Property owners with landlord insurance should be pleased with the recent Budget.
That is the verdict of Graham Kinnear, MD of tenant referencing and eviction service Landlord Assist, who said that the investment sales market could now be of interest to institutional purchasers.
Landlord Assist believes that changes to the Finance Bill due later this year will potentially kick start the residential sales market for big investors. Read more…
Fewer first-time buyers are becoming home owner insurance holders in the UK today, according to the results of two recent surveys reported by the Residential Landlords Association [RLA].
One survey cites that almost two-fifths of aspiring landlord insurance holders expect to be 40 or older, when they buy their first home. Read more…
A new survey gauging brokers’ expectations of the buy-to-let market has painted a positive outlook for the coming year – no doubt bringing cheer to investors with insurance for rented property.
Overall, the majority of brokers surveyed believe the number of new landlords will increase this year and that very few professional landlords will be looking to sell part of their stock in 2011.
While there may still be some way to go before a full recovery is seen, the signs are that the buy-to-let market is in a buoyant mood. Read more…
Future buy to let insurance holders are being offered tips on the best ways to get string returns and what to do when entering the market.
The advice comes from the Association of Residential Letting Agents, and comes in the wake of chancellor George Osborne’s Budget, delivered on Wednesday of last week. Read more…
Property owners with landlord insurance have been looking on with some uncertainty at the current state of the housing market.
After a rollercoaster period it appears volatility might be easing with a significant rise in the number of people putting their house up for sale last month.
The National Association of Estate Agent’s market report for February shows a year-on-year rise of 25% in the level of available housing stock. Read more…
Home owners with insurance for rental property looking for bargains to increase their holdings should perhaps look no further than the town of Burnley in Lancashire.
According to the latest Mouseprice Most Affordable Street Rankings 2011, Burnley is home to some of England’s cheapest housing. Read more…
Landlord buildings insurance holders operating in the buy to let sector will no doubt welcome the emergence of a new tool that calculates rent yield.
The facility is run by property search engine Home.co.uk and designed to show which parts of the country will offer the best rental yields. Read more…
