Property Investment Strategies

My BuyToLet Portfolio “Vintage 2003” – part 8 of my latest series

Author: Mark Alexander

21st July 2012, 14 years ago | 17

My vintage year was 2003. I was followed for 24 hours by a camera crew to make a TV program...

DSS Tenants – another issue

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18th July 2012, 14 years ago | 65

The good thing about being a landlord is that I not only generate a fantastic monthly income from my property...

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Advice Sought from Fellow Landlords – tenancy agreement periods and monthly payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2012, 14 years ago | 90

One of our readers has requested some advice from his fellow landlords reading this Newsletter. I could simply respond but...

Landlords Guide to reducing landlords life insurance premiums

Author: Mark Alexander

13th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Following our recent affiliation with Drewberry Insurance we have run a variety of articles on the topic of landlords insurance....

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Tenant prospects and how we close them – revealed!

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

12th July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

I thought I’d share with you how we manage to close so many of our tenant prospects. Our secret lies in...

How landlords can defend against cannabis farming by @MarkTrenfield

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Cases of residential cannabis farming are still rising across the UK and, only this week, another Swindon rental property –...

Landlords, Tenants, Dogs, Pets

Author: Mark Alexander

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 10

“Landlords, Tenants, Dogs, Pets” is part 7 of my latest series of articles entitled “My first intentional property investment“ Ever...

Expat property investor – the need for professional help

Author: Lucy Richardson Property Search Consultancy

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Case study relating to an expat property investor interested in keeping a foot on the London property ladder. Two years...

LANDLORD RESOURCES – my favourite websites for research and information

Author: Mark Alexander

6th July 2012, 14 years ago | 12

There are literally thousands of websites offering landlord resources but in this article I’m going to focus on the landlord...

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What happens to mortgages when a landlord dies?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I wrote an article a few weeks ago about a conversation I’d had with a financial advisor about what happens...

Lawnmowers – do landlords have to provide them?

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd July 2012, 14 years ago | 25

“I need to use grass cutting machine” said my Polish tenant when he called me one Saturday afternoon. You mean...

There’s good money in bungalow refurbishment

Author: Mark Alexander

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Whilst a bungalow isn’t likely to provide you with the highest possible rental yield, bungalows should not be overlooked as...

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My first intentional property investment part 5

Author: Mark Alexander

26th June 2012, 14 years ago | 4

By 1999 I had realised that I needed to put money aside for maintenance. Tenants were moving in and out...

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Buy to Let Property Hotspots – LIVERPOOL L4

Author: Property Hotspots

26th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Thanks to Don Holmes of Go Direct Lettings for providing us with details of a recently completed deal in Liverpool...

Buy to Let Property Hotspots – Showcasing Norwich

Author: Mark Alexander

25th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Every Town and City in the UK has its own unique set of dynamics when it comes to property values...

Property Management Checklist

Author: Mark Alexander

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 4

My first intentional property investment part 4 – “My first Property Management Checklist“ In the last instalment of the story of my first...

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Buy to Let Property Hotspots – Calling All Sales and Letting Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

19th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

We are always very pleased to hear from Sales and Letting Agents up and down the country about what they believe are...

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Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will...