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Unanimous MPC vote to keep Bank rate at 0.5%

Unanimous MPC vote to keep Bank rate at 0.5%...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today unanimously voted to keep the Bank of England Base Rate at 0.50% and maintain the current levels of Quantitative easing. Good news at least for borrowers. With...

Agent Orgy

Agent Orgy...

Victoria Whitlock, writing in the London Evening Standard tells of her Landlord friend’s decorator catching the new (unnamed) letting agent holding a ‘party’ at an empty property. Click...

Was the Base Rate increase an overreaction?

Was the Base Rate increase an overreaction?

Was the Bank of England’s decision to increase the Base Rate from 0.25% to 0.5% and overreaction to artificially high inflation figures or can we anticipate potential future adjustments upwards?

BofE Base Rate increased 0.25%

BofE Base Rate increased 0.25%...

The Bank of England has increased the Base Rate for the first time since July 2007 from 0.25% to 0.5%. Despite modest economic figures and a cut in projected growth rates the current 3% inflation rate...

State Bank of India – 2.84% BTL 5 year fixed 75% LTV £995 fee

State Bank of India – 2.84% BTL 5 year fixed 75% LTV £995...

The State Bank of India is carving a niche for itself in the Buy to Let mortgage market with competitive 75% Loan to Value rates and criteria. The Bank will accept applications from first time landlords.

CPI inflation hits 3% but Carney says it has not peaked

CPI inflation hits 3% but Carney says it has not peaked...

The Latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures for September show Consumer Price Inflation is now at a 5 year high of 3%. This is up from 2.9% in August, but Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank...

Airbnb mortgages now available

Airbnb mortgages now available...

AirBNB mortgages are now available from Together Money who have have informed our partner brokers that they will consider commercial mortgage terms for investors that intend to rent their properties using...

Base Rate held at 0.25% but it’s not all good news

Base Rate held at 0.25% but it’s not all good news...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today voted to keep the Bank Base rate at 0.25%. Good news for Buy to Let mortgage borrowers, but the reasons are less good for the economy. 2017 Growth...

Feedback on our new website design please

Feedback on our new website design please...

This time last week we unveiled a fresh Property118 website design and new functionality to improve Navigation, searching and the general user experience. One of the new features we have added is a ‘hover-over’...

Record Month For Number of Landlords Incorporated

Record Month For Number of Landlords Incorporated...

July 2017 has seen Property118 Limited help more landlords using the Beneficial Interest Company Transfer “BICT” incorporation structure to obtain HMRC non-statutory clearance for relief under...

SDLT Treatment For Property Partnerships At Incorporation

SDLT Treatment For Property Partnerships At Incorporation...

Why is the SDLT treatment of partnership property different to individually owned property at the point of incorporation? Property118 Limited has raised this very important issue with HMRC in an open latter...

Mark Carney on Base Rate increase “now is not yet the time”

Mark Carney on Base Rate increase “now is not yet the time”...

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, said in a speech titled A Fine Balance that he did not think now was the time to increase interest rates. This is after the last Monetary Policy Committee...

Open Letter to HMRC – Clarification of “BUSINESS”

Open Letter to HMRC – Clarification of “BUSINESS”...

Today Property118 Limited sent the following open letter to HMRC.  To Whom It May Concern Property118 Limited is an online UK forum for private housing providers (landlords). Last year, our forums facilitated...

5 to 3 the Doves have it – MPC holds interest rate at 0.25%

5 to 3 the Doves have it – MPC holds interest rate at 0.25%...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have voted 5 to 3 to hold the Bank of England base rate at 0.25%. This victory by the Doves over the Hawks was closer than expected even with inflation...

Octane ‘Productless’ BTL mortgage range criteria update

Octane ‘Productless’ BTL mortgage range criteria...

Octane Capital is now offering its Buy to Let lending with a no “off the shelf” product facility. Instead of a range of prices based on Loan to Value and criteria Octane Capital will base the...

Octane Capital launch ‘Productless’ BTL mortgage range

Octane Capital launch ‘Productless’ BTL mortgage...

New lender to the market Octane Capital, set up by the founders behind Dragonfly Property Finance, has launched its Buy to Let lending with a no “off the shelf” product offer. Instead of a...

New Family Building Society Offset BTL designed to mitigate section 24

New Family Building Society Offset BTL designed to mitigate section...

The new Buy to Let Offset mortgage has been designed by the Family Building Society to help reduce the impact of Section 24 tax changes for private residential landlords. Any money held a linked savings...

Students turned into Landlords

Students turned into Landlords...

The Loughborough Building Society has launched its new ‘Buy for Uni’ mortgage targeting university students who want to get onto the property ladder while they are still studying. This is similar...

Regulated “family” Buy to Let product launched

Regulated “family” Buy to Let product launched...

Furness for Intermediaries has launched a regulated “family” Buy to Let 5 year fixed rate product. A regulated family BTL is where it is your intention now or in the future to have a close...

10 year fixed BTL rate at 2.99% from Barclays

10 year fixed BTL rate at 2.99% from Barclays...

Barclays is launching a range of Buy to Let fixed rates with the headline grabber product being a 10 year fixed at 2.99% with a £2000 fee up to a maximum of 65% Loan to Value (LTV). Other rates to be...

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