Landlord magazine
De-levaraging by Landlords
Published on: 4th December 2008
Paying down your loan The talk about ‘landlord town’ is all about ‘de-leveraging’. This means landlords and property investors who have financed their buy-to-let investments with cheap credit are looking at ways of reducing their debt as the value of their property investments fall. For the latest news on buy-to-let mortgages check out the mortgage […]
Interview on House Prices
Published on: 1st December 2008
An interview with Fionnuala Earley, the chief economist at the Nationwide, discussing the banks latest figures from their house price index. Fionnuala Earley also speculates on the future of the housing market and reflects on the recent pre-budget report and its potential impact on housing activity in the UK. Interview from www.cantos.com the online financial […]
Time for a Property Pension
Published on: 27th November 2008
Landlords may recall that a couple of years ago the Government were contemplating allowing landlords to include a buy-to-let property within their Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) as one of a number of changes affecting personal pension provision. These all subsequently came into force in April 6 2006 the so called “A Day”. However, the […]
Fire Safety for Landlords
Published on: 25th November 2008
Following the jailing of a landlord because of fire safety breaches, landlords should ensure that they are fully aware of their responsibilities on fire safety A landlord has been sent to prison in the first custodial sentence to be given in London under new fire safety regulations. Mehmat Parlak was sentenced to four months imprisonment […]
Property Predictions 2009
Published on: 24th November 2008
Miles Shipside the Commercial Director of Rightmove gives his evaluation of the current property market and his predictions for 2009. www.cantos.com
Property Repossessions Interview
The Property Report interview with Michael Coogaan the Director General of the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Phil Murray asks how the Council of Mortgage Lenders would advise the government to best control rising levels of property repossessions in a pending recession with rising unemployment. Michael Coogaan evaluates the recent rises in the repossession levels for […]
Landlord Repossession Worries
Published on: 20th November 2008
Landlord – repossession worries Landlords have been hit by several worrying headlines in the media over the last week. The first headline concerns repossession of buy-to-let properties and the other relates to the increasing problem of negative equity amongst buy-to-let property. Where do professional landlords go for their buy-to-let insurance? We decided to investigate these […]
Student Landlords Risk Assessment
Having spent a couple of days at the Birmingham Landlord Show last week it was clear that many Landlords need to get more organised and keep written records. A Risk Assessment, as well as hopefully saving lives may help your case, if you unfortunately find yourself in court The Housing Act 2004, the Regulatory Reform […]
The Spectre of Deflation
Published on: 17th November 2008
Landlords reeling from the impact of rocketing inflation such as: rising petrol prices, spiralling energy costs could be welcoming all these back with open arms if the latest spectre to haunt landlords rolls into town. What am I talking about? DEFLATION. Where do professional landlords go for their landlord insurance? The latest Bank of England […]
House Prices – The Predictions
Published on: 12th November 2008
House prices – the predictions House prices are going down there is no argument about that. Where the discussion starts is how far and how fast. According to the Halifax house price index the average price of a house in the UK has fallen by almost 16% from its’ peak reached in August 07. Property […]
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