Posts Tagged ‘ Property Investing ’

Play Property Snakes And Ladders?

Aug 20th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Aweber, Property Investing

Avoid the pitfalls of the property market, and reap the rewards from your bricks and mortar. Here’s some advice to help you climb the property ladder.



The buy-to-let sector should be nurtured

Jul 4th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

Recent research from Paragon provides some indicators about the state of the buy-to-let sector, particularly regarding mortgage availability.



Property Investors Beware: Budget sees CGT rise to 28%

Jun 23rd, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

Top rate taxpayers will be charged 28% Capital Gains Tax from midnight tonight while VAT is due to rise to 20% in the New Year, under the coalition government’s ‘austerity budget’, declared today.



Lack of supply pushes up rents

May 26th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

The lettings market saw a sharp upturn during the first quarter as a shortage of homes pushed rents higher, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.



Learn From The 3 Biggest Property Investment Challenges We Faced

May 19th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

The reality is that investing in property is not an easy journey. As they say, if it were easy everyone would be doing it.



Property investors, second home owners & landlords braced for huge property tax hike

May 15th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

Property investors, second home owners and buy to let landlords in the UK will be hard hit by new government proposals to increase Capital Gains Tax.



TMW increases LTV to 80%

May 11th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

The Mortgage Works is giving the buy-to-let sector a boost by increasing its LTV from 70% to 80% on its core range.



Finding Tenants Who Will Care

May 3rd, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

It only takes one bad tenant to ruin everything that you have worked to build. There are literally thousands of civil suits which go to court over tenants destroying properties.



Buy into London’s best addresses

Apr 19th, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

When it comes to securing a foothold in the very best areas of London – but without forfeiting a king’s ransom – it pays to think small, and then some. And that means tiny.



Rent boost for buy-to-let landlords

Apr 2nd, 2010 | By Les Sheppard | Category: Property Investing

The supply of new properties coming on to the rental market has fallen for the second consecutive, says the latest RICS Lettings Survey.