I bought a one bed flat in North London a few years ago to live in with my partner. Recently we purchased our first flat together and have moved into it. I was able to secure the new mortgage partly based on the projected income from the old property – I believe this is known […]

With 5 applications to every 1 place at the University of Bolton, this Greater Manchester suburb is in urgent need of purpose-built student accommodation, something which Trinity Church is uniquely designed for. Comprised of 82 individual flats, this former church and Grade II listed building will undergo an extensive refurbishment to convert it into high-end, […]

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Bill Loryman of HMOTAX Ltd Northampton I am not a landlord, however I do want to support The GOOD Landlords Campaign and welcome the opportunity to network with members. All business property owners including HMO’s, multi-lets and holiday lets are entitled to claim the Capital Allowances that are in the fabric of every commercial property. […]

Have you ever wondered why old wood worm holes are often visible in floor boards  yet there is no history of treatment? Probably not but I will tell you anyway. Woodworm (of which there are many forms from common furniture to the dreaded deathwatch beetle) eventually dies off when the wood dries and provided the […]

BM Solutions, the leading BTL lender from the Lloyds Banking Group, has removed its minimum income requirements for all buy-to-let products in its range. As from Monday 10th June, Birmingham Midshires will finally be joining a handful of other lenders by providing experienced property investors with BTL mortgages without the need to satisfy any minimum […]

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Why on earth would anybody want to search Google for “Bad Landlords”? My stepson (Ilya) bought something to my attention this evening which blew my mind. Ilya is a student at Greenwich University and is studying games development. He’s a self confessed Geek, far worse than me LOL. Mark, he said, you know you run […]

People often talk about getting a tenancy agreement as if it were the same as getting a table or new kettle for the property.  Anything will do. However a tenancy agreement is a very important document.  It contains the rules which govern how your tenant is going to use your property – your valuable investment. […]

How often have you had a tenant complain about damp patches or mould? You may even have had builders or specialists in to fix the problem, only to find that the come back again. Unless you have worked out exactly what is causing the dampness and mould  in the first place, than all a builder […]

When a tenant leaves a landlords property with outstanding debt there is a process to follow which will help with the recovery.  The first thing that is crucial in the recovery process is the location of the current address if the ex tenant has not left a forwarding address. This will be required for any […]

I’m about to exchange contracts on 2 buy-to-let properties next week to add to the property I already own and rent out. According to the Citizen Advice website “You should make sure that buildings insurance is arranged from the date of exchange, because once contracts have been exchanged you are responsible for the property.” 

I have just purchased a 3 storey property and I’m looking into the best options. I have worked out all calculations based on turning it into ground floor 1 bed flat and 2 bed flat over top two floors but it has been mentioned that a HMO would be a really good option? I don’t […]

The value of private residential property development projects starting on site is up 15.2% compared with the same period in 2012 according to fresh figures from just release by construction industry analysts Glenigan. The UK construction industry has seen a rise of nearly 1.9% in new building project starts in the three months to May, […]

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Letting is a business, right?  Why is it, then, that some of my friends think I swan around all day tipping my fictional hat to the occasional tenant with one hand whilst emptying their pockets with the other I currently have 30 tenants (25 of which are in HMOs), purchasing a house to convert into […]

Buy to let investors in Peterborough can see between 8 to 10% pre tax returns on capital employed for standard housing and over 14% for HMO multilets. Peterborough is part of the London, Stansted and Cambridge growth corridor which is needed to accommodate the growth of London. According to the initial Assessment of Growth Potential […]

My property was two doors up from the property directly opposite the property that blew up in Tinsley, Sheffield. It is rented out by a local housing association. Our property roof tiles were damaged in the blast. There is literally nothing left of the property. The housing association is having to rehouse not only their […]

I wonder if someone would be good enough to explain rental yield to me as I want to know I am on a sustainable track. We have one property which we bought outright for £129000 and we rent this out for £600 pcm. We then remortgaged another property we owned outright to raise the deposits […]

Citizens Advice apparently advised my periodic tenant yesterday that she can move out immediately by signing a letter agreeing to DPS releasing the deposit to me. I suppose, technically, she has given her one month notice and paid her final month’s rent in the form of the deposit. She is at liberty to vacate any […]

Did you know its not actually necessary, legally, to have a tenancy agreement?  You can create a perfectly valid tenancy on a handshake, handing over the keys and collecting the rent from your tenant (s54(2) Law of Property Act 1925). The tenant goes in and, bingo – assured shorthold tenancy created. No problem. Or is […]