Tag: Strategy

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Landlords advice – 10 things landlords should seriously consider before it is too late

Author: Mark Alexander

29th December 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Landlords advice – 10 things landlords should seriously consider before it is too late 1. Know when to stop investing...

Post credit crunch property investor story

Author: Readers Question

14th November 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Lucasz is a post credit crunch property investor. In other words, 100% of his property success has been achieved since...

Tax Status of Buy to Let Profits

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd November 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I have just received an email from a gentleman called Kevyn Davies-Jones about the tax status of buy to let...

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Advanced Rent – is this the ultimate assurance for landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Tenant referencing has now evolved to the extent that insurance companies are prepared to underwrite the risks associated with the...

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FSA Mortgage Market Review and the PRS

Author: Neil Patterson

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The FSA Mortgage Market Review rules will come into effect on 26 April 2014 and I have listed the FSA’s...

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The Truth About Buying Repossessed Property

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

18th October 2012, 14 years ago | 11

All the property “gurus” (and I’ve really started to despise that word) advocate buying BMV property – “you make your...

Net Rental Yields and how to increase them

Author: Mark Alexander

17th October 2012, 14 years ago | 8

There are two obvious ways to increase net rental yield; 1) reduce outgoings 2) increase income – but how? In...

Spotlight on John Blackwood of the Scottish Association of Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

John Blackwood has worked in the private rented sector for nearly 20 years and has extensive experience in advising both...

New business model for landlords and letting agents

Author: Mark Alexander

9th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Could the Deed of Assurance (available exclusively to members of The GOOD Landlords Campaign) be the basis of a brand...

What is “The GOOD Landlords Campaign”?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The GOOD Landlords Campaign is a concept born as a result of a community of like minded professional landlords sharing...

Your Questions Answered

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Who runs The GOOD Landlords Campaign? At the moment the campaign is run by Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com. In...

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Ben Reeve-Lewis has a possession question for district judges

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

18th September 2012, 14 years ago | 18

Are district judges staging an unspoken rebellion in possession cases? This article is largely based on possession claims brought by...

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“Rent 2 Rent” strategy under the microscope

Author: Mark Alexander

17th September 2012, 14 years ago | 29

According to Francis Dolley who regularly leaves comments on this forum, “Rent 2 Rent” is being widely debated on various Facebook...

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Squatters Rights – what’s not changed

Author: Mark Alexander

1st September 2012, 14 years ago | 27

In this blog I intend to dispel a few urban myths which appear to be forming, both amongst landlords and squatters themselves...

Exit plan – move in before selling up to avoid CGT

Author: Mark Alexander

28th August 2012, 14 years ago | 23

This weekend I received an email from Cissie asking “If I move into a buy to let property which has...

Selling a tenanted property portfolio – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

18th August 2012, 14 years ago | 15

My brother and I have decided to sell 9 of the properties in our portfolio. The purpose is to raise...

Property Refurbishment – A guide for newbies

Author: Mark Alexander

16th August 2012, 14 years ago | 14

I spent most of yesterday with a lovely couple from Luton who emailed me asking for some guidance. After exchanging...

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Void periods – one of the landlords greatest enemies

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13th August 2012, 14 years ago | 10

As we all know, the landlord’s most dreaded expense is void periods and I am always looking at innovative ways...

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Buy When There Is Blood In The Streets

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

13th August 2012, 14 years ago | 4

John D Rockefeller, the richest man who ever lived, once said “buy when there is blood in the streets”. Warren...

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Trading Company BuyToLet + Landlords Tax Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

8th August 2012, 14 years ago | 2

It is not easy to arrange a BuyToLet mortgage for a trading company, the few lenders that do offer loans...

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Wonderful Reader Testimonial – “too good to be true”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Hello Mark, I am a partner in a 4 person deal owning 8 properties as a Ltd Co, and I thought...