- Written by: Mark Burns
Good tenant selection can go a long way to reducing the likelihood that you will have to go through the eviction process, but the fact still remains that there is highly unlikely to be a landlord anywhere in the UK ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax changes start to outweigh the attractive yields and capital growth the market has to offer. ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best place in Europe for investment opportunities in the property market. ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going and possibly only in the buy-to-let market because they haven’t found a way to exit it. ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly during times when regulatory authorities are strapped for cash. Licensing schemes can, therefore, often be controversial, especially in situations ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Over recent times, politicians of all persuasions have been increasingly vocal about their sympathy for the plight of renters. So far, their attempts to improve conditions for renters seem to have consisted largely of making life more and more difficult ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking to a Glaswegian since there is a heady rivalry between the two cities, but from an investment perspective, there’s ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the UK. They came about as a result of air travel becoming affordable to people on average incomes. While they are still very popular, there are clear indicators that people are ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities and obligations that you need to stay on top of, in order to provide a safe property for tenants to live and ensuring that both you and the tenant are ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more difficult to navigate than ever before, and even forcing some landlords to question their whole approach. Despite this, the ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Located in a central position of the UK, Nottingham is a fantastic city with a population of more than 350,000 people, home to two major football clubs, fantastic leisure complexes, large shopping centres, two universities and the legend that is ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with confusion and fear whenever discussing or thinking about tax, as it can sometimes be difficult to know exactly what, how and when you need to pay. However, as an overseas ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
When the Bank of England increased the interest rate to 0.5% in late 2017, buy-to-let landlords throughout the UK felt the pressure of how that might impact upon the profit that they are currently generating from their investments. With the ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
In recent years, cites within the north of the UK have become more and more popular within the property investment world, and Sheffield is no exception. The city has recently become one of the UK’s most treasured property investment hotspot, ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole of Europe. In 2016, Birmingham was voted as the sixth best city for investment prospects in Europe in the ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property in order to let is at less than market value and have been left high and dry. ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles in their quest to remortgage their property. A wave of investors obtained mortgages in March 2016, looking to avoid ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in London per year, it would appear that the capital is offering new opportunities when it comes to house buying. ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which the market operates. With so many changes to regulations, taxes and also lending rules, it can be confusing for ...
- Written by: Mark Burns
A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of the current Manchester City Centre housing boom. As London has seen a housing market flat line, Manchester has seen ...
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