Tag: survey

Auction property and buy to let mortgages don’t mix

Author: Neil Patterson

3rd July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It is not an exaggeration to say that every day we are asked the question “can you arrange a buy...

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Buy to let rents still rising and unlikely to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rents are still rising and are unlikely to drop anytime soon, according to one of the UK’s leading letting agents....

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Is your shared student house in a uni crime hot spot?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Students living at universities in London and Manchester face the worst crime rates – according to a survey of offences...

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Landlord’s guide to client money protection schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Letting agents regularly go bust amid claims of owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds, so here’s a quick guide...

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Record 82% rent gap between London and the rest of UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average monthly cost of renting a buy to let home dropped by 1.3% to £760 in May, according to...

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House sales 40% down on buy to let boom years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The housing market is still trying to shatter the glass ceiling imposed by mortgage lenders restricting home loans, but expectations...

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Buy to let here to stay and will only grow, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let is here to stay and even more families will have to rent if the economy does not...

85% Buy to Let is back with Kent Reliance

Author: Neil Patterson

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

85% loan to value borrowing is back with Kent Reliance Launching two new mortgage products. These are both variable rates at...

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House prices expected to stagnate for rest of 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

House prices are stagnating and are expected to stay the same for the rest of the year, according to one...

Buy to let semi-exclusive rates are made available by BM Solutions

Author: Neil Patterson

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

BM Solutions are making semi-exclusive products available to their preferred broker sources showing they still have an appetite and spare funds available...

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More surveys confirm North/South property divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents slipped back 4.3% to an average £919 a month in May, according to letting agents haart....

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Development Finance is still supported in the current market

Author: Brooklands Commercial Finance

6th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

We are witnessing a significant rise in the incidence of some banks refusal to offer new or extended terms to...

The quiet revolution among letting agents

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th June 2012, 14 years ago | 21

I have a suit but I hardly ever wear it. It’s only a cheap one, £100 from Zara’s a couple...

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Rent Costs Buy to Let Tenants More Than Half their Pay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Rent costs nearly a third of buy to let tenants 50% or more of their take home pay, according to...

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Top 5 signposts to a holiday let with year round occupancy potential

Author: Martyn Stubbs

30th May 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Down here in sunny East Sussex, certain aspects of property investment are thriving, despite the economic downturn. Holiday lets are...

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Property plays a vital role for funding pensions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property investors with buy to let rentals and holiday homes expect to supplement their pensions with cash from renting or...

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Mortgage famine fuels buy to let rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Rent rises are fuelled by a mortgage famine that is forcing home owners that cannot sell to become reluctant landlords...

Lenders cut rates with new buy to let mortgage deals

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowing is expected to increase even more as lenders switch funds away from movers and first...

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Buy to Let is a Living for Many

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

According to the latest Landlords Panel research by BDRC Continental, one in four buy to let landlords own their property...

Godiva resurrect buy to let capped rates

Author: Neil Patterson

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Godiva the specialist buy to let arm of the Coventry Building society is bringing capped rates back into the market...

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Possession Orders and Flood Worries Rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Possession orders have been on the rise again, hitting a four year high back in March. Landlords appear to be...