A buy to let mortgage is a loan for purchasing or refinancing residential property which is let to tenants rather than lived in by the borrower. Classed as a business transaction, rates and fees are typically higher than those you would find with a standard residential mortgage. How much deposit is needed for a buy…

Other ways to lets landlords obtain the lending required under the new buy-to-let lending curbs: Six in ten invest through limited companies to avoid the new rules. More and more landlords exploiting loophole in buy-to-let crackdown They are investing in properties through limited companies to avoid rules Curbs previously announced threatened them with bigger tax billd Soaring…