Archive for February, 2012

  • Euro vote green lights buy to let regulation exemption

    Buy to let mortgages look set to escape tough new laws restricting borrowing for landlords after European MPs cleared the way to write them out of the draft bill. The European directive on credit…more

  • House Market Forecast

    Buy to let bubble ready to burst as rent gap grows

    The buy to let market could be heading for another bubble about to burst as rent rises outstrip wages and affordability, according to the Nationwide. The country’s biggest building society and leading buy to…more

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    Smart Phone Apps and Inventories

    Are Smart Phone apps the holy grail for inventory production? The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has investigated several smartphone apps for preparing inventories and has found that many apps they have their…more

  • Real Estate Tips

    4% fall in rents during May

    Average residential rents fell by 4.3% around the UK last month according to new figures from haart. Data from the UK’s leading independent estate agent show that typical residential rents (including London) stood at…more

  • What does a 0% bank rate mean for landlords?

    The response to buy to let landlords asking how cutting the Bank of England base rate even more would affect them is probably not a lot. The Bank of England is considering whether to…more