Tag: Property investment

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...

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My first intentional property investment part 3

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Just two years after buying my first intentional property investment I owned 9 more. Buying that first one was like finding...

The tragic story of an HMO tenant

Author: Mark Alexander

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I remember several years back meeting an old farmer boy type landlord in the car park on my way into...

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Do property investments have a golden lining?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Property investors often have a key question – is my money better off in property or in some other form...

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Part two of the story of my first intentional property investment

Author: Mark Alexander

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Having agreed to buy my first intentional property investment I soon realised that it’s a bit like a visit to...

Revealed – the great leasehold service charge rip-off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 21

It’s likely that if you own a leasehold buy to let property that you have been a victim of the...

My first intentional property investment – part 1

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 15

The story began in 1989 when I purchased a property which I soon realised I couldn’t afford to live in....

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Top 5 signposts to a holiday let with year round occupancy potential

Author: Martyn Stubbs

30th May 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Down here in sunny East Sussex, certain aspects of property investment are thriving, despite the economic downturn. Holiday lets are...

Lenders cut rates with new buy to let mortgage deals

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowing is expected to increase even more as lenders switch funds away from movers and first...

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Are you a property trader or investor?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2012, 14 years ago | 2

The state of the housing markets has led to many property people changing strategy to avoid losing money on sales....

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MPs urge ministers to open pensions to buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Calls to boost buy to let by upgrading pensions to include residential property are gathering momentum in Parliament. An influential...

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‘Buoyant’ buy to let lending sinks by 5%, lenders report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let borrowing was down 5% in the first three months of the year after a barnstorming end to...

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Get into High Gear with Gearing

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9th May 2012, 14 years ago | 21

Using Finance to Increase your Returns After recently attending local property networking events it still amazes me that investors think...

Property Values vs Interest Rates

Author: Mark Alexander

8th May 2012, 14 years ago | 15

A question that came up in conversation this evening whilst in the car on the way back from my fiancée’s offices...

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Buy to let shines as mortgage lending slumps to 40 year low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let lending was the only bright point in a year when mortgage lending slumped to the lowest levels...

All change on the buy to let mortgage front

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Co-Operative Bank buy to let mortgage customers can breathe a sigh of relief as the wholesale scrapping of interest only...

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Landlords ready to sink more cash in to buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are still purchasing more buy to let homes, according to research by a mortgage lender. Property investors piled cash...

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Pointless property spending ruined the UK economy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2012, 15 years ago | 2

It’s not the money the government prints that triggers a resurgence in the economy, but the way everyone spends the...