Tag: Landlord news

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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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Changes to Landlord News – do you like it? Have your say.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 2

You may have noticed some changes to Landlord News which include:

Sarah Beeny (Channel 4 Property Ladder presenter) to write an exclusive article for Landlord News.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

  This week Sarah agreed to write an exclusive article for Landlord News to explain how her latest online venture...

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It’s a buyer’s market for landlords with cash to invest

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors may find the next few months an ideal time to buy reasonably priced property as buyer confidence slips...

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Landlord News

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

With so many contradicting reports and opinions within the media it is hard to know who or what to believe....

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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Landlords set to profit from generation of renters. Housing minister Grant Shapps has told the nation that Britain cannot afford another boom-and-bust house price explosion

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors are witnessing a shift in the housing market that will affect people’s attitudes to buying and renting homes...

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Councils challenge HMO planning reversal in High Court

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Student landlords and shared house investors planning and licensing rules face scrutiny under a second legal challenge – this time...

The Money Centre’s Estate Planning Partners look to team up with several charities. When people are diagnosed with a critical illness or a degenerative disease plenty of people offer tea and sympathy but very few offer good practical advice

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

We’ve recently embarked on a new initiative to provide Estate Planning advice to people who need it most, whilst at...

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Who really cares if house prices fall? Are falling prices an opportunity or a threat and what actions should you be taking right now?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Switch on the TV or radio news, open the paper and log in to the internet and just about everyone...

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Spotlight on our Tax and Accountancy partners. Landlord News articles about Tax and accountancy are the best read. In this issue we provide more information on the levels of assistance our partners can provide

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

The most popular articles in Landlord News are undoubtedly those that relate to tax and accountancy advice. Steve Sims, author...

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Student boom fuels soaring house price growth. Student numbers are increasing as universities and colleges in towns and cities all over the UK expand. But while student populations are on the up, only one new bed space was created for every eight new students in 2009 – and the numbers are still outpacing accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors looking for the best returns on their cash should look at the booming student letting sector. Student numbers...

Is your property portfolio ownership structure optimised to enable you to pay the minimum amount of CGT, income tax and IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 14

In this article I look at the differences between owning property as joint tenants, tenants in common or as individuals....

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Commercial property landlords need to do better, say businesses.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Commercial property tenants are finding relationships with landlords are better but they still have room for improvement. Tenants marked their...

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Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

The UK’s average property value is currently £167,953, according to the Halifax’s latest survey. It is probably fair to say...

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Bank of England pegs interest rate at record low yet again. That’s 18 months in a row but what does this mean for landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief for another month as the Bank of England’s Monetary...

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What sort of property business do you run? This is the first in a series of articles that we will be running in Landlord News explaining how to optimise the ownership structure of your property business for tax purposes

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Building on the success of a property business involves much more than managing tenants in rental homes. Many investors start...

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Mortgage Express client labels their Choices Overpayment Scheme “sharp practice”.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Mrs Anne Nixon, a Mortgage Express customer, has reported to landlord News; “Over the last year I have over-paid 2...

Are 8% interest rates scaremongering?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Mark Alexander  explains why, even though rates at these levels are extremely unlikely, high interest rates due to high inflation...