12 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Another Blow For Second Homeowners

Second holiday homeowners appear to be having a rough time of it at the moment. Not only are they being pressurised by their friends/family to let them stay in their holiday lets for free or at a discounted rate; they are now facing tax relief losses.
According to new reports, the government is now planning to [...]

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20 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Property Women Awards 2010

If you are a female property investor, then you’ll be more than aware of the National Landlords Associations ‘Property Women Awards 2010’…

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22 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Buy to Let Sector Under Threat

You might remember me commenting the other week on the fact that there are now over 500,000 empty properties across the UK which are currently lying vacant due to councils not wanting to lose their government funds.
Well, the housing crisis just keeps on getting better and better…

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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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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 of [...]

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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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18 January 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Avoid Poor Property Management

It definitely pays to have a strong property management team behind you to help prevent the unsightly costs of having to pay for repairs if your tenant damages your property.
I was reading an article recently about a property investor who had to pay cleaning costs of up to £1,900 after their tenant left their carpets, [...]

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30 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Have You Heard The Property Price Rumours?

I have been hearing a lot of rumours over the last few weeks about how the property market is expected to develop over the next 12 months, and I have to say I am now completely and utterly confused.
You may remember the other week that I discussed Economists predictions which suggested that because of static [...]

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23 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Second Holiday Homes – Are They Where The Money Is?

I have never really been caught up with the idea of having a second home and letting it out when I am not occupying it, but I can definitely see the appeal and why demand for such properties is rising.
I was reading an article by holidaylettings.co.uk the other day and in it they revealed that [...]

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17 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Will 2010 Be The Year Of Professional Landlord?

I am officially in love with Rightmove. A bold statement I know, but I can’t help it since they announced that 2010 will be the ‘Year of the Professional Landlord’.

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