27 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Are we ready for the base rate to change?

I was reading a news story the other day, which made a really valid point about how we view the UK’s existing base rate…
To sum up the story, property advisors are supposedly getting concerned that as a nation we are getting too used to the base rate being low and are forgetting that it is [...]

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27 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Bye Bye HIPs

Now I don’t know about you but since the Housing Minister announced that they are abolishing HIPs I haven’t known how to react.
On the one side this is great news for homeowners as it means that they won’t have to pay at least £500 to create them, but on the other, this pack actually contained [...]

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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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01 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Does The New Stamp Duty Holiday Apply To You?

I may no longer be classed as a ‘first time buyer’, but following the governments revelation of their new 2 year first time buyer stamp duty holiday last week I have to admit that I was interested in how they were going to regulate it.

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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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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 the [...]

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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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28 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

How To Be A Successful Property Investor

Are you looking to be a successful property investor and need to know how to become a success. Read our guide to property investing.

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