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Tuesday June 19
Landlords grow their buy-to-let portfolio through a seven-day second…
The directors of an investment company, who own nearly 250 properties, are set to grow their portfolio after Together delivered funding secured against part of their buy-to-let empire – in just seven days. The lender provided a second charge loan over 26 of their rental homes, worth £3.5 million,…
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Tuesday June 19
Revealed: the most affordable places in the UK for…
Revealed: the most affordable places in the UK for teachers £27,000 is the average starting salary for London-based NQT’s The average property price in Manchester is 40% less then London Manchester home to 77 of the UK’s top performing schools Nearly 90% of primary schools in Brighton and Hove…
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Tuesday June 12
MMR: mumps, measles and rubella? No, the new Mortgage…
What it means and how to retain an ability to finance deals. Just Do Property Interviews Mat Rees BSc (Hons) MSc - Chief Executive Officer at Beneficial Life (London) Ltd You can watch the 5 minute video here or read the transcript below. Beneficial Life (London), is a fast-growing…
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Tuesday June 12
Buying a Leasehold? Read this first!
Most people have aspirations to buy a freehold property – you'll own it outright (even if you have to pay off a mortgage for a number of years) and you won't have to think about things like lease extensions, ground rent and service charges. But the simple fact of the…
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Monday June 11
6 steps to creating a home cinema in your…
The garage is a perfect room to convert into a home cinema. It’s dark, isolated from the rest of the house and generally underused. If you have a neglected garage and want to turn it into a cosy home cinema, a den you can retreat to binge watch box sets,…
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Monday June 11
‘Staycation’ boom offering opportunities for holiday let investors
Landlords and property investors are taking notice of a growing trend of the Great British ‘staycation’, with a number of them looking to rent out holiday properties on a short-term basis. On the back of good weather last year – England and Wales had the warmest spring since records began…
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Monday June 11
Free tickets to the Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Latest figures released by Hiscox’s Renovations and Extensions Report 2018 reveal that 14 per cent of homeowners in the South East would prefer to renovate their property rather than relocate, with a fivefold national rise since 2013. For those who want to tap into this route, The Southern Homebuilding…
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Friday June 01
Enhance your home with more house plants and reap…
More and more studies are proving to us the health benefits of house plants. The Boston fern has been found to purify the air of formaldehyde, for example, whilst the eucalyptus has the potential to help with decongestion. Even looking at plants has been shown to lower pain levels and…
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Wednesday May 30
How to Drive Down Utility Costs on Business Premises
Within the UK economy, a lack of competition has spiked a hike in prices. A period of stagnancy has inspired a scandal in the utility costs, plunging many British businesses into jeopardy. Overall, UK businesses are paying far over the average price for their energy, especially when compared with their…
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Tuesday May 29
AirBnB market - Don't let the bed bugs bite!
Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite! With more and more households joining the AirBnB market, and taking on responsibilities they might not previously have considered, the writer believes that this rhyme may prompt consideration of the health aspects a property owner should be aware of.…
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Thursday May 24
Local Businesses and Residents Working Together for a Greener…
In this day and age it can seem difficult for individual or small groups to make noticeable differences to the areas they live in, as corporate juggernauts steamroll any potential changes that may a detrimental effect on their livelihood. This would be most evident in the London, the UK hub…
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Tuesday May 22
What is your ideal retirement lifestyle?
Your retirement lifestyle will be determined by how much you have saved in your pension pot. But how much will you need to save, to cover all your outgoings from cars and holidays, to theatre tickets and groceries? A UK Pension provider, True Potential Investor, has released findings on the…
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Monday May 21
Banner placement in the property industry: selecting the perfect…
Competition in the property sector is tough, which means marketing is essential to success. Aside from the design, marketers need to consider where they will place their printed products once they’re ready to go — put them in the wrong spot and your ROI could plummet! If you’re searching for…
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Monday May 21
Protecting Your Property from Japanese Knotweed
By Nic Seale It's growing season and that means many property owners are on the lookout for signs that Japanese knotweed may be encroaching onto their land. This is a very real problem that's affecting landlords all over the UK. To get an idea of the scale of the problem,…
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Wednesday May 16
‘Some say buy-to-let is dead – but my portfolio…
It’s been a tough few years for buy-to-let property investors. The latest wave of cuts to tax relief on landlords’ mortgage interest was ushered in this month and reports have been rife that landlords are exiting the buy-to-let sector in their droves. However, many believe the death of buy-to-let has been…
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Tuesday May 15
Will your retirement plans withstand Brexit fears?
