Helping you decide whether to be an investor or a landlord When investing in a buy-to-let property, you should understand the long-term implications of becoming a landlord and letting properties. It is not as easy as ‘buy a property, advertise it, get a tenant, get paid the rental’. Landlords have ...

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Strategies to maximise profits by reducing your costs as a landlord In our last article, we introduced you to the range of costs that a landlord might face. Some are mandatory, with little scope to reduce them. Fortunately, the mandatory costs (EPC, Gas Safety Certificate, and ICO registration) are only ...

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Buy-to-let financing solutions explained You want to invest in property. You want to change your life, and take advantage of the long-term benefits of buy-to-let investment. The potential rental income and increase in value could help you retire earlier and wealthier. There’s only one hurdle you need to negotiate: raising ...

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The income equation – why property is such a powerful investment When you invest in property, you do so to improve your lifestyle. It’s a great asset to do this, whether by capital gain or rental income, or both. In this article, you’ll be introduced to the concept of rental ...

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Why You Should Invest in Property near Education Establishments When you invest in property, you want to invest in a location that will offer both income and capital growth potential. In other words, a location that is likely to attract tenants and homebuyers, now and in the future. Competition from ...

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To reduce your costs, understand what they are In our last two articles, we examined the nature of rental income and how to maximise it. Buy-to-let investment is a business, and, like all businesses, there are costs of running a buy-to-let property. Maximising rental income is only part of the ...

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Hopefully a bit of both, here's why I think its time to move back into the London and London Commuter market. Yes.... despite Brexit and despite the looking recession, the fundamentals are just too good and the deal to great. ...

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A Return to Nature Is Building Real Community in Southall When we talk about regeneration in property markets, the meaning is taken as being the redevelopment of disused land or buildings that have fallen into disrepair and, most often, become an eyesore. This property has no functional use. It is ...

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Is Southall Waterside the most irresistible location in London? Crossrail is coming to Southall, but if you think the result is limited to faster services across London and to Heathrow you should think again. Crossrail has catalysed regeneration here. ‘Little India’ is being transformed, with some of the most ambitious ...

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Could the affordability gap between London and Southall property disappear? In 2015, JLL produced some very interesting research. In it, JLL made house price growth forecasts for Crossrail locations. Southall was high up the list, with price growth of around 46% predicted between 2015 and 2020 compared to JLL’s forecast ...

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