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Serviced accommodation mortgage updates

15/11/2022 AMWattsford General, Serviced Accommodation Mortgages Comments Off

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Eurozone inflation hits record high

01/11/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, Commercial Mortgages, General, Lending Conditions Comments Off

Eurozone inflation has risen to a new high of 10.7%, exceeding forecasts that the rate would climb to 10.2%. This comes despite the European Central Bank lifting [...]

Lloyds predicts house prices will fall by 8% next year

28/10/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, Commercial Mortgages, General, Lending Conditions Comments Off

Lenders clamp down on buy-to-let borrowing

Lloyds Banking Group has forecast that UK house prices may fall by 7.9% next year and in a worst-case scenario could drop by almost 18%. The lender [...]

Landlord EPC Ratings

26/10/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, EPC Ratings, General Comments Off

The Energy Performance Certificate is vital to selling, buying, or renting a home. Giving housebuyers a view of the energy efficiency of a property is very important. The house [...]

Landlords beating the taxman

15/08/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

Landlords beating the taxman Landlords have only recently started to feel the full effects of the cut in relief. The deadline for filing tax returns that had [...]

Will new rules kill off buy to let mortgages?

22/06/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

Plans to ban “no-fault” evictions will kill off buy to let mortgages, experts have warned. New rules published by housing secretary Michael Gove last week will make [...]

Calls for crackdown on cowboy landlords

26/05/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

Two property associations are calling for improved compliance tracking to crackdown on cowboy landlords and unsafe housing. The Lettings Industry Council (TLIC) has called for Unique Property [...]

Lenders clamp down on buy to let mortgage borrowing

09/05/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

High street banks have increased stress-testing on buy to let mortgage borrowing, dramatically reducing the amount that landlords can borrow. Santander, for example, has tightened it's stress [...]

UK needs 230,000 new rental homes to meet growing demand

15/02/2022 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

UK needs 230,000 new rental homes to meet growing demand The UK will need nearly 230,000 new rental homes to avoid a shortfall if the current growth [...]

New tax rules leave landlords overpaying

18/05/2021 AMWattsford Buy to Lets, General Comments Off

Capital gains rules introduced in April 2020 require anyone who sells a second home to pay any tax due on profits within 30 days. But landlords must [...]