Property investment is successful when everybody in the equation wins. Short-term ‘success’ can mean long-term loss If you, as a landlord, increase your rent to take as much from your tenant as possible, you may make more money in the short-term. Some would call that success. But if that rent is unaffordable to the tenant […]
I’ve been a landlord for almost 20 years. In that time I’ve managed properties for hundreds, if not thousands, of other investors too. There are a few key ingredients that go into almost every landlord success story. In this post, I’ll break them down into my three top tips. 1. Start as you mean to […]
According to the Department for Levelling Up, one in five private renters in the UK spend a third of their income on rent. A quarter find it ‘fairly or very difficult’ to afford their rental payments. Those are national statistics. Here in Liverpool, the situation is arguably worse. A shortage of housing in the area, […]
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Call me biased on this subject if you like – I’m one of the owners of a property management agency! But I’m also a property investor. My partners and I built our business around an important principle; we don’t advise anyone to do anything we wouldn’t do ourselves. We’d never suggest you buy a property […]
A scandalous article is always a more attractive one for the media and readers than good news stories or things running smoothly. It should be noted that for a number of years, Liverpool has been recognised as one of the nation’s leaders in house price growth, rental yields and property development. The North leads the […]
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Couple this with the fall of Countrywide and Purple Bricks, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole property industry – let alone market – is about to implode! The key fact right now is that investment property returns are not what they were Why? I’ll ignore the tax issues for now, as that […]
In terms of the status of the market, it is a very unique time for the property market in our opinion. Therefore, much of my time so far this year has also been spent assessing the market (or sentiment thereof) to decide on a relevant strategy for 2019. I’m afraid the tiresome Brexit debacle is […]
What is the wrong property to buy? There are countless types of property investments to get involved in, ranging from straightforward, ‘vanilla’ terraced houses in the suburbs, to part-ownership of hotels & cruise ships. Just because an investment makes a certain return, doesn’t mean that it’s the right investment for you. What is the right deal for […]
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I like it when a property investment company makes the point of including a lettings agents’ fees into their return on investment yields. Many investment companies will ignore these ‘optional’ costs & fees to massage the ROI figures and make them look more attractive. Just like a good quality hedge fund, you will have a […]
Hi guys, 95% mortgages will be readily available from the high street lenders due to the governments Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. George Osborne outlined details of the scheme on the 23rd July and is as follows: The Chancellor has issued details to lenders of the government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, to […]
