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How to escape the worst of the coronavirus downturn on their Cardiff rental property.
With the second lockdown starting on the 5th November 2020, does this mean Cardiff landlords can wave goodbye to their Cardiff buy-to-let investment and see it go up in smoke on the bonfire of buy-to-let dreams, like a Guy Fawkes puppet? With many Cardiff tenants at risk of losing their jobs after the furlough scheme […]
Kingsgate House – 100% NOW RESERVED OFF PLAN in under 8 weeks
When I was first approached by Harris Evolution to go through the plans and help with the GDV on this development, I could tell immediately that this was going to be an exciting project that I was incredibly eager to be a part of. This forward thinking developer was planning something really special with this […]
How to make the most of the national lockdown in Bristol
A walk through Bristol City Centre right now is a heart-breaking sight: the shops are shut except for take away or click and collect, and the streets are deserted. Working from home, for many, has become the norm as we buckle down to another lockdown. Morale may not be the best in your home, but […]
What a difference a floorplan makes when selling your home in Bristol
What a difference a floorplan makes when selling your home in Bristol Oh the days when we could wander around a shop with carefree abandonment. Yet here we are in the Covid era, having to adapt and change from the norm. The property market is very much open but, as you’ll know, things have changed. […]
How can Landlords escape the worst of the coronavirus downturn on their Bristol rental property
With the second lockdown starting on the 5th November 2020, does this mean Bristol landlords can wave goodbye to their Bristol buy-to-let investment and see it go up in smoke on the bonfire of buy-to-let dreams, like a Guy Fawkes puppet? With many Bristol tenants at risk of losing their jobs after the furlough scheme […]
HOW CAN LANDLORDS ESCAPE THE WORST OF THE CORONAVIRUS DOWNTURN ON THEIR PORTSMOUTH RENTAL PROPERTY
With the second lockdown starting on the 5th November 2020, does this mean Portsmouth landlords can wave goodbye to their Portsmouth buy-to-let investment and see it go up in smoke on the bonfire of buy-to-let dreams, like a Guy Fawkes puppet? With many Portsmouth tenants at risk of losing their jobs after the furlough scheme […]
Portsmouth House Prices 2021: What will happen to the value of your Portsmouth home next year?
What will a no deal Brexit on the horizon, the end of the stamp duty holiday in March, mortgage payment holidays coming to an end, unemployment set to rise after furlough and ongoing on/off coronavirus restrictions do to the Portsmouth property market and the value of your Portsmouth home? In the late spring of 2020, […]
Bristol House Prices 2021: What will happen to the value of your Bristol home next year?
What will a no deal Brexit on the horizon, the end of the stamp duty holiday in March, mortgage payment holidays coming to an end, unemployment set to rise after furlough and ongoing on/off coronavirus restrictions do to the Bristol property market and the value of your Bristol home? In the late spring of 2020, […]
THE PROS & CONS OF BECOMING A LANDLORD IN CARDIFF
The buy-to-let market in Cardiff is about to enter a challenging 12 to 24 months. Yet by looking back at the last recession and what is happening now, there are vital lessons all Cardiff landlords can learn to protect themselves, and in fact create opportunities for themselves both in the short term and ultimately the […]
‘Generation Rent’ to Become ‘Generation Buy’?
Boris Johnson has attracted both praise and horror in equal measure with a new plan for 95% mortgages to help beleaguered first time buyers to get on the property ladder, but would that expose UK taxpayers to too much risk? In this article I discuss the implications of what that would mean both nationally and […]
Why Are Some Banks Reining In Over-Enthusiastic Cardiff Homebuyers and Buy to Let Investors?
The Cardiff property market is an enigma and chock-full of contradictions. Notwithstanding an economic recession and forecasts of property values dropping, nobody seems to have informed the Cardiff homeowners selling their homes and those Cardiff people looking to buy them. As I have discussed in many recent articles on the locality, the Cardiff property market […]
Portsmouth Homebuyers Have Saved £83,640 Thanks to the Stamp Duty Holiday – Yet Many Could Miss Out
Portsmouth homebuyers and Portsmouth landlords purchasing residential property have saved £83,640 since the Chancellor reduced Stamp Duty on 8th July 2020, yet many more Portsmouth homebuyers could miss out. My analysis of properties sold in Portsmouth from the Land Registry between the introduction of the Stamp Duty holiday on 8th July 2020 and 14th August […]