With the buy-to-let boom looking set to run for a few more years, what are the pitfalls for new landlords and how can they save money? This article outlines buy to let landlord money saving tips. Firstly, many buy to Continue reading
Landlords trying to wring extra profit out of their property investments by leasing roof space to solar power companies are coming under the scrutiny of worried lenders. Buy to lets and houses in multiple occupation are favourite targets of solar Continue reading
Professional landlord mortgages are increasingly difficult to find as banks and building societies seem to prefer giving money to first-time landlords. Those landlords with large property portfolios or non-standard letting properties, like houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are increasingly ignored Continue reading
The UK’s largest buy to let lenders have climbed down over controversial decisions not to lend to landlords providing homes to tenants on housing benefits. BM Solutions and The Mortgage Works (TMW) – who have share almost half the buy Continue reading
Landlord mortgages are on the rise – but many investors are reducing their costs and improving yields rather than buy new homes. Buy-to-let lending was up 19% in 2012, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, the bank and building Continue reading