January 6, 2009

• Long Term, Not Quick Profit

  » Read the complete articleIf you are considering property investment, a top London estate agent has reminded people that buy to let is now a long-term investment strategy. (…)

January 5, 2009

• 2009 Resolution | Invest Your Money Wisely

  » Read the complete articleLet’s look at the situation – since January 2008, house prices have plummeted by huge amounts all over the country, more people than ever are facing repossession and arrears and the chance of first-timers getting onto the property ladder has never been more impossible. (…)

December 22, 2008

• ‘Wait And See’ Renters Raise Rentals

  » Read the full storyThe number of tenants committing to new leases rose 1.3% in November, driven by would-be property buyers signing up for short leases while they wait for property prices to fall further. (…)

December 19, 2008

• House Prices Continue To Drop

  » Click here for the original articleHouse prices are continuing to fall across the UK, meaning there are going to be more and more bargains in 2008. (…)

December 17, 2008

• Cheap Homes Mean Great Deals

  » Read the full storyThe news that homes, especially new homes, are getting cheaper across the UK is great news for those looking to invest in property in 2009. (…)

December 16, 2008

• Where There’s A Will…

  » Click here for the original articleMany buy to let investors overlook creating a will, or forget to add their properties to their will - an oversight that could cost your family dear. (…)

December 15, 2008

• Government Must Force Warnings On Buy To Let

  » Click here for the original articleA repossession specialist has called on the Government and the financial regulator to add investment warnings to buy to let mortgages. (…)

December 12, 2008

• Proof Needed To Challenge Tenancy Deposit Disputes

  » Click here for the original articleA tenancy deposit protection scheme has warned landlords they must provide sufficient evidence if they want to keep hold of a tenant’s deposit. (…)

December 11, 2008

• Landlords Welcome OFT Investigation

  » Read the complete articleLandlords have applauded the Office of Fair Trading’s announcement of an investigation into the house buying and selling process in the UK. (…)

December 9, 2008

• Lenders To Give More Repossession Notice

  » Click here for the original articleThe Government are considering a new law that would mean mortgage lenders would have to give even more notice to tenants if their buy to let property is to be repossessed. (…)

• Buy To Let Trackers Save £1bn

  » Click here for the original articleBuy-to-let investors who took out tracker mortgages in the past year have enjoyed around £1 billion in extra income thanks to base rate cuts,
  According to property portfolio management firm Young Group, landlords have saved a fortune thanks to the Bank of England dropping rates to record lows. (…)

December 8, 2008

• Landlords Call For Mortgage Help Too

  » Click here for the original articleThe National Landlords Association has called on the Government to add buy-to-let mortgages to the list of loans that could benefit from the new redundancy mortgage interest aid. (…)

• Government Promises To Not “Over-Burden” Landlords With Regulation

  » Read the full storyThe Government has pledged to keep regulation and bureaucracy down to a minimum in an attempt to aid the private rented sector. (…)

December 5, 2008

• Letting Isn’t Money For Nothing

  » Read the complete articleWhich?, the consumer publication, has warned people that renting property isn’t as easy as letting people stay in your home. (…)

December 3, 2008

• Rental “Dog-Eat-Dog” Attitude On The Rise

  » Read the complete articleOne of the top experts in the UK buy to let world has described the current rental climate as "dog-eat-dog". (…)

December 1, 2008

• Tax Relief For Landlords

  » Click here for the original articleIn his pre-Budget report, the Chancellor Alistair Darling pledged to suspend tax on empty properties for a year - an act that will help out many UK landlords in the short term. (…)

November 29, 2008

• Glut Of Empty Properties On The Horizon

  » Click here for the original articleThe canny buy-to-let investor could be able to bag many a bargain in the coming months as more landlords succumb to the credit crunch. (…)

November 28, 2008

• Over 50s Wish For Nest Egg

  » Read the complete articleOver a half of over-50s in the UK wish they had a nest egg for their retirement – a wish that buy-to-let could make come true. (…)

November 26, 2008

• Potential Amidst The Grim Warnings

  » Read the complete articleMany people are spelling the death of buy-to-let this week, but there are still lots of opportunities out there. (…)

November 25, 2008

• Don’t Risk Your Tenants

  » Read the complete articleLast week, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said that 1.58% of buy to let loans, were in arrears at the end of September, up from 1.1% just three months before. (…)