Recent Articles in Buy to Let

What's happening with rents across England according to Belvoir, LSL and Homelet?
Aug 12, 2014

Every quarter I take a detailed look at the rental indices for the United Kingdom. In this article I provide a breakdown of the rental trends in the different regions of England.

Regional rental trends, what's happening?
Aug 8, 2014

In this article I look at what is happening with rental trends in the different regions of Britain. In the regional indices chart, we include average monthly rents from LSL, Homelet and Belvoir for June 14 vs June 13, compared to the Move with Us average monthly rent for Q2 14 vs Q2 13 and the Valuation Office Agency’s figures for 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014.

Advice from Chase de Vere when taking pension benefits
Aug 6, 2014

The changes to pension rules announced in the Budget surprised just about everybody. They mean that those with personal pensions or other defined contribution schemes will have far more choice about how they take their benefits.

Is now the time to buy in London?
Aug 4, 2014

London prices do appear to have peaked year on year, with property price growth easing back from +18.5% to +16.4%. I'm also seeing a better quality of property at a better price coming onto the market than I saw over the last few months. Of course, the year on year growth we've been seeing will naturally subside as going forward, we will be comparing a rising market in 2014 to a rising market in 2013. Whereas at the start of the year we were comparing a rising market to a flat one.

 

15 Ways for Tenants to Spot a Fake Landlord!
Jul 16, 2014

There are periodic news reports of unscrupulous people taking over someone's home and renting it out to either one or more tenants means that if you are a homeowner, a landlord or a tenant, you need to take precautions to avoid being scammed! If you are a prospective tenant hunting for a property, then it's vital to follow our top 15 ways to spot a fake landlord BEFORE you hand over any money!