<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mortgages For Business: Buy To Let News</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk</link><description>Buy To Let News</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Mar 15 2010  4:11PM</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mar 15 2010  9:51AM</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk</docs><generator>http://www@mandogroup.com</generator><managingEditor>enquiry@mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk</managingEditor><webmaster>enquiry@mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk</webmaster><item><title>Buy to let industry 'could be affected by AST change'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_industry_'could_be_affected_by_AST_change'/4650/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords in higher rent brackets may soon have to protect deposits or face breaching the law.</description><pubDate>Mar 15 2010  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11:26AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Energy_debts_owed_by_5.5m_Brits/4646/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Buy to let investments 'chosen over pensions'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_investments_'chosen_over_pensions'/4644/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let mortgages may be required by people who are looking to invest in property rather than placing money in savings accounts.</description><pubDate>Mar 10 2010  9:56AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_investments_'chosen_over_pensions'/4644/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Buy to let owners: 2010 is the 'year of the landlord'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_owners:_2010_is_the_'year_of_the_landlord'/4642/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let property owners may be pleased to hear claims that 2010 &amp;quot;is the year of the landlord&amp;quot;.</description><pubDate>Mar  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9:51AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_property_'could_see_more_colourful_interiors'/4638/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Buy to let sector 'will benefit from green proposals'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_sector_'will_benefit_from_green_proposals'/4636/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords will see benefits from the latest environmentally friendly government initiative.</description><pubDate>Mar  4 2010 11:03AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_sector_'will_benefit_from_green_proposals'/4636/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Rics sees house price rises across Europe</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Rics_sees_house_price_rises_across_Europe/4633/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords may be interested in the latest European Housing Review from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).</description><pubDate>Mar  3 2010  9:12AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Rics_sees_house_price_rises_across_Europe/4633/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Cut costs for spring</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Cut_costs_for_spring/4631/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords looking to save money on their property could consider a number of cost-cutting tips.</description><pubDate>Mar  2 2010  9:43AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Cut_costs_for_spring/4631/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Increase in social housing waiting lists</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Increase_in_social_housing_waiting_lists/4629/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords in the private rented sector could be seeing more tenants after it was claimed many Brits are on social housing waiting lists.</description><pubDate>Mar  1 2010  9:44AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Increase_in_social_housing_waiting_lists/4629/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Nationwide notes house price drop</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Nationwide_notes_house_price_drop/4627/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords may be interested in the latest Nationwide House Price Index, which noted a decrease this month.</description><pubDate>Feb 26 2010 10:57AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Nationwide_notes_house_price_drop/4627/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>More Britons choose buy to let property</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/More_Britons_choose_buy_to_let_property/4625/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords may be encouraged by figures claiming that more Brits are choosing to rent property.</description><pubDate>Feb 25 2010 10:06AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/More_Britons_choose_buy_to_let_property/4625/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Renewal fees 'unfair' to landlords</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Renewal_fees_'unfair'_to_landlords/4623/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords are being unfairly charged renewal fees by letting agents.</description><pubDate>Feb 24 2010 10:07AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Renewal_fees_'unfair'_to_landlords/4623/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Majority of tenants 'plan to buy property'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Majority_of_tenants_'plan_to_buy_property'/4622/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords may be interested in the latest Communities and Local Government English Housing Survey, which revealed its findings today (February 23rd).</description><pubDate>Feb 23 2010  2:56PM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Majority_of_tenants_'plan_to_buy_property'/4622/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Buy to let landlords 'investing in property'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_landlords_'investing_in_property'/4619/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let landlords may have increasingly invested in residential property as an alternative to saving money in bonds or shares.</description><pubDate>Feb 22 2010 10:53AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Buy_to_let_landlords_'investing_in_property'/4619/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>House building 'decreased in 2009'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/House_building_'decreased_in_2009'/4616/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let property owners may be interested in the latest house building statistics released by the government.</description><pubDate>Feb 19 2010  9:38AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/House_building_'decreased_in_2009'/4616/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Rural property 'an attractive investment'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Rural_property_'an_attractive_investment'/4611/63.aspx</link><description>Buy to let property owners who are looking for new investment opportunities may consider farmland buildings as an attractive option.</description><pubDate>Feb 18 2010  9:28AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Rural_property_'an_attractive_investment'/4611/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Brits 'worry about cost of heating'</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Brits_'worry_about_cost_of_heating'/4608/63.aspx</link><description>Tenants and homeowners are struggling with energy bills but still perform habits that waste money.</description><pubDate>Feb 17 2010  9:41AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/Brits_'worry_about_cost_of_heating'/4608/63.aspx</guid></item><item><title>CML 'disagrees' with buy to let proposals</title><link>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/CML_'disagrees'_with_buy_to_let_proposals/4606/63.aspx</link><description>The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) does not agree with the Treasury's plans to regulate the buy to let market.</description><pubDate>Feb 16 2010  9:48AM</pubDate><guid>http://www.mortgagesforbusiness.co.uk/news/detail/CML_'disagrees'_with_buy_to_let_proposals/4606/63.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>