Tag: Strategy

@HMOlandlady explains how not to invest into HMO’s

Author: HMOLandlady

4th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Letting is a business, right?  Why is it, then, that some of my friends think I swan around all day...

My Property Strategy – Opinions Please

Author: Readers Question

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

My property strategy is to purchase 2 bed terraced properties around £130-150K value but try to buy from motivated sellers...

Labour plans for a National Register of Private Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The Labour Party policy review paper indicated: The Party is considering creating a national register of private landlords so that...

Interest only or Repayment BuytoLet mortgages

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

A common question from new Landlords is why are so many BuytoLet mortgages taken out on an Interest only basis...

Negotiating with estate agents

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 42

Over the last few days a newbie property investor called Craig has been picking the brains of myself and Mary...

Landlords Life Insurance Calculator

Author: Mark Alexander

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 10

What is the minimum amount of Landlords Life Insurance we really ought to purchase? I suspect the reason most property investors choose...

Can I charge tenants for extra admin if they are in arrears?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 16

Following the news from Property118 last week regarding “no win no fee” debt collection for landlords I have been re-thinking...

Terry Lucking of Belvoir Lettings Cambridge and Peterborough

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Terry Lucking of Belvoir Lettings Cambridge and Peterborough I have been trading in lettings since 1999 with our offices in...

Ian MacQueen of Glasgow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Ian MacQueen of Glasgow I have been a landlord for a few years now and I currently rent out two...

Landlords Bank Account Question

Author: Readers Question

27th February 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Scott Hymas has written in to ask what other landlords do in terms of bank accounts. Scott said  … “I...

My New Build Property Investment Strategy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th February 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Two bedroom new build houses are my favourite type of property to invest into. They are easy to let, offer...

Mortgage Facilities for Professional Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

What do you give to professional property investors who are maxed out with their current lenders, with over £1m of buy...

Mortgage Express Right to Consolidate

Author: Matthew Farrow

14th February 2013, 13 years ago | 53

I have been a buy to let mortgage broker for several years and recently heard the most alarming story in...

Philip Allen of London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Philip Allen of London I have been a landlord since 2006, surviving and growing stronger through some of the most...

Landlords lose deposits as lenders pull out on completion day

Author: Mark Alexander

7th February 2013, 13 years ago | 9

I have heard lots of stories about mortgage lenders withdrawing their mortgage offers on completion day in the last 6...

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London Central Portfolio Ltd report Empty Homes Crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Central London Landlords are not the villains as thousands are owned and unused by poorest boroughs in an empty homes...

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Genesis Housing Association respond early to Montague Report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Genesis Housing Association is entering into an unprecedented and innovative financial agreement for its Stratford Halo development in East London...

Landlords Tax Planning Strategy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2012, 13 years ago | 12

“Milking the Buy-to-Let” is a Landlords Tax Planning Strategy which is very much under utilised. The strategy applies only to...

LHA Tenants and Advice to Landlords from John Paul @TheLHAExpert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2012, 13 years ago | 1

Both John Paul and the The Castledene Group have earned an enviable reputation of being leading experts in the management...

Landlords Exit Strategy – Readers CGT Question

Author: Readers Question

29th December 2012, 13 years ago | 14

“Hello Mark, very impressed with your site, I have a question for you: My wife and I have a small...