Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Buy to let

Buying a property as an investment is a big step. Buy-to-let mortgages require a larger deposit than regular loans and you will need to demonstrate to the lender that the rent received will cover the interest payments on the mortgage with extra to spare. It’s worth taking advice to ensure you get the very best deal.

Buy to let basics

Buying a property in order to let it out offers the prospect of decent income today as well as capital appreciation over the longer term if the market stages a recovery.

Buy to let mortgage rates

Buying a property as an investment is a big step. Buy-to-let mortgages require a larger deposit than regular loans and you will need to demonstrate to the lender that the rent received will cover the interest payments on the mortgage with extra to spare.


Is buy to let a good investment?

With rental incomes steadily increasing over recent years letting out a property can be a good way to bring in a regular income. If you can find the right property and the right mortgage it is possible to make a rental yield of around 5 – 10 per cent depending on where you’re based.