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Property Management Advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Should I do my own Property Management or contract it out? This is a question that every buy to let...

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Property Investment Advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Quality Property Investment Advice isn’t easy to come by.  There are plenty of self proclaimed experts and guru’s who will...

The various and wondrous ways that tenancies end

Author: Tessa Shepperson

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

This is the last in this series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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Refurb Mortgages. The Property Investors Dream!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Lisa Orme is an experienced property developer, investor and mortgage broker and specialises in property and financial services for new...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

Feedback required on Landlordzone.co.uk

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2011, 15 years ago | 10

I came across this web-site recently (http://www.landlordzone.co.uk) and I thought it looked very professional.  Can anybody who’s used it give me some...

Due Diligence – By Mark Alexander

Author: Mark Alexander

27th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

I am constantly amazed when I hear that people spend a fortune on property education courses or invest their pension...

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Property Tribes TV Interview “Meet the man with 9,000 properties”

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A link to the Property Tribes discussion can be found here.

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Have you got what it takes to be a landlord?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

6th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Have you got what it takes to be a landlord? Often people seem to think that being a landlord  is...

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How I choose my tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of the market.  My typical tenant profile is...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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How I minimise rental voids

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A one month rental void accounts for 8.33% of your annual rental income.  For many landlords this is the difference...

Guest Blog – Landlords … more despised than Katie Price?

Author: Vanessa Warwick

2nd February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

  This article was written by Vanessa Warwick @4_Walls on The Property Tribes forum. 

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The origins of the phrase Bulls and Bears – heated debate

Author: Mark Alexander

9th January 2011, 15 years ago | 7

This week I’ve been involved in a group debate with three people who hide their identity on a popular property...

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Sell or hold after completing a refurbishment?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 15 years ago | 14

This question was recently asked on a property forum and inspired me to write this post. A spreadsheet could be...

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Where would you go to find cash rich investors to JV with you?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2010, 15 years ago | 1

I ask this question purely out of interest.  I am NOT looking for JV partners. 

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Very witty – Flirting With Property …… till death us do part.

Author: Mark Alexander

18th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

 Picked up in a conversation at the Property Tribes forum.  It was just too good not to share. 

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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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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

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Buy to let strategy – the 20% liquidity reserve rule of thumb

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 8

This rule of thumb is very simple.  If you have £100,000 of buy to let mortgages you should have £20,000...