The buy-to-let scheme was designed to address the problems we looked at earlier. The original lenders were now prepared to: Consider lending on residential investment property as a mainstream activity – the risks involved in a loan going bad were now reduced because vacant possession could be guaranteed under the provisions of the Housing Act.…
If you think that buy-to-let is for you, you need to: Decide what you want to achieve from property investing and by when – in other words, set your property goals Decide on the best strategy to achieve your goals Make a plan Decide upon the type of property that will best fit your strategy…
I’ve noticed that a large number of lenders have cut their mortgage rates since the start of the year, possibly as a consequence of Funding for Lending. Within the last couple of weeks a number of lenders have cut rates on their buy to let products. BM Solutions, owned by Lloyds banking group, cut rates…
A recent survey of buy to let landlords by specialist buy to let mortgage lender Paragon Mortgages shows that landlords are more optimistic now than at any time over the last 3 years. Strong tenant demand means that the average void period is down to 2.8 weeks, and more landlords consider buy to let mortgages…
One of the UK’s largest buy-to-let lenders, Paragon Mortgages, has updated its product range of loans for large-scale and professional landlords. A new range of fixed rate products include a new two year fix at 4.45% with a 2% product fee and is available for HMOs, multi-unit blocks and single, self-contained . There are also…
In it’s most basic form this mistake manifests as not shopping around for the best LTV (loan to value ratio) or the best interest rate (½% over 20 years makes a lot of difference) or finding the loan with the least penalties if you want to swop or pay it off early. A more sophisticated…
There were two major changes on the “road” to buy-to-let: A change to the landlord and tenant law A desire by ARLA to promote its member’s business The first step towards buy-to-let as we now know it was that the law on landlord and tenant was changed to make letting easier and more financially attractive…
However you decide to source your properties you will need to find the buy-to-let lending product that best suits your needs. As a first step I’d recommend that you download the Free Special Report which you’ll find on the Home Page of this web site – it’s a transcript and an MP3 audio file of…
If you are thinking of getting into buy to let, or are thinking of adding to your existing buy to let portfolio, you might be interested in the latest report from LSL Property Services, which might influence where and when you buy. LSL produce a monthly property index which is, in effect, a composite of…