Property Investment Strategies

Evicting tenants just to break a contract with a letting agent

Author: Mark Alexander

16th July 2014, 12 years ago | 10

I was talking to Tony Sheldon at LettingSupermarket.com this morning about the increasing number of landlords who are being forced...

The NISA way to invest into buy to let

Author: LCP London Central Portfolio Ltd

25th June 2014, 12 years ago | 2

The 2014 Budget saw a package of measures announced to help savers trying to build a nest egg. One of...

Buy to let, no minimum income

Author: Mark Edwards

21st June 2014, 12 years ago | 0

You may well be forgiven for thinking that the current climate has been quite tough for obtaining finance.  The Financial...

CASE STUDY – First time buyer, First time landlord

Author: Mark Edwards

11th May 2014, 12 years ago | 2

I thought I would share a short case study of how I helped Max, a first time buyer, first time...

How should I own my property?

Author: Readers Question

9th May 2014, 12 years ago | 13

I own one BTL property in my sole name. I am currently a non-tax payer and my husband is a...

Do you feel trapped by your property portfolio?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th March 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Could you run your property portfolio from the other side of the world? If you couldn’t, without making a lot...

Property118 Members vs West Bromwich Mortgage Company

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 769

UPDATE – 31st March 2014 Since publishing this article our campaign has raised over £450,000 and legal action has now...

24% Return on Capital on a West Midlands BTL

Author: Mark Alexander

5th December 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Earlier this year I promised to review various areas of the UK to establish what returns are available and what...

Castle Trust Equity Loan Finance

Author: Mark Alexander

14th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Castle Trust Equity Loan Finance has the potential to be the biggest game changer in the UK mortgage market since...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I have been posting on numerous forums about the introduction of equity loans into the UK buy to let mortgage...

Equity finance for buy to let landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2013, 13 years ago | 0

In this article I will explain the fundamental difference between equity finance for buy to let landlords and traditional buy...

I Am A Property Developer – Ask Me Anything!

Author: Tony

1st November 2013, 13 years ago | 227

I run a small property development business in the Reading, Wokingham and South Oxon and Bucks areas. The company organises...

BTL Second Charge Mortgages / No Monthly Payments

Author: Mark Alexander

30th October 2013, 13 years ago | 145

No this is NOT a wind up, it’s 100% genuine and is important that you know how it works so...

Shared Appreciation Mortgages for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

30th October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

A radical shared appreciation mortgage product for buy to let landlords is soon to be launched. The detailed criteria is...

Contra proferentem mortgage conditions

Author: Mark Alexander

9th October 2013, 13 years ago | 49

Unless you are a qualified contracts lawyer who has also studied Latin you will probably not have a clue as...

Financial Advice – how do you pick an adviser?

Author: Mark Alexander

8th October 2013, 13 years ago | 15

All landlords require financial advice from time to time, I’ve listed some of the many reasons below. My question to...

Case Study – 100% funding – Full transparency

Author: Howard

5th October 2013, 13 years ago | 25

We’ve all heard of those ‘no money down’ schemes (mortgage fraud scams) where a ‘property sourcer’ has negotiated a discount...

My property investment career – please help me to make some choices

Author: Readers Question

3rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 49

I have questions which I’m sure many people outside of property investment ask themselves before drawing a blank or getting...