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BEST OF THE BTL BLOGS
Published on: 18th June 2008
Since we launched our Landlord and Buy-To-Let Blog a couple of weeks ago, there has been a raft of blogs generating a whole range of views and advice on landlording and property investment. I just wanted to draw landlord’s attention to some of the most interesting that have appeared over the last few weeks. Energy […]
HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?
Published on: 12th June 2008
How low will the house price crash go? Landlords and property investors are waking up to the new reality – house prices just don’t go up in value. Some pundits have been predicting this house price correction for many years, such as HousePriceCrash , but the speed and the severity of this potential house price […]
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT
Published on: 9th June 2008
Do you want to know how to invest in commercial property at a 40% discount to underlying asset value, a 10% plus net yield, with a gearing of up to 90%, paying only 8.25% on the loan. Impossible right. Wrong! This is how I’m doing exactly this now. Many landlords and property investors are aware […]
PAINTING MY INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Landlords are often confronted with the dilemma of whether to paint or repaint the outside of their residential investment property. This can be on aesthetic grounds to make their property more attractive for letting or for structural reasons because the outside bricks have started to ‘blow out’ and the non porous face of the bricks […]
BUY-TO-LET APOCOLYPSE?
Published on: 4th June 2008
Buy-to-let apocalypse? Ok things are bad. House prices are falling and at the fastest rate since Nationwide’s monthly records started. Buy-to-let mortgages are disappearing faster than virgins at a Vikings stag party. Mortgage rates are rising despite a static base rate so that where as last year it was possible to get a buy-to-let mortgage […]
PROPERTY INVESTMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Published on: 28th May 2008
Sell property for FREE Landlords to find out how you can advertise your high yielding properties FOR SALE for FREE to our community of over 15,000 eager property investors – read on. The one good thing about the current challenging housing market is that it forces property investors to re-focus on the key fundamentals of […]
REPAYING A TENANTS DEPOSIT
Published on: 27th May 2008
One year statistics for tenancy deposits Since April 6th 2007 any landlord taking a tenancy deposit will have to use one of the government approved schemes In just over a year since its launch the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) the custodial scheme has protected approximately 250,000 deposits worth around £185 million. The number of landlords […]
LANDLORDS FIX IT
Published on: 21st May 2008
Landlords that have been contemplating changing their buy-to-let mortgage will probably need to re-assess their strategy in the light of the latest information emerging from a raft of financial analysts. Want to know how to lower your buy-to-let insurance costs? Base rate falling no longer a ‘banker’ The view in the financial press has shifted […]
TAX RELIEF ON YOUR HOME
Published on: 19th May 2008
Landlords are aware that since the withdrawal of MIRAS in April 2000 it is no longer possible to claim any tax relief for owning your own home. However, Amer Siddiq and Authur Weller of the website Property Tax Portal explain to Property Hawk users how it is possible for landlords to use their property investments […]
PRC PROPERTY INVESTMENT GOLDMINE
Published on: 14th May 2008
What do the initials PRC mean to you as a landlord and property investor? Probably not an awful lot. However, these type of properties which can be found literally around every street corner in the UK are frequently available at up to 50% below the market value of similar properties in the area. PRC properties […]
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