With the full force of Brexit yet to be felt, those who are saving for retirement need to be wary of the potential impact on their plans. While markets have remained resilient following the initial shock of the Brexit vote, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that the impact…
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Tuesday May 15
DIY vs Tradesmen: Property Improvements You Should and Shouldn’t…
It is common practice amongst private property owners to seek out houses that require renovating before selling on for higher profit margins — or letting out for better monthly returns. The concept sees such popularity because, to put it simply, it works. Repairs and improvements take time, but the investment…
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Tuesday May 15
Are Britain’s current gas safety checks good enough?
For Britain’s five million privately rented out properties — gas safety has been dubbed as a ‘postcode lottery’ regardless of the requirements set out by the government. And it’s not just property owners who are in the firing line – more than one in five small business energy users don’t…
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Thursday May 10
Bank of England leave interest rates frozen at 0.5%
Today, the Bank of England announced that they will leave interest rates frozen at 0.5% after speculation that we could see an increase of 0.25%. This will be welcome news for thousands of UK homeowners who could have seen the cost of their monthly mortgage payments increase as a result,…
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Tuesday May 08
How to protect your family from asbestos exposure
Well known as a dangerous material, asbestos was banned completely from use in the UK in 1999, but it can still be found in many homes around the country. Whether you have just moved into a new house or you are about to carry out some renovations of your current…
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Tuesday May 08
Equity Release vs. Downsizing: The Pros and Cons
It’s common for families to reach a stage in their life where much-needed money is tied up in their house. Whether they could do with funds for a specific purchase or investment, or wish to support their retirement income, the most straightforward option may be through an equity release scheme…
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Thursday May 03
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show reports growth of over…
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show has experienced a 16.27 per cent growth in visitor numbers in the past five years. This increase reflects the continuing rise in live projects, with 82 per cent of the active audience that recently attended The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC in…
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Thursday May 03
Tenant hoarder’ leaves landlord in a financial mess
Ex-social worker and professional landlord of 30 years, Leslie-Ann Franklin, is facing having to sell the rental property she lives next door to in March, Cambridgeshire, after a complex case involving an extreme hoarder has left her in financial ruin. With her story due to be aired on this week’s…
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Tuesday May 01
What can Property Investors expect in the new financial…
Richard Hamilton – Head of Property at Davis Blank Furniss – talks about what property investors can expect in the new financial year: Richard, how are things looking in the marketplace right now? Well, the new financial year has just begun so time will tell if doom and gloom or…
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Monday April 30
Andy Burnham - Speech at RLA Conference, Manchester
Andy Burnham, the Major of Manchester addressed the RLA's Future Renting North conference in Manchester last week. He pointed out that only good landlords would be attending the conference, bad landlords don't attend property conferences. He denounced conditions of properties in the area and vowed to work with landlords to…
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Monday April 30
A Landlord's Guide to Gas Safety
As a landlord, you are responsible for the wellbeing of your tenants when it comes to gas safety on your property or properties. Every year around 25 people die as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and many more fall ill thanks to badly installed or faulty flues and gas…
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Tuesday April 24
Indicators show that market is returning to full health
The HM Land Registry have just released their latest House Price Index (HPI) Headline statistics for February 2018 The average price of a property in the UK was £225,047 UK house prices grew by 4.4% in the year to February 2018, down from 4.7% in the year to January 2018.…
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Wednesday April 18
Warning to landlords and letting agents over fake referencing
This week’s episode of “Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords” (Thursday 19th April, Channel 5, 8pm) will serve as a warning to all landlords and letting agents over the dangers of fake tenant references, as landlord Paul Bloom faces a struggle to get his property back from a bogus company let. Paul…
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Tuesday April 17
Why Invest in Off-Plan Property?
What is Off-Plan? Purchasing a property off-plan means buying it prior to it being built. Elaborate floor plans, life-like computer generated images and detailed proposals will inform all you need to know about the future development. At first, it seems like a risky investment. However, it’s quite advantageous to put…
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Tuesday April 17
Should You Buy Solid Wood or Engineered Oak Doors?
When shopping for a new door, it can quickly become overwhelming as there are just so many different types for you to pick and choose from. For many, the focus will simply be the look of the door and this is understandable, however, it is important that you do some…
