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15/08/2008 House prices: the latest forecasts, region by region
NOW is the perfect time for Buy to let Investors & Landlords to grow their property portfolio - the savy investor doesn't wait for the housing market to restore itself - now is the time to pick up the...
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15/08/2008 Property market: 'The bottom is now visible'
Wave goodbye to gazumpers - and say hello to the ambulance chasers and trawlers. As the property market sinks, a new breed of buyer and seller is emerging from the depths, speaking the jargon of the d...
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05/08/2008 Buy-to-let market remains stable
Good news for Landlords, buy-to-let yields continue to hold steady at 6.4% for the second consecutive month in June, according to Paragon Mortgages.
Average UK rents, which had been rising rapidly...
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04/08/2008 UK banks are 'losing out' on wealth buy-to-let clients
Wealthy buy-to-let investors in the UK have started to use foreign banks to take advantage of more favourable terms, according to experts.
Mr Festa, mortgage IFA for HFM Columbus, said that it is s...
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30/07/2008 To lease or not to lease
Developers choosing to rent and lease new homes in turbulent times.
The credit crisis has forced sellers to think laterally.
Last June, a mortgage broker, and his wife both 43, lost a buyer for...
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30/07/2008 The headlines have become a daily diet of property market doom and gloom.
Media mayhem creates 'confidence crisis',although buy to let landlords continues to stay strong.
In the past few days alone, the dire warnings have come thick and fast. The Daily Mail warned that H...
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10/07/2008 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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10/07/2008 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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10/07/2008 Buy-to-let: the hassle-free rent guarantee
Private sector leasing potentially lucrative for landlords, but it's not a commitment that should be taken lightly.
Does the idea of a guaranteed rental income, with no voids, no agency fees, no m...
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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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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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