Rent-to-buy

Mortgage blog: How to use equity to expand your property portfolio

Over recent years, one of the most popular ways that investors have bought new rental homes is to use the equity in their existing properties. Recent figures from a leading estate agent show that buy-to-let remortgages have reached their highest level so far in 2012.

So, if you're thinking of buying an investment property, if you're looking to expand your portfolio or if you're thinking of buying a new home and renting out your current property, keep reading to learn more.

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Buy-to-let remortgages have reached their highest level so far in 2012

Rent-to-buy model could boost property market

The rent-to-buy initiative, designed to help more people onto the housing ladder, could act as a dual purpose mechanism to unlock the housing market, according to research conducted by CB Richard Ellis.