers were down again in January, according to the major banks and building societies.

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

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

Due Diligence – By Mark Alexander

Author: Mark Alexander

27th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

I am constantly amazed when I hear that people spend a fortune on property education courses or invest their pension...

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Mortgage availability is as good as it gets for a while say lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending seems to have bottomed out in 2010 after plunging from £362 billion at the top of the market...

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Buy to let mortgage deals hot up for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

New lenders are eyeing buy-to-let as others are shaping up their deals to give landlords a wider choice of rates...

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How I choose my tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of the market.  My typical tenant profile is...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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How I minimise rental voids

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 6

A one month rental void accounts for 8.33% of your annual rental income.  For many landlords this is the difference...

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Property investors warned against NMD scammers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2011, 16 years ago | 1

Fraud investigators are warning property club investors against scammers that are offering bogus below-market-value deals with NMD (No Money Down)...

Guest Blog – Landlords … more despised than Katie Price?

Author: Vanessa Warwick

2nd February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

  This article was written by Vanessa Warwick @4_Walls on The Property Tribes forum. 

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Paragon lines up £85 million of landlord loans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let specialist Paragon has advanced £8.8 million of loans and has a further £75 million of property investment...

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Mortgage lending slumps to lowest level for a decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending has slumped to the lowest level for a decade as banks and building societies tighten their grip on...

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Buy to let lenders offer ‘golden goodbye’ discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 16 years ago | 4

Cash-strapped banks are offering to write off huge amounts to encourage landlords and property investors to remortgage to another lender....

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Buy to let mortgage war hots up with rate cuts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The buy to let mortgage war is hotting up as more lenders cut rates as they grapple with each other...

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Questions to ask a Property Sourcer

Author: Mark Alexander

10th January 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Two of the UK’s largest buy to let mortgage providers have introduced a criteria not to accept mortgage applications for...

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Red Hot Tax Tip – get tax relief on your personal mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

4th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

For married couples and civil partnerships. EXAMPLE You sell shares in your family company to your spouse for an amount...

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Sell or hold after completing a refurbishment?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 16 years ago | 14

This question was recently asked on a property forum and inspired me to write this post. A spreadsheet could be...