Buy To Let News Archive
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CGT hikes 'may not hurt buy to let market as much as expected'
23/06/2010
The rise in capital gains tax (CGT) from 18 per cent to 28 per cent, which was announced in the Emergency Budget yesterday (June 22nd), may not be as harmful to the buy to let sector as some had anticipated, one organisation has said.
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Mortgages 'must be addressed in the Emergency Budget'
22/06/2010
The lack of funding for mortgages must be addressed by the chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne in the Emergency Budget, one organisation has said.
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Buy to let landlords 'planning to buy more property'
22/06/2010
There has been a rise in the number of buy to let landlords intending to purchase further assets, according to one organisation.
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Mortgage lending 'must become more lenient'
21/06/2010
The lending criteria of mortgage providers must become more lenient in order for the housing market to increase in strength, one organisation has said.
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CGT rise 'will deter buy to let landlords'
21/06/2010
An increase in capital gains tax (CGT) will discourage new investment from buy to let landlords, one organisation has said.
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Chancellor 'must ensure buy to let landlords not driven from market by CGT hikes'
18/06/2010
The chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne must ensure that any increases in capital gains tax (CGT) do not encourage buy to let landlords to leave the market, one organisation has said.
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Mortgage lending rose 7% in May
18/06/2010
Gross mortgage lending increased by seven per cent in May to an estimated £11.3 billion compared with £10.5 billion the previous month.
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People searching for buy to let mortgages "thin on the ground"
17/06/2010
One expert has discussed why there are fewer first-time buyers looking for buy to let mortgages in the UK.
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Less red tape for buy to let landlords, says Shapps
17/06/2010
Buy to let landlords will not be bogged down in bureaucracy after a reform in housing policy, housing minister Grant Shapps said today (June 17th).
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Buy to let market 'needs LHA rent arrears tackled'
16/06/2010
The government must keep its pledge to reduce Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rent arrears waste, which could damage the buy to let market, one expert has said.
