Heatwaves, flooding and droughts will be more frequent and more intense, so says a landmark report by United Nations’ (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report predicts that the worlds temperature will soon be 1.5 degrees warmer due to human influence.
In this the third part of our 8-part strategy series we’re going to be looking at the pros and cons of investing in commercial properties and what it takes to be successful with a commercial strategy.
Whilst the first rays of normality have returned, the past year has certainly been one of the toughest in recent history. It has taken extraordinary measures by both the national government and the average person to pull through this pandemic. Although certain segments of the media may loathe to admit it, landlords as a community […]
Over the past few years, property investment has become a very profitable way to make money.
It surprises me that, despite all the media stories, discussions on Facebook Property groups, blogs like this one and discussion fora, people still see becoming a landlord as “a bit on the side”. They come into the business with little or no knowledge of the legislation and regulation which surrounds the industry. They often consequently have […]
As a landlord, it can be confusing to know what your rights and responsibilities are at the best of times, but it can be especially difficult with HMOs (house in multiple occupation), as you have to manage multiple tenants.
As the stamp duty holiday is slowly being phased out, we thought it would be a good time to recap on some common stamp duty questions. These questions have been asked by the public and feature real-life scenarios where stamp duty might apply.
This month’s tip is all about the security of your account, which is a priority here at Landlord Vision. We launched multi-factor authentication to keep your account more secure, so we know it’s always you logging into your account.
It is without doubt that the UK property market is booming. House prices are growing at their fastest rate in over 14 years, with prices increasing 9.6% in the year prior to May 2021. In fact, the last time investors witnessed returns like this was July 2007, the year before the great financial crash.
In this second part of our 8-part strategy series we’re going to be looking at SCU’s or self-contained units. The Schrödinger’s cat of HMOs - Self Contained Units or SCUs are exactly what they sound like. Self-contained bedsits or studio apartments. Depending on the set up, SCUs may be considered HMOs. If one or more of the units […]
Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) was introduced for gains made after 5 April 2008, and replaced the old “Taper Relief” as applied to qualifying business assets. The 2020 Budget contained provisions for it to be renamed as “Business Asset Disposal Relief” (“BADR”). The new BADR is essentially the old ER but with a reduced lifetime allowance.
Believe it or not, welcome packages for new tenants can be quite a controversial subject. Admittedly, few landlords will ever lose sleep over the debate. Yet, there appears to be a clear dividing line between more experienced landlords and the newer generation of property investors.
In this first of an epic 8 part series we’re going to be looking at different property investment strategies ranging from buy to let through HMO to niche strategies you may never have heard of. But where better to start than with buy to let? It is arguably still the most popular strategy.
Visit any landlord focussed blog and you will find the obligatory “x tips for new landlords” post. The posts usually contain good but generic tips for getting started with property. What you won’t often find is the post that needs to come after that, the one about growing or scaling your property business – how to level […]
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