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Buy to Let Mortgage Brokers and More

Buy to let mortgage brokers are the people whom you trust because they want to help you get the business to another level. Who needs help from buy to let mortgage brokers? Are you a person involved in producing company or at an individual level? Are you an AR who has become the victim of [...]

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Buy to Let: Taking Stock

House prices dropped further by 0.8% in October while rents continued to rise for the ninth consecutive month to an average of £691 per month, or 4.5% higher from a year ago. Landlords are getting much better yields on their property — about 4.5% and rising, according to research results recently published by LSL Property [...]

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Buy to Let Landlords See Big Profits in Current Housing Climate

Landlords of buy to let properties across the UK are taking advantage of a market that is currently benefitting one side more than the other. With demand sky high and the ongoing challenges faced in obtaining financing, landlords are enjoying yields in the 6 per cent range, and rising. Many tenants are feeling trapped as [...]

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Buy to Let Opportunities Rise as House Prices Set to Slip

Home owners in the UK are likely to wait until 2016 before they see house prices return to 2007 levels, according to Savills, the London-based broker in a forecast reported out last Friday. The forecast also warns that home values will go through an average 7.3% drop through to the end of 2011 before changing [...]

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Buy to Let Prospects Getting Better

Many mortgage market observers now believe that where specialist lending is concerned the best chances for growth in 2011 or so will occur in the buy to let market. This would be a remarkable comeback, considering that buy to let was among the first sectors hit by the credit crunch in 2008. Several indicators appear [...]

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Will the Mortgage Review Restrict Buy to Let Investing

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has criticised the reform proposals in the ongoing Mortgage Market Review, saying these could severely restrict growth in the housing industry, particularly the buy to let sector. The CML, represented by its director, Michael Coogan, warned of dire consequences to the entire housing industry if the reforms being considered [...]

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Social Spending Cuts Impact on Buy to Let

The Chancellor has announced the Government’s spending plans, and whilst the full impact is still being assessed, it seems clear that the social housing budget cuts will affect many buy-to-let landlords and lead to pressures for more mortgage funding. The spending review calls for massive job cuts in the public sector, with 500,000 employees scheduled [...]

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Importance of Landlord Insurance on Buy to Let

A buy-to-let property is a considerable investment; for some, it serves as their nest egg for retirement. To make sure it provides a steady stream of income, it is best to protect the investment with buy-to-let landlord’s insurance. There are three basic aspects of your buy-to-let operation for which landlord insurance cover is most useful. [...]

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The Significance of Good LTV in Buy to Let

Discussions on buy to let investments and worth are not likely to make much mention of the loan to value (LTV) ratio. LTV may not be crucial to the buy-to-let investor in making investment decisions or assessing the worth of his or her property. But LTV is a significant parameter for the mortgage lender (who, [...]

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Buy To Let and House Price Trends

Which way are house prices going? The latest House Price Index published by the Land Registry shows that house prices increased by 0.4% on the previous month. This change refers to June-to-July price movements monitored by the Registry. This was a welcome development: for one, any improvement in house prices would enhance the loan-to-value ratio [...]

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