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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee have voted unanimously this week to maintain the Bank of England Base Rate at 0.75% which has been set at this rate since August 2018.   Much of the MPC's notes from the meeting focused on the increased Brexit...

Interested in investing in a buy to let property but don't have 25% deposit? Leeds Building Society are raising their maximum buy to let LTV to 80%!   It was announced this month the Leeds Building Society are raising their maximum loan to value for buy to let...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has updated its buy to let calculator this month to no longer use assumed letting agency costs for higher rate tax payers and to instead use actual costs in a bid to ensure those who are not paying letting agency fees won't be impacted....

Leeds Building Society are just one of the lenders who have recently announced they are cutting some of their BTL mortgage rates - Click here for the full article by the Financial Reporter announcing the cuts. Other lenders such as Foundation Home Loans and Leek...

NE EXPO! Last week the team at Best Buy to Let (under our residential GTP Mortgage banner) attended the NE Expo at Newcastle Falcons Stadium at Kingston Park. The event is the ultimate business trade show and exhibition across the region and included over 200...

FT Advisor reports a couple has recently won an appear against HMRC as the tax tribunal ruled the couple did not have to pay the higher stamp duty charge as the property could not be immediately lived in.   The pair had purchased the property via a company...

Stamp duty for second homes     From April 2016, Stamp Duty liability for anyone purchasing an additional property has increased.  The majority of buy to let purchases attract an additional 3% stamp duty.  Purchases of properties £40,000 or less are not...