Top Tips and Advice

Top Tips and Advice

If you are looking to buy a home to then let it out to tenants, or if you have decided to invest in a holiday home that you’ll be renting out for parts or all of the year, then the ...
According to data from due diligence and guarantee firm, Homeppl, the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is being targeted by fraudsters with a 364% increase in fraudulent tenant applications in the past six months.  ...
On Thursday (November 4), the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether interest rates will finally increase, after the record historic low of 0.1% that has been in place since March 2020, to help protect the economy during ...
In this guest piece, the experts at regulated property buyers GoodMove explore everything investors need to know about buying a new build, including what a new build is, the process of buying, and the most asked questions on new build properties.  ...
Since the start of the pandemic, recent figures have shown that more than 11,000 second-home owners in England have opened their properties to become holiday lets.  ...
Subsidence damage, if left untreated, can cost homeowners anywhere between £3,000 to over £250,000 – meaning it could prove very costly to investors if they don’t deal with the problem before it gets out of hand. ...
There are plenty of horror stories about contractors not finishing jobs, running out of money, going bust, causing delays, charging for extras, and so on. So, what’s the secret of dodging a bullet and finding an honest, hardworking, solvent, and ...
Building and construction expert, Thomas Goodman at MyJobQuote, offers five tips to keep your home renovation project, whether big or small, as eco-friendly as possible. ...
In this guest piece, Rob Lessmann, founder of Design’d Living, explores his five top tips for creating an attractive, luxe interior in a holiday rental. ...
An updated and revised book offering ‘the essential guide’ to converting industrial buildings for profit has been released by property experts Ian Child and Ritchie Clapson, the co-founders of propertyCEO.   ...
In April 2020, right in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a guest piece from Harvey Raybould about whether or not house flipping was still a profitable strategy in 2020, which seemed to strike a chord with many ...
Law firm Bishop & Sewell are holding a free webinar on Tuesday September 28 at 6pm. The webinar will discuss a variety of issues that emerge in practice when owners of flats and leasehold houses are faced with an absent landlord.  ...
Harry Roberts, managing director at My Favourite Cottages, shares a guide for second homeowners on how to navigate the UK travel industry post Covid-19, discussing the return of international travel, price surges, short-term rentals and ‘workcations’.   ...
In this advice article, Mike Liverton, founder and chairman of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, outlines some top tips for investing in apartments profitably. ...
With the rise in people relocating permanently to the British coast as holidaying takes a backseat, Chris Baguley, commercial managing director at Together, shares a few tips for anyone considering investing in a seaside property in the future. ...
As the property investment industry becomes ever more complex, it can be difficult for a first-timer to take the plunge and break into the market. To help them on their way, we’ve gathered some crucial pointers from a leading North West ...
A rising problem in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is tenant fraud. The busiest time of year for renters is usually the summer months, but scammers are on the rise during this busy season too so keeping an eye ...
If you take a look at the Virgin website you’ll see an impressive (and varied) number of brands, including broadband, aviation, radio, and holidays. Richard Branson doesn’t lay fibre, demonstrate safety instructions, hit vocals, or book hotels. He’s an entrepreneur ...
Along with Japanese knotweed, it’s one of the issues that can have the biggest impact on a home’s value and ability to sell, but would you be able to spot subsidence? ...
Building and construction software company ProjectPay has recently launched a new platform to remove builder risk on construction projects. ...
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