Tag: Property investment

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Property couple’s £1 billion pound spending spree turns sour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Property investors Brian and Mary Pat O’Donnell prospered in the boom times by buying up trophy office buildings in prime...

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Running a buy to let property – Landlord law FAQ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are often fined huge sums in court for failing to maintain their properties.  Some deserve their fines but many...

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Buy to let mortgage war hots up with rate cuts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The buy to let mortgage war is hotting up as more lenders cut rates as they grapple with each other...

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Property price tumbles cost homeowners £110 a week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property price rises and falls added up to the average home losing £110 in value every week last year, according...

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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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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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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...

BLOG QUESTION OF THE WEEK – Why are YOU a property investor?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 2

After becoming an accidental landlord in the late 80’s I later realised this was the business I wanted to be...

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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...

Running a buy to let business as a limited company

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 18

Buy to let landlords making big rental profits and looking to save tax often flirt with the idea of running...

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Platform signals new fixed rate buy to let deals

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The Co-op Bank’s buy to let lending arm, Platform Mortgages, has a new range of fixed rate deals for property...

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Investing in commercial property

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Commercial property investment is much like sinking cash in to buy to let homes to rent – as a landlord...

A simple guide on how to calculate maximum loan based on lenders criteria.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

By Neil Patterson, Partner of The Money Centre. Most mortgage lenders use credit scoring to determine whether an applicant is...

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Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here are some tips about some of the expenses that cause landlords and their accountants the most problems.

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses....

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 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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Making sure a selling price adds up for capital gains. Property investors must know the break-even figure to set the asking price and to negotiate with a prospective buyer who makes an offer

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

House sellers need to do their sums before accepting an offer on a property investment to make sure the figures...

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Property investors must act to avoid 40% tax bill

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The best laid Tory plans to boost inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds to £1 million after the election were shelved as...

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What’s more important, cashflow or liquidity? Mark Alexander reports

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Cashflow is simply defined as regular income. Positive cashflow is when income exceeds expenditure and you make a profit. So...

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The blight and wrongs of buying property. Plenty of advice on what to buy hits the headlines – but tips on what not to buy are rare

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Good property investment is about picking the right home that attracts good tenants ready to pay a competitive rent. Plenty...