mon as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can

During this time of increasing rates, both interest and lending, some of the people who will suffer most are those people who bought to let. The number of people who bought to let really took off when the loans and mortgages became easier to obtain. This was very beneficial for people who wanted rental accommodation since competition meant rental prices were lowered. Many of those people were using property as a form on investment and are being caught out by the interest rate increases. The increased interest in buy to let arrangements means that property prices were driven even further out of reach of first time buyers.

Many people feel that buying extra property during a boom is a sound investment as property can then be sold at a good profit. Many people forget about the results if the market should slow down or stagnate. They also tend to neglect the effects of interest rate increases on their repayments. This is a particularly worrying trend since the majority of people who buy to let pay for the deposit by taken out a mortgage against their home. If they don’t plan adequately then it could be their home on the line. No-one wants to have their home put into jeopardy, but it is a reality and will become more common as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can

odation since competition meant rental prices were lowered. Many of those people were using property as a form on investment and are being caught out by the interest rate increases. The increased interest in buy to let arrangements means that property prices were driven even further out of reach of first time buyers.

Many people feel that buying extra property during a boom is a sound investment as property can then be sold at a good profit. Many people forget about the results if the market should slow down or stagnate. They also tend to neglect the effects of interest rate increases on their repayments. This is a particularly worrying trend since the majority of people who buy to let pay for the deposit by taken out a mortgage against their home. If they don’t plan adequately then it could be their home on the line. No-one wants to have their home put into jeopardy, but it is a reality and will become more common as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can

buyers.

Many people feel that buying extra property during a boom is a sound investment as property can then be sold at a good profit. Many people forget about the results if the market should slow down or stagnate. They also tend to neglect the effects of interest rate increases on their repayments. This is a particularly worrying trend since the majority of people who buy to let pay for the deposit by taken out a mortgage against their home. If they don’t plan adequately then it could be their home on the line. No-one wants to have their home put into jeopardy, but it is a reality and will become more common as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can

is is a particularly worrying trend since the majority of people who buy to let pay for the deposit by taken out a mortgage against their home. If they don’t plan adequately then it could be their home on the line. No-one wants to have their home put into jeopardy, but it is a reality and will become more common as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can

mon as interest rates increase again.

A large portion of the increase in property prices has been blamed on the increase in people who use the buy to let option. This leaves fewer homes for first time buyers and drives up the prices. This cycle continues and those who have a second piece of property can sell their second home for a handsome profit. Unfortunately, if the property market is no longer booming when you attempt to sell you will either end up selling for less than you want or having to hang onto it. In either case you are likely to face financial problems. If you sell for lower than you bought it for then you’ll need to pay off the balance and still not have another piece of property.

If you try and keep it though, you will have monthly payments to make that could increase depending on the type of loan or mortgage you have. In a property climate we have now, people are unsure about which way the market will go and that unease will manifest by large numbers of properties flooding the market. This in turn will drive property prices down and people who kept their properties will suffer. Essentially it is self fulfilling prophecy: “I’m worried so I’ll sell. So will everyone else. The Property market takes a dive.”