After a long and hard fall in property prices and returns on buy to let investments, many landlords and prospective investors are desperate for any sign that property markets are about to turn. The signs have been mixed as I outlined in an earlier post – Is now the time to invest in Buy to [...]
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Buy to Let Investing in East London for Higher Yields
Investors in many of London’s Eastern villages were among those that got their fingers burn worst in the recent downturn. Many had bought flats off plan hoping to cash in on demand from people working in Canary Wharf and the City. They also hoped that otherwise quite down and out little villages such as Woolwich [...]
Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Buy-to-Let Properties?
The buy to let property market has endured a brutal downturn. It may still have further to fall before it is safe for landlords to start investing in residential property again.
Further Signs of Revival in the Buy to Let Property Market
The past few weeks have seen several encouraging signs of a revival in the buy to let property market. One came from British Land Plc, a large investor that usually puts its money into office towers and big shopping centres. It recently agreed to manage a £300 million residential property fund that will invest in [...]
Finding the Right Buy to Let Property
The saying is so tired that people ignore it these days, but in fact the first three rules of property investing are still as true as ever. They are Location, Location and Location. This is especially the case when you are looking for a buy to let property investment. Get this right and buy the [...]
Buy to Let Property investing and inflation
One worry at the top of many investors’ minds in the aftermath of the great recession is whether inflation will rear its head again. In short, this article will show how over recent years, buy to let property investments would have provided investors with a good deal of protection against inflation. In Britain this is [...]
The three rules of buy to let property investing
In recent years it seemed that everyone and their dog could make money from investing in buy to let property without knowing a thing about it. Many of them have lost everything. And in almost every case it is because they broke one or more of the three cardinal rules of buy to let investing. [...]