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News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The buy-to-let mortgage market looks set to remain in rude health, the results of a survey by the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has predicted that the amount of money loaned through residential and buy-to-let...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The buy-to-let mortgage market across the UK is set to thrive over the coming months, despite the current...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Potential property investors could be using the current market conditions to negotiate lower prices, it has been suggested....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Buy-to-let investors could still enjoy strong profits, according to a new guide published by Which?. The Property Investor's...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's buy-to-let market is going from strength to strength, according to one letting agent. Your Move claimed...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has issued a warning over the UK's buy-to-let property market. Laying...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. With housing prices showing signs of slowing, tradesmen working in the home conversions sector could see themselves more...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is expecting the planning reform bill to have a significant impact on...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has noted positive movement within the UK's buy-to-let sector. According to the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages, public liability insurance and business finance. The housing market slowdown and tighter consumer credit presents opportunities for savvy buy-to-let investors, one expert has...

The Bank of England has indicated that the number of mortgage defaults in the UK is likely to rise. Data released by the Bank, as part of its quarterly survey of credit conditions, hypothesises that over the forthcoming quarter, the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has confirmed a drop in the demand for rented properties. Data released by RICS, an organisation established in 1868, shows that tenant demand has "moderated", with the organisation finding that the amount of...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Buy-to-let property investments have face form of regulation, it has been claimed. Reports by Reuters confirm that a number...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New doubts over the future of the UK's buy-to-let market have been expressed following the emergence of difficulties at...

The onset of a crisis in the UK's buy-to-let sector is leading to a number of city centre housing developments being placed on hold, it has emerged. Reports by the Financial Times have revealed that a number of new housing...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The cost between buying and renting a property has dropped by almost £18,000 over the last year, according to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New statistics released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show a decrease in the number of landlord possessions made...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Despite the current difficulties in the UK housing market, first-time buyer enquiries remain strong, new research has shown. According...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has advised borrowers to be in possession of an exit strategy when opting for a bridging loan, it has been revealed. According to comments made by a representative of the CML, although bridging loans...

Shares in Northern Rock have risen amid expectations of a possible buy-out, it has emerged. According to reports, shares in the mortgage lender have risen by nine per cent during trading today (October 3rd), after news that private equity firm...

News from Simply Business - provider of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages Many landlords are paying too much tax through ignorance of the allowances that they are due, according to the letting agent Leaders. There are...

According to new research from Bradford & Bingley, 76 per cent of women that manage investment properties also have a day job. Furthermore, 42 per cent of women who invest in property do much of the refurbishment work themselves. Fiona...

The UK's housing market is witnessing a return of the buy-to-let property investor, it has been claimed. According to data released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), compared with the previous quarter, of those chartered surveyors polled, 29...

House prices in the UK have started to decline, it has been revealed. According to the results of a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), house price growth has entered into a period of decline, with 1.8...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has expressed relief at yesterday's interest rate decision, it has been revealed. According to comments made by Stewart Lilly, president of the NAEA, yesterday's decision by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee...

Those coming to the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals should chose their replacement mortgage carefully, it has been claimed. According to Nationwide Building Society, borrowers with fixed-rate mortgages who will come to the end of their fixed period between...

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided to keep interest rates on hold for another month. Announced on September 6th, the MPC has decided to keep interest rates static at 5.75 per cent and confirmed that its...

UK-based landlords are benefiting from higher rental yields, new data has revealed. According to the results of data released by Paragon Mortgages, since February 2007 rental yields have increased from 6.1 to 6.3 per cent for buy-to-let investors with three...

Interest rates are expected to remain on hold this month, according to experts. According to reports, a recent poll of economists by Reuters has found the belief that interest rates will remain static this month to be held unanimously. The...

September is one of the most popular months for mortgage and insurance renewals, according to new research. A study by Abbey Mortgages reveals that homeowners are set to spend more than half a million hours researching their next mortgage deal...

Mortgage lending experienced a slight fall last month, new figures from the Bank of England reveal. A rise of £9.2 billion was seen on net lending for dwellings during July, which was lower than the figure for June and the...

July property prices grew at the lowest rate since June 2006, new figures suggest. According to data released by the Land Registry, across England and Wales the cost of housing increased at a rate of just 0.1 per cent last...

Renting a buy-to-let property to students is said to be the most profitable form of rental investment in the current market, according to a leading broker. The average annual yield from a student property is 6.59%, whereas an average buy-to-let...

An analysis of more than 45,000 properties advertised on a lettings website have shown that rental prices are remaining stable, despite landlords being hit with rising interest rates. There has been a very slight increase of just 0.6% since Q2...

