Estate Planning
Articles about estate planning (e.g. Wills, Trusts etc.) but with a focus of buy to let and property investment owners in the UK

Stepping up further and offering a free basic single or...
For many years, Property118 and H D Consultants have worked very closely together. The Team at H D Consultants has provided experienced, qualified and fully insured mortgage, life cover and estate...

Can Lifetime BTL Mortgages be used to accelerate our plans?
Since reading two recent articles about Lifetime BTL Mortgages my head has been spinning with ideas, my conclusions from which I would like to sanity check with this superb online community.
As...

Nearly 60% of all adults say they have no Will...
Nearly 60% of all adults say they have no Will * That’s a surprising statistic when you consider the implications on those that we love.
Not having a Will means that your next of kin will be faced...

Estate Planning – What really matters to you?
One in three of us don’t have a Will. That’s a surprising statistic when you consider the implications on those that we love.
Not having a Will means that your next of kin will be faced with...

Buy to Let perceptions contradicted...
For so many years I have heard people say (including many financial advisers) that life insurance to cover buy to let mortgages is not necessary because “the rent pays the mortgage and that’s how...

Protection for families of property investors...
With growing and easier access to BTL mortgage funds comes the inevitable increase in borrowing, or as I like to call it … debt.
BTL is the generic term, of course, for property investment, and for...

So you think your property portfolio is as “Safe as...
Property investors are passionate about building property portfolios, income and the potential for growth and take a lot of time and effort in financing and planning their properties and assets.
But...

Build-to-let Will Solve Britain’s Housing Needs, MPs Told...
Build-to-let funded by private investors and pension funds is the solution to the UK’s housing crisis, housing lobbyists have told MPs.
Unlocking billions of private sector cash to invest in a house...

Green Light as Green Deal Becomes Law for Landlords...
The Green Deal has become law – and landlords must comply with the new energy efficiency measures or risk a ban on letting property.
The Energy Act lays out framework for the government to issue...

Video Interview – Asset & Legacy protection for...
Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com, interviews Jason Howard of Insight Fininacial Associates on Asset and Legacy protection for property investors. Something all landlords should consider...