Fancy a guaranteed rental income for three, five or even seven
years? That’s no void periods. Ever. Then, when it comes to purchasing your
next buy-to-let property, make sure it’s in an area wherethere is plenty of
housing association accommodation.
Why? Because, depending on the local authority, there’s a good...
In recent years, landlords have been hit by a number of tax and
regulatory changes. This has caused some property investors to look outside of
the buy-to-let market towards other types of investment.
Fortunately, there are still plenty of opportunities for property
investors to achieve lucrative returns - without...
Last August, the Bank
of England raised the base rate from 0.5% to 0.75%. At the
time, it was suggested that there might be another single rise in 2019.
However, that hasn’t yet
materialised – probably because of continuing uncertainty over Brexit. But there
is still time. Let’s take a look at what this...
Last week, the Bank of England announced it was raising its base rate from 0.5% up to 0.75%. This is only the second base rate rise in a decade, and financial advisors are busy calculating the impact it’s going to have on mortgages, savings and...
The
availability of grants for landlords can be dependent on the discretion of your
local authority and may be more difficult to acquire in some areas than others.
However,
there are options out there that may be worth investigating if you think they
could be applicable to your property investment...
Splitting title deeds is a great way to make the most of your property assets and increase your portfolio.
Title splits come in many different forms, but the most common is to buy a single property or plot and then divide it up. If you can...
You may have seen the recent series on
Channel Four called The
£1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street.
When Liverpool Council decided to sell off
derelict houses in the Wavertree area for just £1 to first-time buyers, many
jumped at the opportunity. The problem was, they couldn’t take ownership until
their...
Following our last post on the potential property hotspots
in the south of England, we now cast our eye on the Midlands – and find that
there’s a lot to talk about.
New research by Barclays Property Predictor shows that the Midlands
has the fourth highest expected annual price...
According
to data from the Your Move Scottish buy-to-let index, the lettings market in
Scotland got off to a strong start in 2017 with average rents at £571 per month
with Edinburgh and the Lothians seeing substantial growth.
At
the same time, a new study by property website Zoopla revealed...
What is land assembly?
Land assembly is the redevelopment of brownfield land to provide higher density housing. It combines multiple houses or plots of land that have no development value on their own but joined together have the potential to generate massive profits.
For example, you...