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04/07/2008 Landlords urged to consider presentation of properties - buy to let mortgages
In news that may interest those in the Buy to Let Mortgages industry, landlords have been urged to make sure that properties on the market look presentable.
The Residential Landlords Association no...
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03/07/2008 Resolution Hardens Among Buy to Let Investors - The Prime Investors in Today's Property Market
Buy to Let landlords are increasingly resolved to maintain their portfolios of residential investment property. This is despite the fall in house prices.
Only a tiny minority, 1.3%, expects to sel...
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03/07/2008 Buy-to-let expected to stay strong
Buy-to-let landlords expect tenant demand to remain strong in coming months.
Fifty-four per cent of buy-to-let landlords polled by Paragon Mortgages said demand would rise in the coming year as vo...
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01/07/2008 Buy-to-let's energetic performance
When it comes to buy-to-let, few areas of property investment have come under such fire in recent times. Yet for all the suggestions that the market is doomed, the idea that investors should cut and r...
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01/07/2008 Investors await government decision
Buy-to-let landlord investors could certainly be advised to watch this space - as the government may choose to go down a number of routes in a bid to revive the UK property market. Those who are well ...
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25/06/2008 Rental yields hit 6.4%
Buy-to-let lender, has reported that average rental yields rose to 6.4% in May, their highest level since February 2006.
The increase reflects the fact that average rental income has risen 12% over...
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24/06/2008 UK Rental market see's incomes rise
Rental yields rose in May to 6.4%, their highest level since the start of 2006, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from Paragon Mortgages.
The firm highlighted landlords’ rental incomes have...
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24/06/2008 How To Get The Best Possible Mortgage Deal
There is a dizzying array of mortgage deals and offers available and it is very easy to become confused about what exactly to look for, who offers the best deal and what extra costs you are likely to ...
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24/06/2008 First-time buyers trapped by rent rises
The dream of homeownership has slipped farther from the reach of first-time buyers, who have been unable to afford a home because of the credit crunch.
They are being squeezed again, by surging ren...
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23/06/2008 Changes in the UK Buy To Let Market
2008 has seen some of the biggest changes to Buy to Let mortgage criteria since they were introduced in 1994. The ‘credit crunch’ has meant that lenders are more selective about whom they will lend to...
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22/06/2008 Buy-to-let market is still strong
Buy-to-let is in a strong position, despite the growing turmoil in the property market.
The UK's biggest buy-to-let lender, Bradford & Bingley, this week released a profit warning to the financial...
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20/06/2008 Buy-to-let opportunities in depressed market
Boom for buy-to-let investors with many opportunities to buy cheap property and with the developing moderation of prices in the UK property market.
The organisation – a mortgage broker which speci...
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03/06/2008 Investing in the Housing Market
Some good reasons to invest in the housing market, even though house prices are falling for the ninth month in a row and prices forecast to fall 10% next year, investing in the housing market may not ...
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27/05/2008 Buy to let reaping benefits of market downturn
The survey said the number of surveyors who reported an increase in instructions to let property rose by 29 per cent in the quarter to April 2008.
Compared to the two per cent fall during the previ...
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27/05/2008 New Buy To Let Mortgage Products Released By Natwest
Buy to let mortgage investors who are interested in getting a new mortgage will now benefit from more choices. Natwest has launched a new line products to serve people looking for a buy to let mortgag...
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23/05/2008 Buy-to-let benefits from downturn in property sales
In its latest survey of residential lettings, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) indicates that the downturn in property sales is having a positive affect on buy-to-let.
The Insti...
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23/05/2008 Landlords cash in
Much doom and gloom has already been written about the credit crunch and its effects on the UK property market - but how do these predictions apply to the buy-to-let sector?
Not very well, it would...
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20/05/2008 40% fewer houses will sell this year, RICS warns
Property sales will fall by at least 40% this year but there will be no crash in house prices says the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors.
The UK housing market is unlikely to hit the buffers ...
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20/05/2008 House prices edge up 1.2% in May, Rightmove says
House prices grew by 1.2% in May but big ticket sales in the South are masking the fall across the rest of the country, according to property website Rightmove.
New sellers are now asking for pric...
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16/05/2008 Investment property remains a good option
A group of industry experts were unanimous in declaring that now is a good time to purchase a buy-to-let property.
Four experts took part in a debate on the UK housing market for the Property Inves...
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