A straight-talking North East house doctor has compiled her top tips on how to sell or let your property as fast as possible and prove everyone’s home can be a castle. Enterprising Durham-based interior designer Violet Harrison is on a mission to get the housing market moving and has helped thousands of high profile clients […]

I’ve received a letter from my letting agency (not going to name them) saying that the guidelines and regulations have changed regarding my tenancy going to periodic.  I pay monthly so does not seem to make sense to me. Then it goes on to say I might, in the next few months, have to sign […]

Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation reduced for a record sixth month to 1.6% for the year to March 2014. That means you now need to spend on average £101.60 to buy the same things 12 months ago. This sounds bad, but it is predicted to be the first time inflation will fall below average wage […]

I see myself as being more of a property speculator than a property investor or a landlord. I would very much appreciate your views on my considerations and deliberations.  I have seen some very nice leasehold flats which I can buy new build, fully furnished for £183,000 each. This represents quite a significant discount on […]

Having typed this question into Google I couldn’t find the answer so I thought I’d start a thread here. Maybe I should have called it “battle of the sexes” but I doubt that would rank highly in search results if others have a similar question. So do men or women make the best landlords and […]

I am trying to sell a rental property and have been approached by someone offering me full market value with a ‘delay’ in purchasing/completion. Meanwhile they will cover all mortgage and insurance payments until completion. I am sceptical…should I be? Thanks Maria

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If I want to add my daughter to the deeds of my BTL properties. Can I do so without informing the mortgage lender first?  When I inform them will the lender ask me to pay them an admin fee or require me to do a new mortgage application? What would happen if I added her […]

Hi there, I have a B2L property that I bought 9 years ago for £250k and I’ve rented it out from day one. I have never lived there so I cant claim PPR or lettings relief.  I’ve now got a buyer for the property at £325k so even after I deduct £10k buying and selling […]

Hi We are in the process of buying a brand new property with Redrow. Looking into the conditions of the lease it has been specified that the Ground Rent will start at £400 per year increasing to double at year 10 and consecutively doubling every 10 years for 5 consecutive times.  We are a bit […]

Landlord Action has lambasted Government plans to increase court fees as “extortionate”.  The planned changes will take effect from 22nd April 2014, where fees for possession claims will see one of the largest increases at 60%, and could spark a stampede of possession cases in the next two weeks from landlords trying to beat the […]

Hello All, I am hoping to tap into your wealth of experience here. I am helping a physically ill person sell a property. The tenant has stopped paying rent and refuses to move out, even though exchange of contracts is very close.  The tenants panicked when the mortgage lender instructed Court bailiffs to evict them […]

I am very new to this. I am negotiating a rent review and my tenants agent says that as the occupation of the flat above the shop is restricted to the shop trader there is a convention in such circumstances that the rent attributable to this part of the accommodation under the principle lease should […]

I have just had my tenants move out of the property during a 2 month section 21 notice I served on them. It was due to expire on 3rd June. The tenancy ended on 3rd April, but they contacted me only 5 days before they decided to move out saying they would be going on […]

My tenant signed surrender notice on 7th march and agreed to vacate on 31st March. They say they wont leave now until 31st April. They are two months behind with the rent. Can I now evict them or will I have to go down section 8 route. Thanks in advance for your replies Regards Daniel […]

I became a landlord about 10 years ago, as a pension investment. At that time, returns in my local area were relatively poor. I bought in an area that had 8-8.5% returns and had my properties managed locally. I am a Chartered Surveyor with significant property management experience, so I believed that I came into […]

Recently named one of the ‘Top 3 cities to visit worldwide’, Liverpool Buy to Let property is a hot topic. Offering some of the highest yields in the country for Buy to Let investors, the city is the ideal location for both young professionals and students alike. The Courtyard at X1 The Quarter is a […]

The first question that investors ask about student property is always “How easy is it to sell?”. The typical yields of between 8% and 9% remain attractive but it is the exit strategy that has held people back. Those worries have been completely resolved with a city centre development with residential planning. Now investors can […]

Last Year Zoopla named Glasgow the highest yielding region for student Buy to Let investment. Clyde House is a Boutique style student Buy to Let development in Glasgow  with only 21 units left for sale at prices starting from £57,500. The Development is within walking distance to Glasgow Universities creating demand from over 45,000 students […]

I am in favour of new regulations which could help to save lives but I don’t understand why only the lives of tenants seem to matter in the eyes of the law. I don’t have gas at home but I do have electricity (yes even in mid Norfolk LOL) and I also have an electrical […]

Precise Mortgages have launched a limited Edition Buy to Let product range that is topping the Trigold mortgage searches at the moment. Trigold is a whole of market mortgage search engine used under license by mortgage brokers and IFAs. It is recognised by the FCA as part of the regulated mortgage process to justify products […]