Friday, Jul 06, 2007

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Firstrung: Self cert buy to let mortgage launched by Kensington

The Kensington Self-Cert Buy to Let product is designed to help the thousands of homeowners, who do not need to rely on rental income to cover their buy to let mortgage repayments because they have the excess personal income to service another mortgage.

Posted by converted lurker @ 12:22 PM (141 views) Add Comment

7 Comments

1. nearly30 said...

Surely they must be very wary as the FSA is shining their light directly into this dark corner right now - they had better be very careful!

Friday, July 6, 2007 12:32PM Report Comment
 

2. confused76 said...

noone is worried about the FSA

but Kensington is admitting, implicitly, that buying a BTL based on yield alone is not possible anymore
so reaching for one's pocket to subsidize the tenant is the way to go
thank you Kensington, thank you foolish landlord

yours sincerely,
a tenant

Friday, July 6, 2007 12:40PM Report Comment
 

3. converted lurker said...

I'd go a bit further TBH, it's an admission that BTL has never been about yield, but only capital appreciation (or loss). It should have always been termed BTS - buy to specuLET

Friday, July 6, 2007 01:09PM Report Comment
 

4. dohousescrashinthewoods said...

SUB PRIME?

(Can't wait for rents to come down so I can move into a nicer, more central place ;))

Friday, July 6, 2007 01:49PM Report Comment
 

5. Bearfacts said...

Sounds like desperation to me. A bit like making a hole in the bottom of your sinking boat to let all the water out.

Friday, July 6, 2007 02:19PM Report Comment
 

6. Davros said...

Long may it continue. I guess I should feel sympathetic, but anyone who's considering subsidising a loss making investment needs a wake up call.

Friday, July 6, 2007 02:53PM Report Comment
 

7. deepak said...

Can I see that someone is going to get a big bonus based on mortgages taken out.
No concern about the loss made by the investor or even the bank in the long run.
Greedy chap will make his money and disappear leaving others to pick up the pieces.

Friday, July 6, 2007 11:05PM Report Comment
 

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