Mortgage intermediaries have a lack of confidence in the government's future housing-market policy, it has emerged. According to the results of a study of its members, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) found that 53 per cent confirmed a lack...

The string of recent interest rate rises has finally begun affecting house prices, most significantly in regional areas of the UK. According to the results of data released by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), 71 per cent of...

Mortgage lending last month reached a new record level, data has revealed. According to data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), total gross mortgage lending reached a total of £34.4 billion. However, this figure is one per cent...

A number of sub-prime mortgage lenders have modified their lending criteria following recent market turbulence in the US, it has emerged. According to reports, a number of UK lenders have implemented a decision to raise interest rates, while others have...

A number of lenders are willing to offer buy-to-let mortgages for properties let by students, new research has revealed. According to data released by Moneyfacts.co.uk, there are more than 40 lenders in the UK willing to consider such an arrangement....

New investors prefer buy-to-let over financial markets for investment, new data has revealed. According to the results of a study by the Mortgage Trust, of the new landlords polled, 32 per cent cited the ability to exert control over their...

The performance of the UK's buy-to-let mortgage market continues to show strength, new data has revealed. According to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), borrowing within the buy-to-let mortgage sector now represents ten per cent of the...

The number of first-time buyers borrowing money for a new home fell in June 2007. According to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of first-time buyers taking loans in June fell to 35,600, compared with...

First-time homebuyers are more likely to seek the opinions of friends and family members when searching for mortgage advice, new research has revealed. According to the results of data produced by Abbey, although 13 per cent of those buying their...

Reports are suggesting that interest rates are expected to increase to six per cent before the end of the year. According to banks, a rise in interest rates to six per cent before the end of the year is considered...

Interest in the buy-to-let mortgage market from consumers and advisers continues to be strong, it has been revealed. According to findings released by Standard Life Bank, in addition to strong interest from consumers, 48 per cent of independent financial advisers...

Britain's buy-to-let mortgage market is still strong in the south-west of England, it has been claimed. According to Barrett Homes, in spite of the recent speculation over a slowdown, the buy-to-let market remains buoyant and investors are attracted to newly...

Blackpool's market for buy-to-let investment is improving, it has been claimed. According to Mark Fletcher of McDonald & Company estate agents, although the popularity of Blackpool as a holiday hotspot has entered a period of decline, it is a popular...

Scotland's buy-to-let property market is enjoying returns that currently outperform other areas of the UK, it has been revealed. According to figures released by the Bank of Scotland, buy-to-let returns are currently reaching an average in excess of 16 per...

The Property Investor Show, scheduled to take place between September 21st and 23rd, will give property investors and potential landlords an opportunity to learn about all aspects of property. A total of 120 seminars, which cover subjects such as buying,...

The condition of a next-door-neighbour's property may affect the decision of a would-be homebuyer, it has emerged. According to the results of a study by Legal & General Insurance, 89 per cent of respondents confirmed that the visible condition...

Britain's housing market has finally started to slow, an expert has claimed. According to comments made by David Stubbs, a senior economist with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, on the latest property price figures by Communities and Local Government...

Buy-to-let property investors are showing signs of confidence and stability despite declining rents and rising interest rates, with many landlords looking to the longer term rather than focusing on current pressures. The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) reports that...

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has today decided to keep interest rates on hold, it has emerged. In line with expectations, the Bank's MPC voted to keep interest rates static at 5.5 per cent for at...

Recently released data suggests that homeowners with expiring fixed-rate mortgages should act to protect themselves against any future interest rate rises. According to data released by MoneyExpert.com, mortgage lenders can leave offers open for a period of up to six...

According to a property expert, older properties may be more attractive as buy-to-lets than newly built properties. According to Ian Fletcher, the director of the British Property Federation (BPF), older properties have an advantage over new-builds in terms of...

New licences will be introduced tomorrow - April 6th - when the 2004 Housing Act comes into effect along with certain rules that are causing dismay among landlords. Mandatory licences are being introduced for owners of houses in multiple occupation...

The buy-to-let market is continuing its upward trend, with yields, property values and rental income all rising. New figures from Paragon Mortgages show that the buy-to-let market is still prospering with rents rising by 6.39 per cent from £9,954 in...

Landlords have been voicing their concerns over property licensing regulations in a stream of phone calls to letting agents, highlighting the current confusion in the rental market. The Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) reports that its members have been...

The buy-to-let market is booming and securing a mortgage on a rental property is becoming more viable every week as providers ease their lending criteria.