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Property Hotspots
It’s a great term. The media love it. In the boom years countless column inches were devoted to it. But what does it mean? How can you spot them & do they actually exist? The term – ‘property hotspot’ is almost guaranteed to cause minor palpitations amongst the property investing fraternity. During the boom years […]
Perfect two way bet
Property investment can be seen as a perfect two way bet. Here’s why. Let’s make no bones about it. Now the mist is clearing from the credit crunch and economic fall out, the way forward for the world economies is far from clear. The US on which the health of the world economy depends announced […]
Renewing a Tenancy
One of the most frequently asked question from our landlords is ‘what to do at the end of a tenancy?’ A six month tenancy is coming to an end. You are happy with your tenant and they want to continue with the tenancy. What should you do now? Well the simple answer is that you […]
Tenant stops paying
I’ve been talking recently about the concerns of many landlords over tenants who stop paying their rent. The causes are typically unemployment and the resulting financial hardship. Up to now thankfully, I’ve avoided tenants missing their rent payments. However it appears that one of my tenants may have succumbed to the financial downturn. Despite an […]
LHA ÔÇô Tories offer common sense
The Local Housing Allowance was introduced just over a year ago, on the 7th of April 2008 by the Government in a ‘fanfare of political rhetoric’ and ‘bureau-speak’. This policy was going to put the power back into the hands of tenants. Hurray! With it’s aim to educate benefit receiving tenants on how to budget, […]
FREE Guarantor Forms
Landlords who are concerned over tenants defaulting on their rents should consider requiring their tenants to obtain a guarantor before letting their property. RENT GUARANTEE INSURANCE – professional rates – instant quotes The need for a guarantor has never been more important than times like these where tenant unemployment is a real risk to landlords. […]
King of BTL Speaks
Landlords who are looking at hitting the big time when it comes to property investment will look at one couple in the UK with mouths agog. Fergus and Judith Wilson two former maths teachers have successfully ridden the buy-to-let wave over the last two decades to build a buy to let portfolio of 900 properties […]
Tax NEW system
Landlords that want the HMRC to calculate their self assessment tax return now have less than a month to make the 31st October deadline. The rest of us have a few more months to go before the 31st January deadline for online filing of our tax return. Property Hawks Property Manager NEW tax features I […]
BTL Finance Update
Any landlord who might have landed on earth after being away for a few years would not recognise the current BTL lending environment. They would have left for their interstellar adventure in an environment where lenders were showering them with buy-to-let mortgages and they literally couldn’t move with offers of cash. Loans were generally available […]
Taxing Time of Year
Summer holidays gone! Autumn’s in the air. It can mean only one thing. The dreaded tax return looms large for landlords! 31st October: paper returns & HMRC will calculate the tax for you 30 December: online return (for tax to be collected through your tax code) 31st January: online return Landlords should be warned. This […]
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