Brexit uncertainty has impacted the housing market leading to negative house price growth particularly in London and the South East. In addition domestic issues related to lack of supply and affordability also continue to affect the market with stock levels and buyer interest declining further towards the end of 2018. However outside of the Capital… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Letting
Invest in the North
The next few months maybe the optimum time to invest in buy to let property in the North of England. Based on a report from the Estate Agent Savills the North-South divide in house prices will narrow in the next five years as property values in the north of England rise by a fifth. The… Read more »
Buy to Let Investment Remains a Good Deal
Buy to Let Outperforming Savings Rates The savings and investment company Kent Reliance claim that buy-to-let investment is still likely, in the long-term, to beat savings rates by a significant margin over the coming years, despite recent regulatory and taxation changes, new figures suggest. They have produced fresh data which shows that over the course… Read more »
Setting up for buy to let success
When considering getting involved with buy to let property investment there is a temptation to start by diving online and finding a good-looking property. Finding a property is, in fact, way down the line of a whole list of prior activities that need to be completed when setting up for buy to let success. That… Read more »
Where best to buy in 2018
There are many issues for investors to consider when identifying where best to buy in the residential rental market. Budget For many this is probably the most crucial factor. Although there is still a good range of choice of competitive buy to let mortgages, lenders are demanding relatively high levels of deposit. Because prime buy… Read more »
Ask an Expert
Need Help? Our Ask an Expert service gives you the opportunity to pick the brains of Tom Jewell, Managing Director of Source Property Investments. If you have any questions about property investment in 2018 take advantage of our Ask an Expert Service. Tom and his colleagues have already helped many investors maximise their property investments. Their expertise… Read more »
The Autumn Budget and Housing
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget unveiled a range of measures to boost housing and devolution. Devolution The Chancellor confirmed a £1.7bn “Transforming Cities Fund”, with half the cash going to the metro mayors and the rest open to competition and announced further measures for more devolution to the West Midlands, alongside a deal for… Read more »
Tax pressures on Landlords
As tax pressures on landlords continue to increase many are looking for ways to reduce their liability. We are not accountants so we urge all landlords (or prospective landlords), whatever their situation to talk to their accountant – this article offers general information only. Section 24 Firstly, a reminder that the biggest tax pressures on… Read more »
Cost and Location drive tenant choice
Cost and Location are top of tenants requirements No surprise but cost and location are the two key factors that influence property choices for more than four out of five tenants when choosing a rental property according to a survey undertaken by Cover4LetProperty. The survey, which is undertaken twice a year by the company, revealed that… Read more »
Economies of scale in property investment
Economies of scale In this blog we explain how we help individual investors and portfolio landlords benefit from economies of scale with their property investments and how our nationwide letting service provides investors with their own portfolio manager as one point of contact. We have helped many investors leverage portfolios to get better deals, reduce… Read more »
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