Financial aspects

For most of your Buy to Let (BTL) clients the financial aspects will be the ones that drive their decisions. As a property investment, BTL can potentially bring financial rewards, but it also carries risk.

Understanding the costs involved and how they arise will help your clients develop a clearer picture - and make more informed decisions.

The costs of Buy to Let

Your BTL clients will have to meet upfront costs in buying the property, ownership costs and be able to meet their mortgage payments.

More on the costs of Buy to Let

Letting agent services and charges

Letting agents help remove a lot of the hassle - particularly for your clients who are new to BTL and may not be familiar with all of their responsibilities.

More on letting agents

Income and tax

The profit from any BTL portfolio will be subject to tax in the same way as other earned income, but costs can be offset against these gains.

More on income and tax

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