As the government has announced plans to extend its Green Homes Grant Scheme, we take a look at the many ways you can make your properties more energy efficient. The Green Homes Grant Scheme In October 2020, we covered the introduction of the Green Homes Grant Scheme. At...
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...
Many asset managers have suspended trading of their open-ended property funds due to material uncertainty about asset prices during the coronavirus lockdown. Hopefully, this is a short-term measure. But let’s look at why it’s happened and the impact on investors. Why has trading been suspended in these funds? The...
According to finance experts, Moneyfacts, nearly a third of all mortgage deals have been pulled from the market in just three weeks. On 31 March, there were approximately 3,654 residential mortgage deals on offer from banks and building societies in the UK. That’s 1,585 fewer...
The impact of COVID-19 is being felt by every industry around the world. And while current focus is on protection and containment, there will come a time when we can start to look ahead to renewed activity. For property investors, it’s a case of sitting tight...
New regulations have been made to mandatory licensing of HMOs – now defined as multi-occupied properties where there are five or more people, forming two or more separate households. Let’s take a look at the main changes. The new definition of HMO First of all, there’s the change...
Research by Zoopla has taken a look at the UK property market to see where properties are selling in the least amount of time. It makes interesting reading for property investors in search of fast-moving deals. By studying the 50 biggest towns by number of listings, Zoopla...
If you’re looking around for properties, you could end up facing a decision whether to buy a new property off-plan or an older property that you can refurbish. Both offer different benefits, but which option is best for a property investor? What is buying off-plan? Buying off-plan means...
Whatever type of property you’re investing in, there are certain things that need to be in place before you exchange contracts. It helps to have a checklist that you can use as a reminder because it’s easy to overlook something when you’re trying to do too...
If you’re looking for affordable properties in the UK, then most property investment research is pointing in the direction of the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Head north for affordable properties According to a report by Lloyds Bank, the most affordable UK cities to invest in...