If you’re looking to upgrade a property by adding on an extension, there’s now more flexibility than ever over what you can do. Temporary rules introduced by the government in 2013 that allowed owners more leeway in the type of extensions they could build without planning...
Climate change and our response to it is a subject that’s constantly in the news. As a consequence, the ecological impact of how we build and renovate properties is the subject of much debate. As a property investor, you may be keen to invest in more...
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...
The beauty of HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) is that they enable you to generate multiple income channels with one single investment. It’s a tempting proposition – a single property with five bedrooms gives you five separate income streams. If a room is vacant, you still...
In a year of uncertainty for the UK’s housebuilding sector, the Construction Products Association’s forecasts for UK construction activity have been downgraded.(1) But while the continuing ambiguity over the UK's withdrawal from the EU has made growth estimates weaker, it’s not all doom and gloom. The UK’s...
Build to rent is a growing sector. According to estate agent Savills, at the end of March, there were more than 30,000 completed build to rent properties in the UK – that’s an increase of 34% on the same time last year. * And it looks...