The buy-to-let mortgage industry has gone from nothing in 1997 to an industry that in the first 6 months of this year saw loans being taken out of £21...

Rewind a couple of years and the media was awash with stories of property investment successes and buy-to-let miracles...

Although it may seem difficult to believe, recent increases in interest rates and the resulting black clouds over would-be home buyers may show a silver lining for buy to let investors...

Rising interest rates may strike fear in the hearts of would-be first time buyers, but what about the buy-to-let enthusiasts...

With house prices continuing to spiral, there is one sector of the house-buying market suffering more than the others...

Over the past few months, there’s been a general easing of the rules which apply to buy-to-let mortgages...

While the overall mortgage market has slowed in the wake of recent interest rate rises, buy-to-let mortgage lending has surged...

Remortgages now comprise almost half of all mortgage business written in the UK This is largely due to the mainstream residential mortgage market...

Getting into the buy-to-let property club can be difficult for novices particularly if they don’t have much money to fund the enormous costs traditionally required to gain entry...

With interest rates and household bills rising rapidly it is inevitable that property investors and owner-occupiers will begin to struggle financially...

The constantly evolving buy-to-let mortgage market has been contributing to the increase in demand for investment properties ever since buy-to-let investing became a mainstream form of investing...

The buy-to-let market has come a long way since it’s inception in 1996 At that time there were only four lenders who offered mortgage products specifically targeted at the private rented sector...

Property investment first came into existence in the UK in the 1990s and has boomed considerably in recent years...

There is no doubt that the buy-to-let market is about to face some challenging years If you were to believe everything you read in the press about investment property you might think the entire property market was about to collapse under the weight of buy-to-let repossessions...

For several years Britain has been denying that it is facing the credit crunch that has gripped the financial markets of the United States...

Traditionally, buy-to-let properties were purchased by financially astute individuals or professional landlords with more than just a few properties in their portfolios by using a combination of cash and funds from buy-to-let mortgages...

Buy-to-Let mortgages are specialised products designed for situations in which residential property is purchased with the intention of letting it out...

According to figures, 10% of all homes bought in 2006 were via the buy-to-let mortgage option Accounting for over £17...

Tens of thousands of property owners may be at risk of negative equity this year if the prediction of falling house prices comes true...

With the greater property and mortgage market in the midst of the biggest upheaval since the Great Depression many are wondering what happened to buy-to-let...

The number of products available on the UK mortgage market has declined rapidly in recent months as lenders tighten their belts in order to lessen the effects of the credit crunch...

While most mortgage brokers need to be registered with the Financial Services Authority in order to advise clients on residential mortgages, no such rule exists for buy-to-let mortgages...

The buy-to-let sector is receiving a boost from the increasing number of properties being repossessed in the wake of steady interest rate rises...

Evolution of the Buy-to-Let Market Investing in property is a relatively new phenomenon in the UK Prior to 1990 rental properties were dominated by the Government...

Many property investors are looking to the buy-to-let market as a viable option for their property investment portfolios...

Maybe you’re planning ahead for your retirement The popular choices for funding this important provision are mainly to be found in either the property market, via buy-to-let, or the stock market...

After last years crisis of confidence the buy-to-let market is again booming Earlier worries that interest rates were on the up and property values would crash are firmly behind us...