Commercial property offered total annual returns of 8.1 per cent in 2011, according to new figures from CB Richard Ellis.
Despite a weak economic background, the sector offered a “respectable performance” that “compares favourably” with other main asset classes, David Wylie, head of economics & forecasting, said. Read more…
High winds and torrential rain have battered many parts of the UK this week causing havoc for home owners - including those with landlord insurance.
The new year has seen storms lash the country with gale-force winds and flooding being a major concern. Read more…
No one can dispute that 2011 has been a great year for landlords with building insurance.
They have seen the rents they receive increase almost no matter the location of the property they own. Read more…
The election for the role of London Mayor next year could have a major impact on landlords with buy to let insurance.
One candidate, the former mayor Ken Livingstone, wants to bring back rent controls. Read more…
Home owners, including those with Insurance for rental property will no doubt have breathed a sigh of relief that winter, so far, has been a mild-mannered affair.
Compared with the last two, where temperatures dropped to record lows, there has been little in the way of bad weather so far.
But all that could be about to change with snow and ice around the corner from the Midlands through to Scotland. Read more…
It is not an issue anyone wants to think about more than is absolutely necessary but if you are a property owner - particularly one with buy to let insurance - then bed bugs are a matter that must not be avoided.
These tiny creatures which feed on human blood at night might seem like the stuff of horror movies but they are a very real problem in the UK today. Read more…
Many landlords with buy to let insurance have been encouraged to go into the rental sector in recent years because of the influence of certain TV property shows.
But their impact goes far deeper than that.
Over the last decade we have become a nation living with wall-to-wall property programmes. Read more…
