Comments on: Buy-To-Let scavengers prey on the housing market http://www.thriftyscot.co.uk/042007/buytolet-scavengers-prey-on-the-housing-market.html Welcome to The Thrifty Scot financial help site. Look through our credit cards, loans, mortgages, savings and insurance sections Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: stuart ainsworth http://www.thriftyscot.co.uk/042007/buytolet-scavengers-prey-on-the-housing-market.html/comment-page-1/#comment-53 stuart ainsworth Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:04:18 +0000 http://89.151.110.92/?p=609#comment-53 I agree with jason`s comments, btl landlords are providing an alternative to people who dont want to pay estate agents , maintenance bills , long term ownerships , live on sprawling council estates ,etc, they have taken a lot of the weight off the councils who couldnt manage tennanted accomodation. I agree with jason`s comments, btl landlords are providing an alternative to people who dont want to pay estate agents , maintenance bills , long term ownerships , live on sprawling council estates ,etc, they have taken a lot of the weight off the councils who couldnt manage tennanted accomodation.

]]> By: Jason http://www.thriftyscot.co.uk/042007/buytolet-scavengers-prey-on-the-housing-market.html/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Jason Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:44:29 +0000 http://89.151.110.92/?p=609#comment-52 Is this article aimed at the US or UK market? It contains references to both £ and $, and 'real estate agents' so is it edited from an original US ariticle? Also, there is a massive assumption in the article that landlord's are turning up at auctions and picking up bargains. I would say prove it. Anyone who has been to an auction recently knows that the chances of a genuine bargain are ridiculously low. It also states that rents are to high in many area's - so how does this tie in with the fact that many landlords are allegedly finaincing their mortgages - surely this means rents are no higher than a basic mortgage in many area's? A terrible article, full of sweeping genralisations and seemingly edited from an original American source. Is this article aimed at the US or UK market? It contains references to both £ and $, and ‘real estate agents’ so is it edited from an original US ariticle?

Also, there is a massive assumption in the article that landlord’s are turning up at auctions and picking up bargains. I would say prove it. Anyone who has been to an auction recently knows that the chances of a genuine bargain are ridiculously low.

It also states that rents are to high in many area’s – so how does this tie in with the fact that many landlords are allegedly finaincing their mortgages – surely this means rents are no higher than a basic mortgage in many area’s?

A terrible article, full of sweeping genralisations and seemingly edited from an original American source.

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