A Landlord’s Guide To The Budget
19th March 2016
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The dust has settled on George Osborne’s budget, well at least most of it, the political fallout of Ian Duncan-Smith’s resignation, I suspect, has only
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To Buy Or Not To Buy
16th March 2016
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Predictably the first quarter of this year is seeing a flurry of sales to landlords and investors before the 3% stamp duty surcharge comes into
Will UK House Prices Fall In 2016?
28th January 2016
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I’ve been planning for 2016 and trying to forecast what will happen to interest rates and house prices. 2015 was an extraordinary year for the
Ten Reasons Not To Buy Leasehold
24th January 2016
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Imagine a perfect world where all properties were freehold. Unfortunately in England, this scenario doesn’t exist. The main advantage of buying freehold is that you
Jeremy Corbyn & Your Property Business
10th October 2015
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Many in the landlord community viewed Ed Milliband’s proposals for the private rented sector with derision and after a short post election honeymoon period we
Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Plans For London Housing – If He Wins
18th September 2015
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A YouGov poll in August 2015 found that 42% of the public thought Tessa Jowell would be the best Labour Candidate for Mayor, Sadiq Khan
When Will Interest Rates Go Up?
26th August 2015
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Do you remember the news headlines about interest rates just over a month ago? On 17 July 2015, The Governor of the Bank of England
After The Budget
16th July 2015
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The chancellor pulled a number of rabbits out of the hat in his Summer 2015 budget statement. Although many column inches had been dedicated to
Getting Started With Buy To Let
10th June 2015
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I’m always keen to encourage people to research their own buy to let mortgages, but there’s no doubt it can be very daunting. There are
Post Miliband Relief
18th May 2015
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I was in New York for the general election and had the luxury of watching the results at the leisurely time of 5pm onwards. I
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Interest Rate Gloom
8th November 2024
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The Bank of England lowered interest rates from 5% to 4.75% on 7 November. This was widely expected. Like many landlord colleagues, I am very
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