Tag: Strategy

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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...

Are you witnessing increasing rent defaults?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

I’ve read a number of press releases and quoted many of them here in my Blog articles stating that circa...

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Mark Alexander’s interview with Paul Spriggins – UK Holiday Lets investor/developer

Author: Mark Alexander

24th January 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Paul Spriggins In this interview Paul explains how he develops brick and tile UK holiday park homes, sells them for £71,000,...

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Mortgage lending slumps to lowest level for a decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending has slumped to the lowest level for a decade as banks and building societies tighten their grip on...

Landlords Insurance Tips – reduce costs, minimise risk

Author: Mark Alexander

19th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

By Neil Patterson, Partner of The Money Centre. Remember; insurance companies have to make money too, but as a landlord...

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TV business guru switches on to wills and IHT

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Business guru Gerry Robinson is turning his talents to solving inheritance tax and estate planning problems for families in a...

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Questions to ask a Property Sourcer

Author: Mark Alexander

10th January 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Two of the UK’s largest buy to let mortgage providers have introduced a criteria not to accept mortgage applications for...

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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...

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The next generation of property investors

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 4

By Mark Alexander. The next generation of property investors will: Have good jobs and surplus income Have plenty of equity...

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...

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Student lettings are in a class of their own

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Business is booming for student landlords as rents, property values and returns are all increasing. The average student landlord benefitted...

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Trio sentenced for £4.6 million mortgage fraud

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 2

Link to the original Mortgage Strategy article which reads as follows: Three people, including a former police financial investigator were...

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

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 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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Taxman won’t take estate planning on trust. Property investors with portfolios with values exceeding the IHT single/married thresholds of £325,000 and £625,000 are expected to face higher levels of investigation from HM Revenue and Customs.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Wealthy families with complicated inheritance tax (IHT) avoidance schemes are the likely targets of tax ‘hit squads’. Property investors with...

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Professional landlords snap up more homes to let. Buy to let accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business in the three months ending September 30

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Experienced landlords are still expanding their buy to let portfolios and accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business...

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University cities are running out of student digs

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Many of Britain’s leading university cities are running out of accommodation for students, according to a report by a leading...