Archive | Property Owner Advice

25 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Lenders Lower Buy To Let Deposit Sizes

If finance has been getting in the way of you climbing onto the property investment ladder, then you may be interested in the following buy to let loans that I have found.

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23 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Nicer Taxes For Landlords Please…

In an ideal world, property taxes wouldn’t provide so much of a financial limitation for us property investors, but such wishes rarely enter into existence… However, I did spot an article today which has given me some hope that the Budget Report tomorrow will present better opportunities for investors.

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15 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Do You Know Your Mortgage Rate?

It is strange what information you come across when you are reading a paper or browsing the web, but this recent story even startled me. According to research by mortgage advisors John Charcol, more than 28% of the UK property market does not know the size or cost of their mortgage rates, whilst a further [...]

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11 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Tribute To Kristian Digby…

I just wanted to say a few words about popular property presenter Kristian Digby who sadly passed away last week at the ripe age of only 32.

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08 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Good News For First Time Buyers…

It may be a long time ago now since I bought my first property, but I definitely remember the struggles of trying to get onto the property ladder and save up for a deposit. That is why it is with great happiness that I reveal that leading lenders Santanders are increasing the maximum loan sizes [...]

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01 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Could you become mortgage free by 50?

According to statistics by Co-operative Bank Mortgages, 62% of the UK’s population wants to be mortgage free by the age of 50, and I honestly cannot blame them. Free from the obligation of having to pay hundreds of pounds every single month towards their property. To become mortgage free, you can finally focus on preparing [...]

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25 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Beware Nuisance Neighbours On Property Lets

No one wants to move in next to a nuisance neighbour who makes a racket, blocks your driveway or is abusive, and this is the same for your tenants too. Like homeowners the last thing they want to do is live next to someone who harasses them – they want to live in peace. But [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Government Website Enables Tenants To Name And Shame Landlords

If you are unfamiliar with the recent ruling by the government to implement stricter landlord regulations in order to offer tenants greater protection against deposit loss and poor property maintenance, then you have only heard the half of it.

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08 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Off-Plan Investors Face £1,000s In Damages

I think you’ll agree with me when I say that it is not fun to be in off-plan at the moment. I was reading the case of Steven Dowd in the papers the other day, and he is just one of hundreds of homeowners who have been hit by off-plan investment complications.

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01 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Second Homeowners Threatened By Cyprus Ruling

Although I don’t get involved in overseas property investment per se, I do still have a keen interest in what is happening on their property market. Take this news story I read about this morning… Over 6,400 property investors who own second homes in Cyprus may now be at risk of losing their land following [...]

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