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There are a huge amount of people in the UK that devote evenings and weekends to carrying out those essential DIY jobs in their homes. There is no doubt that there are some people that have very good DIY skills and are able to save themselves a small fortune by doing most things at home.Read more

The Halifax published a survey recently that showed a slowing in growth of house prices despite an increase of prices this year. From March to May 2018 house prices were measured as 1.9% higher than they were at the same time last year. But this increase is slower than the annual growth figure of 2.2%.Read more

A buyer pulling out of property sales is a big problem in the UK. These days it is common for a buyer to pull out of 20% of property transactions. This can create a lot of stress and heartache for the seller as well as cost them an average of £2,727 every time a houseRead more

Are you a buy to let portfolio owner? Do you even know if you are classed as one? Well a buy to let portfolio owner is defined as a landlord that already has four or more buy to let properties that are mortgaged, separately or together according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). If aRead more

If you are an existing buy to let property owner or thinking about investing in a buy to let property then it is not all doom and gloom. OK the rise in stamp duty and the tax reforms are difficult to deal with, but the demand for private rentals is showing no signs of slowingRead more

If you have not applied for planning permission before you may have heard that it is pretty daunting. Well it can be, but the good news is that you can go ahead with a number of projects under what is known as Permitted Development (PD). Permitted Development (PD) You can take advantage of PD asRead more

The City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, said that plans should be put in place to make it easier for mortgage applicants to find the best deal on their home loans. This followed the discovery that one in three mortgage applicants are unable to find the cheapest mortgage deal. If people do find the cheapestRead more

Whether you are a new landlord or have been in the buy to let business for some time it is essential that you are aware of the five important laws below so that you do not run into any trouble. These laws are enforced and some landlords fall foul of them and end up payingRead more