Buy to let mortgage restrictions proposed under the European mortgage directive look like being struck off the agenda.
Budget 2013 and buy to let landlords
Buy to let landlords have found little to gain from Chancellor George Osborne’s tax neutral Budget 2013.
Buy to let licensing plan faces legal challenge
Landlords in Northampton are threatening to take legal action against a council licensing scheme for buy-to-lets and shared houses.
Landlords see yo-yo rents edge up again
Rents are starting to recover in many parts of the UK, but not enough to stop another monthly average drop across the country.
Seven tips on spotting a troublesome tenant
Every landlord gets lumbered with a troublesome tenant at some point, but is there a magic formula to cut the risk?
Tracking Down Professional Landlord Mortgages
First-time landlords generally have an easier time raising a mortgage to fund buying non-standard properties rental properties than professional landlords with larger property portfolios.
Landlord mortgage fraud jumps 40% in a year
Landlords secretly letting out their former homes without telling their mortgage lender the property is a buy-to-let are fraudsters, alleges a new report.
Student landlords voice concerns over planning moves
Landlords are concerned that a change in shared house licensing will limit the number of homes available for students at Worcester University.
130,000 homes sell at loss despite rising price claims
Despite property price surveys reporting rising home prices, a depressing fact behind the figures is 130,000 homes have sold at a loss over the past five years.
London landlords spend £5,000 a year on repairs
Maintenance is the biggest buy to let expense for landlords – with a quarter spending more than £5,000 a year on repairs on central London homes.
