Category Archives: Estate Planning

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

About a year ago Mark Alexander predicted that Equity Release mortgage providers would enter the buy to let lending business.  With most traditional lenders insisting that buy to let mortgages are...

The big four banks are revamping their will-writing services after concerns that customers appointing professional executors did not understand the costs and consequences of their decisions.

Property investors who want to help their children by gifting them a home can face a tax and financial nightmare. One of the big worries is what happens to the home if the child has a failed...