News Archive - Buy To Let Mortgage News

Buy-to-let property investors remain confident about the state of the UK housing market, despite recent turmoil.Assetz has published its Property Cens...
Published: 04/02/2008

The majority of buy-to-let landlords see their properties as a long-term investment.According to website Property Hawk, the average UK landlord intend...
Published: 04/02/2008

Buy-to-let property investors are increasingly becoming friends with their tenants, according to new research.Alliance & Leicester has revealed th...
Published: 01/02/2008

Buy-to-let property investors can benefit from a buoyant market in Brighton.That is according to local estate agency Brighton & Hove Family Homes,...
Published: 30/01/2008

Buy-to-let property investors are benefiting from increased mortgage costs, which are forcing more potential homebuyers into rented accommodation.Acco...
Published: 25/01/2008

Tenancy deposit protection schemes are growing, according to the latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme.The organisation has revealed massive ...
Published: 22/01/2008

Borrowers have turned to the buy-to-let market in growing numbers during 2007, it has emerged.Research by Hamptons Mortgages has revealed that the buy...
Published: 16/01/2008

The majority of property investors believe that now is a good time to invest.That is according to the latest survey from Property for Life, which reve...
Published: 11/01/2008

The National Landlords Association (NLA) wants tenancy renewal fees to be scrapped in some cases.According to the organisation, the fee is "unfai...
Published: 10/01/2008

It is hoped that a new partnership will help to speed up the resolution of disputes between buy-to-let investors and tenants.The Ombudsman for Estate ...
Published: 09/01/2008

Confidence in the buy-to-let sector remains high despite the global credit crunch.A report by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (Arla) re...
Published: 07/01/2008

It has been revealed that the average landlord is experiencing void periods of just two weeks.The Mortgage Trust has published research showing that 4...
Published: 21/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are benefiting from high rents and demand for rented accommodation.The latest Lettings Survey from the Royal Institution...
Published: 18/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are upbeat about the year ahead, according to new research from Alliance & Leicester.The study reveals that 71 per c...
Published: 18/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors prefer having professional tenants because that can pay more rent.Property Hawk editor Chris Horne said that these kind ...
Published: 14/12/2007

Demand for rented accommodation is set to soar in 2008, according to Property Hawk.The firm believes that current housing market conditions mean that ...
Published: 13/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors have been warned that they need to do their research before entering the market.That is according to the Building Societ...
Published: 12/12/2007

Now may be a good time for seasoned homebuyers to snap up some properties.That is according to a number of experts at the Homebuyer Show, who say that...
Published: 12/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors remain confident in the strength of the market, according to a new report.The Young Group has published research which s...
Published: 11/12/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are benefiting from increased demand for their properties.It comes as house prices rise and interest rates remain high, ...
Published: 30/11/2007

Buy-to-let investors will continue to enter the market and will see profits if they purchase in the right areas.That is according to Imagine Homes, wh...
Published: 27/11/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are working hard to ensure that they are prepared for October 1st 2008, when the rules change regarding Energy Performan...
Published: 27/11/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are benefiting from huge demand for rented accommodation.That is according to the Association of Residential Lettings Ag...
Published: 26/11/2007

Serious buy-to-let property investors are still able to make money out of the market.That is according to the Building Societies' Association (BSA), w...
Published: 21/11/2007

Less than a third of landlords are aware of the action they need to take as part of the digital television switch over.That is according to the Nation...
Published: 19/11/2007

Buy-to-let property investors have been reminded that they must ensure a tenancy agreement is signed before tenants move into their property.AA Financ...
Published: 16/11/2007

There are concerns that Home information packs (Hips) could have a detrimental effect on the UK buy-to-let market.The Residential Landlords' Associati...
Published: 13/11/2007

There are growing calls for a compete overhaul of the Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) licensing scheme.Heritable Bank says that the current system ...
Published: 13/11/2007

Rising house prices in London are having a positive effect on buy-to-let property investors in the city.That is according to the National Landlords' A...
Published: 09/11/2007

A large number of UK landlords intend to expand their portfolios in the next five years.That is according to the National Landlords' Association (NLA)...
Published: 07/11/2007

Buy-to-let property investors may see the biggest benefits from global credit crunch.That is according to Moneygate, which says that more people are h...
Published: 07/11/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are being warned that they may have to pay higher insurance premiums if they have student tenants.Insurance broker Rawli...
Published: 26/10/2007

Students are continuing to invest in properties in their university towns despite warnings of a cooling market.Figures from Abbey show that 88,000 UK ...
Published: 22/10/2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has called on the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to drop the ten per cent deficit assumption to social housi...
Published: 19/10/2007

Buy-to-let investors are benefiting from high annual total returns because potential buyers are not keen on entering the market.Paragon Mortgages says...
Published: 18/10/2007

UK landlords experience shorter void periods than their European counterparts.That is according to new research from Birmingham Midshires, which shows...
Published: 18/10/2007

Buy-to-let property investors have been given a boost with news of changes to the capital gains tax.The government has announced that investors who ha...
Published: 12/10/2007

The National Landlords' Association (NLA) has jumped to the defence of the buy-to-let sector after it was cited as one reason for a decline in the num...
Published: 12/10/2007

The benefits of parents taking out a buy-to-let mortgage to help their children through university have been highlighted by Moneyfacts.The firm says t...
Published: 11/10/2007

The private rented sector is expected to account for 15 per cent of all UK housing by 2017.That is according to the Association of Residential Letting...
Published: 10/10/2007

Buy-to-let looks set to thrive as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (Arla) points out that renting a property is cheaper than buying.The ...
Published: 09/10/2007

