Real estate specialist, Knight Frank, is expecting UK property prices to fall 5% this year, and the prospect of a new batch of forced landlords entering the private rental market has prompted the National Landlords’ Association (NLA) to issue some timely tips for first-time landlords. Homeowners-cum-landlords need to comply with a raft of regulation but [...]
First-time landlords
Timely tips for first-time landlords
Real estate specialist, Knight Frank, is expecting UK property prices to fall 5% this year, and the prospect of a new batch of forced landlords entering the private rental market has prompted the National Landlords’ Association (NLA) to issue some timely tips for first-time landlords. Homeowners-cum-landlords need to comply with a raft of regulation but [...]
Rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity
Buy-to-let accounted for over 20% of mortgages handled by intermediaries in the final three months of 2010, with the proportion up from 17% in the previous quarter and at its highest for three years.
According to Paragon Mortgages’ Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking Index, 45% of the buy-to-let business handled by intermediaries during the period was for [...]
