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Protecting against the worst case scenario

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The struggles and challenges for buy-to-let landlords should the unthinkable happen

I have worked in financial services for over 25 years, both in the specialist mortgage and, most recently, the protection world. I have often talked to advisers about protection for their buy-to-let (BTL) landlord clients. More often than not I would hear familiar responses that these clients, often with a large portfolio, would continue to receive rent or in the worst case scenario would sell one or all of their properties, should they become ill or die prematurely. But, is this really the reality for the families of those BTL Landlords? What happens if this is not as smooth a process a...

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