An increasing number of people in the UK own a second home and the majority of these use the property for buy-to-let purposes.That is according to a n...
Published: 09/10/2007

Buy-to-let property investors are being encouraged to sign up to a tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme.The comments come from Paragon Mortgages si...
Published: 08/10/2007

There are calls for a "better understanding" of tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) regulations.The National Landlords' Association (NLA) says that...
Published: 05/10/2007

A surprising number of buy-to-let investors end up renting a property almost accidentally.Landlord website Property Hawk claims that as many as a quar...
Published: 04/10/2007

People with buy-to-let mortgages will be glad to hear that tenant demand has increased vastly in recent years.Figures from the Department for Communit...
Published: 03/10/2007

Buy-to-let investors have been told that unoccupied properties can be a real problem when it comes to insurance.Website landlordinsurance says that in...
Published: 03/10/2007

The average student landlord sees higher yields than an investor in the general market.According to research by Paragon mortgages, buy-to-let investor...
Published: 01/10/2007

Buy-to-let property investors may see an upside of the global credit crunch.Following problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market, which were trigger...
Published: 28/09/2007

The current credit squeeze may have a beneficial impact on the buy-to-let sector.Savills says that landlords may benefit from the fact that some lende...
Published: 28/09/2007

The boom in Northern Ireland house prices over the last year is largely down to strong buy-to-let investment.According to the Northern Ireland Housing...
Published: 26/09/2007

The UK's buy-to-let investors are protecting themselves from rising costs by reducing the gearing on their portfolios.Portfolio gearing relates to the...
Published: 26/09/2007

Confidence in the UK buy-to-let sector remains high, according to a new study.A survey by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (Arla) shows ...
Published: 24/09/2007

Demand for rented accommodation is set to be fuelled by a cooling of the housing market.That is according to the Association of Residential Lettings A...
Published: 19/09/2007

Consumers have a realistic view of the housing market and will not be spooked by a short-term fall in property prices, new research by Ipsos Mori has ...
Published: 18/09/2007

House price rises may be a blow for first-time buyers but for those with buy-to-let mortgages, things are looking up, recent research has revealed.The...
Published: 12/09/2007

The number and value of home loans for both purchase and remortgage fell in July, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed.Overall there wer...
Published: 11/09/2007

A new survey released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) claims that the rental sector is enjoying record levels of growth.Buy-to-...
Published: 11/09/2007

Buy-to-let mortgage customers could benefit if they take out their deal on an interest-only basis, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)....
Published: 04/09/2007

Despite rising interest rates potentially increasing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages, landlords' confidence is at its highest ever level, according t...
Published: 03/09/2007

Buy-to-let investors hoping to make a profit from renting to students could look beyond the UK for their next investment, BuyAssociation has suggested...
Published: 30/08/2007

The buy-to-let market in Carlisle is proving "very successful" for investors as the city prepares to host a new generation of university stu...
Published: 30/08/2007

Ten per cent of British parents would be willing to shoulder a buy-to-let mortgage to ease their children's entry onto the housing market, a study fro...
Published: 29/08/2007

People hoping to live in rural areas could increasingly turn to rental options over home ownership as the average price of a home in the country soars...
Published: 29/08/2007

The best investment in the UK so far this century is buy-to-let property, according to Landlord Mortgages.Buy-to-let property sees better return that ...
Published: 21/08/2007

One in three landlords has cited control over their investment as a driving factor in their decision to invest in property instead of in unsecured ass...
Published: 17/08/2007

Investing in a buy-to-let property could be an option worth considering for parents whose children are attending university, according to financial co...
Published: 16/08/2007

Bank of Scotland has announced cuts in rates on selected buy-to-let mortgages, offering "very competitive deals" to intermediaries and their...
Published: 14/08/2007

Platform, the intermediary lender of Britannia, is launching a new fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage with Legal & General (L&G).The package is av...
Published: 13/08/2007

Citizens Advice has urged mortgage lenders to offer all the help they can to people disadvantaged by the recent floods in central and southern England...
Published: 10/08/2007

Buy-to-let landlords who let properties in student towns can earn higher returns than others on the market, with a new report finding that rental yiel...
Published: 08/08/2007

Interest-only mortgages are the best option for anyone who is planning to invest in buy-to-let property, one expert has claimed.According to the direc...
Published: 07/08/2007

Standard Life has continued its series of enhancements to its buy-to-let mortgage range, with the introduction of free legal facilities to its Freesty...
Published: 06/08/2007

Interest in buy-to-let mortgages is as strong as ever as people continue to consider property as an investment opportunity, according to Standard Life...
Published: 06/08/2007

Buy-to-let mortgages look set to maintain their popularity over the coming years, with a survey by Mortgage Trust showing that new landlords expect th...
Published: 31/07/2007

Buy-to-let properties are continuing to perform the function of providing affordable accommodation for many Britons, it has been claimed. Nigel Terrin...
Published: 25/07/2007

The Skipton Building Society has adjusted the criteria governing its lending of buy-to-let mortgages and claimed that the changes will make it easier ...
Published: 24/07/2007

Scottish Widows has made a number of alterations to its range of home loans, with adjustments to its line of buy-to-let mortgages among them.The lende...
Published: 17/07/2007

People with buy-to-let mortgages saw returns of 13 per cent on their investment over the year to June 2007, according to figures from Birmingham Midsh...
Published: 16/07/2007

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon has dismissed fears that the property rental market could be headed for a downturn by revealing that average rents ...
Published: 03/07/2007

Standard Life Bank has revamped its offering of buy-to-let mortgages, with a number of enhancements being made to the lender's Freestyle range.Among t...
Published: 02/07/2007