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Property Investment Strategies – Part One

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16th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It’s a fact that more millionaires attain their wealth through property than any other type of investment, so by that...

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Bank Rates Stay at 0.5% – But New Mortgages Cost More

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has kept the base rate at 0.5% and pegged quantative easing at the previously agreed £275...

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Brokers Slammed for Bridging Loan Abuse

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Mortgage brokers have come under fire from consumer watchdogs for failing to advise customers about the risks of short-term borrowing...

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Bank of England Believe the Floundering Economy Will Gain Traction Next Year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England have released details of their latest inflation report, and despite the economy worsening and global economy...

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Day of Reckoning for Calculating Tax and NICs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The Government wants to make working out how much tax to pay less taxing by modernising the system, combining National...

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Landlords and Holiday Homes May Lose Tax Discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 250,000 second-home owners could see their council tax double under changes that let councils scrap their discounts. Councils will...

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Working Out if a Buy to Let Property is Profitable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A key skill for landlords is knowing how to work out whether an investment is profitable. Yield is the tool...

Finance firms named and shamed for poor customer service

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The worst banks and financial services firms picked up 1.1 million customer complaints in the first six months of the...

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“Don’t Shoot The Messenger!” Harassment vs Chasing Overdue Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2011, 15 years ago | 30

When a tenant has beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either negotiate...

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Property ‘cash machines’ are out of money, warns banker

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Drawing money from a property ‘cash machine’ is over and home owners will have to live within their means, a...

Using pensions for sale and rent back of commercial property

Author: Mark Alexander

19th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

In this video I interview IFA Jason Howard about how property investors and business owners can combine their pension schemes...

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Video Interview – Asset & Legacy protection for Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com, interviews Jason Howard of Insight Fininacial Associates on Asset and Legacy protection for property investors....

Could this be the ultimate buy to let investment property exit strategy?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

About a year ago Mark Alexander predicted that Equity Release mortgage providers would enter the buy to let lending business....

@Property118 interview with property investor and IFA Jason Howard

Author: Mark Alexander

30th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

First in a series of short video interviews in which Property118.com founder Mark Alexander quizzes IFA Jason Howard on how...

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Red Hot Tax Tip – get tax relief on your personal mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

4th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

For married couples and civil partnerships. EXAMPLE You sell shares in your family company to your spouse for an amount...

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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Would you refinance off a rate of 2.25% onto a rate of 5%?

Author: Mark Alexander

14th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

As a stand alone question, the logical answer would be ‘of course not!”.  However, some landlords are doing this and...

Are Property Investors interested in ways to reduce IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 6

I’ve raised this question is that it’s important to me. Am I in the minority though? I’ve insured my life...