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    Virgin Money cuts mortgage rates for residential and buy to let mortgages

    October 18, 2012

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    In September Virgin Money cut it’s rates for residential and buy to let mortgages. Their 2 year fixed rate mortgage has been reduced to to 2.79%, available up to 60% LTV. For a 70% LTV the rate is being cut down to 2.99%, available on a two year tracker rate. Virgin Money has made the [...]

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    Student buy to let investments are increasingly popular

    October 16, 2012

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    With a severe shortage, student buy to let investments are becoming an increasingly popular investment choice. Although school leavers are facing financial difficulties with tuition and living fees, the number of students is on the increase. Accommodation is one of the largest outgoings that a student will face, and there has been a rise in [...]

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    Top tips for buy to let investment

    September 29, 2012

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    Top tips for buy to let investment The income you can achieve from buy to let investment if you have enough money for a deposit is an attractive investment compared to low savings rates and the volatile stock market. With the low house prices, rising rents and great buy to let mortgage deals, investors are [...]

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    When should you consider using a bridging loan to purchase property?

    September 20, 2012

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    When should you consider using a bridging loan to purchase property? Bridging is definitely a short-term solution, and lenders will always ask for the exit strategy. If the exit strategy is the sale of an existing property then this can be risky in the present market conditions, so you must be sure that your property [...]

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    HMO investment advice

    September 20, 2012

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    HMO investment advice I’ve just read this post from someone asking for advice on becoming a HMO landlord. He has been doing sums and wants to get out of the rat race and info HMO ‘landlording’, believing that it’s a profitable route into property investment. He has found lenders who will back him up, but [...]

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    Buy to let lending – Remortgaging to fund BTL property

    August 24, 2012

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    Is it a good idea to remortgage to fund a buy to let property? I recently read a post online from a homeowner asking about buy to let lending. They asked if it’s a good idea to remortgage their primary residence to enable them to buy a buy-to-let property, as they felt the rates would [...]

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