Buy to Let Mortgages

February 28, 2008

  • Latest News About Housing Benefit For Landlords

    Housing Benefit has often been criticised as an overly complex benefit that does not promote self responsibility and can even act as a deterrent to working.  So with a view to improving the current system the government is introducing some major changes. (…)

February 27, 2008

  • Lettings Review Sites

    A letting salesperson is more than just a "sales person." A good lettings agent will act on your behalf and offer suggestions and guidance making sure that you get the best rent for your property. (…)

November 7, 2007

  • Landlords Warned About Housing Benefit

    Although the majority of landlords will not accept tenants on Housing Benefit  there are many landlords who will.  This situation has the potential to change when the new rules affecting housing benefit take effect from April 2008. (…)

October 1, 2007

  • Foreign Nationals and Overseas Investors

    Despite a few recent hiccups the UK economy is strong and in particular the UK property market generating excellent returns for investors.  The UK property market is not only attractive to overseas institutional investors like banks, but also to individuals. (…)

September 25, 2007

August 31, 2007

  • Landlords Under Fire Over Tenancy Deposit Scheme

    According to recent reports there are a number of landlords ignoring the [tag]Tenancy Deposit Scheme[/tag] (TDS).  In figures released by the National Landlords Association (NLA) it is estimated that approximately 150,000 landlords have directly registered with an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  This means that there is a significant number who have not. (…)

August 13, 2007

  • The Tenancy Deposit Scheme

    The relationship between landlord and tenant is rarely put under more pressure than when the issue of deposits is discussed.  Unscrupulous landlords have left many tenants feeling deeply suspicious of the whole question of repairs and deductions. (…)

June 20, 2007

  • Buy to Let Blues

    The succession of recent interest rate rises is starting to have an impact on the [tag]buy to let[/tag] market. (…)

March 14, 2007

  • New Build Buy-to-Lets

    It seems that with the arrival of spring the builders come out of hibernation. (…)

March 1, 2007

  • New Tenancy Deposit Scheme

    For some time the government has been trying to introduce legislation to help protect tenant's deposits from landlords who retain money unfairly.  In the past there was no central scheme specifically set up to arbitrate a dispute between a tenant and landlord where damage to the property is alleged to have occurred. (…)

January 22, 2007

  • What is a (HMO)?

    On 6 April 2006 mandatory HMO licensing came into force across England. (…)

January 12, 2007