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Letting agents urged to protect landlord cash
The Property Ombudsman wants views from letting agents about setting up client money protection insurance to safeguard rents and deposits.
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Record 82% rent gap between London and the rest of UK
The average monthly cost of renting a buy to let home dropped by 1.3% to £760 in May, according to a new survey.
Although rents slipped...
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Students put good housing just ahead of costs
Students are more likely to rent good quality homes while away at university than worry as much about price or location, according...
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Confident landlords plan to buy more homes to let
Falling prices and relaxed buy to let finance lending has let landlords swoop to add properties to their portfolios.
The average professional...
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What is a “Regulated Buy to Let”?
A buy to let mortgage in lending terms is very similar to a residential mortgage regulated by FSA rules, but just because something...
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Over 45s in shared accommodation has grown by 101% since ...
Shared accommodation rates have grown much faster in the more mature age groups since the credit crisis, as revealed in a census of...
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85% Buy to Let is back with Kent Reliance
85% loan to value borrowing is back with Kent Reliance Launching two new mortgage products.
These are both variable rates at 5.49%...
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