Talk:Buy to let

message: Thanks for beefing up my article guys.  :)  - TomRobinson 09:56, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Thanks

message: Completed merege of buy-to-let by copying page to section Experienced investors and amateurs.
As you can see the whole of the merged article was on this sub-topic and clearly the buy to let article is more comprehensive.  
I chose the unhypenated title as I feel more people are likely to try to search this was.  Also its probably the preferred way in the style guide?
I hope everyone approves.  simonthebold 20:28, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Completed Merge

message: I felt the section on amateur investors did not represent the reality of the UK sector.
Also, the word amateur should not be used simply in the derisory. A great number of amateurs are very successful in the sector.
Budup 11:21, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amateur investor 

message: Currently i'm looking at this for starters:
They have been attracted by rental incomes, rising capital values and a perception that the risk in housing is lower than for equity based investment. More recently, investors have seen buy-to-let as an alternative to their pensions, especially in light of the negative publicity pensions have received.
Although the stories of failures are most likely to reach the newspapers, the majority of small private landlords are savvy investors who use buy to let as a way to supplement their income or even provide for their retirement.
However, the sector is still dominated by professionals.
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All subjective rubbish.  I haven't got the link to hand but a survey even by a vested interest organisation found that 29% of BTL operates at break even or a loss.  I'm speechless.  I'm tempted to just delete it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lincs geezer (talk • contribs) 03:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What a joke

message: This article has major problems. The only reference is to an article by a Religious Affairs Correspondent from before the 2007-8 financial crisis, which is a rehash of a six year old report, and contains manifestly inaccurate predictions even in its headline.
I wouldn't know where to start.
Delete and start again?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.85.182 (talk) 06:24, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It does read as if parts of it were written by a tenant who hates landlords. 2.97.209.159 (talk) 01:59, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. bobrayner (talk) 23:45, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Severe Problems

message: There is inconsistency in the article about the phrase – any views on this? Tomintoul (talk) 09:50, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Buy to let' or 'Buy-to-let' 

message: The possible cause of house price inflation are discussed in the Thatcher Blair Consensus. This article seems to take the position that it solely down to Buy-to-let investors moving into the market. Other causes, such as sale of council houses, ending rent controls, failure to build enough houses, population increase, foreign direct investment, ending government subdivides on housing not mentioned. Suggest we just reference the  Thatcher Blair Consensus article rather than develop a new discussion on the causes of house price inflation in this article.
John15CM (talk) 19:02, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Position on Cause of house price inflation 

message: hyphens added to a few "buy to let"s in accordance with MOS:ARTCON. However, I can't move the article to correct the title. Can someone who is not an IP please oblige. 86.145.213.3 (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyphenation 

message: Regarding this section:
Tax treatment
Until 2015, Government policy in respect of buy-to-let had been relatively benign, but this changed in the Budgets and Autumn Statement of 2015.Four major steps were taken to reduce the attractiveness of the investment:[why?]
I'm not sure the addition of 'Why?' is helpful as there is no undisputed factual answer as the decision was purely political. I intend to delete it unless anyone else supports it. Tomintoul (talk) 09:18, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tax Treatment