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The Money Centre reports on how SIPPS pension rule changes may allow buy to let homes

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Ministers may consider including residential investment property in self-invested pension schemes (SIPPS) that would lead to a major pension industry...

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Fund managers to sink cash in to commercial property. Two out of three investment fund managers intend to put cash in to commercial property in the coming months

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Two out of three investment fund managers intend to put cash in to commercial property in the coming months. Many...

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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, 16 years ago | 0

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

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Commercial property landlords need to do better, say businesses.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Commercial property tenants are finding relationships with landlords are better but they still have room for improvement. Tenants marked their...

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Survey shows buy to let rents surge to highest for two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Rents have hit a two-year peak as the squeeze on mortgages has dried up funds for first time buyers and...

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Landlords should ‘grass up’ illegal cannabis farms. Would you know how to detect whether your property might be being used as a cannabis farm without entering the property?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords need to turn detective and make sure they police how tenants are using their rental properties otherwise insurers could...

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Official figures confirm London house price boom. UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than in June 2010, according to the Communities and Local Government Department House Price Index

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The seasonally adjusted index for the month was 4.7% below the recent peak in April 2008, but 11.1% above the...

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Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

The UK’s average property value is currently £167,953, according to the Halifax’s latest survey. It is probably fair to say...

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Property investors to see 9.6% returns by end of 2010. Information acquired from various sources including Halifax, Nationwide, IMD and NAEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The housing market seems to have shaken out the inflation excesses of the boom period of a few years ago....

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Does anyone know how much tax they should pay? Landlords and property investors face a confusing time with their tax returns as most do not have a clue as to what they can claim against tax and how to work out their income tax. Most find capital gains tax an impenetrable nightmare and few understand how to keep the right financial records to back up rental accounts and tax claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Tax is obviously too taxing for most people as around 1.4 million UK workers have to repay an average of...

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Brokers set up more COMMERCIAL loans but cash is still tough to find reports the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB).

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy-to-let lending through specialist business finance brokers is up 66% in 2010 – but is still way behind the billions...

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Investors see homes double in value in the last 10 years according to a survey from the Halifax.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors have seen homes double in value over the past 10 years despite the ups and downs of recession....

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Buy to let bonanza as rents set to soar.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Increasing tenant demand and a fall in the number of properties available to let are driving rents higher, says the...

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Land Registry Reports house prices rise by 6.7% in past year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

House prices are pretty much at a stand still this year although prices are up an average 6.7% for all...

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Landlords eager to expand buy-to-let portfolios. Report from LSL Property Services

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

One in four buy to let landlords have solid confidence in property investment and believe now is a good time...

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Don’t bank on the high street lenders to finance your business. The Chief Executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers speaks out following a survey of members regarding the true state of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors and small businesses are finding problems borrowing as banks and finance institutions have slashed lending by about £13...

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High yields and low prices spark a boom in the UK holiday lettings market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Low house prices and interest rates have sparked a holiday home boom as investors swoop property at popular tourist locations...