The Rental Market Bounces Back 30% After Initial COVID-19 Shock
Hello readers. The past month has certainly been a challenging one for property investors as we have all needed to adjust to what we are told is a ‘new normal’. For me, the past week in particular has been extremely busy, as I have been spending a considerable amount of time speaking with landlords about […]
What Does A Lockdown Extension Mean For The Medway Housing Market?
Hello readers. The past few days have been quite busy for me as I have been advising some new landlords on how to safely fill their properties as well as manage their portfolios during the COVID lockdown. Perhaps unsurprisingly, yesterday’s announcement by the Government means that the period of lockdown will continue for ‘at least’ another three […]
*WARNING* The Government issue “How to Rent Guide” with incorrect date stamp
Gosh, it’s good to be back. It’s been a while since my last post and so much has happened in that time; I hate being away from the blog and sharing all the industry and local news. Undoubtedly the biggest reason for the gap in my posts has been that I was involved in a […]
Section 21 abolition – the time to speak is now
In April the Government announced plans to scrap Section 21 notices. In a widely ridiculed move that will see landlords lose the power to easily regain access to their own properties, a consultation is to be completed to explore the implications of the move and set the terms of the new law. That consultation won’t […]
New year, new start…the merits of Medway are attracting first time buyers
The new year is in full flow already and it’s started with planning my goals and plans for 2019. Anyone who reads my blog with any regularity will know that I like to focus on the positives. I’m a fairly optimistic person and I believe that good things happen to good people. So this year my […]
Beneath the Brexit terror headlines; Medway house prices show annual growth of 11.5%
A few weeks ago I gave you a round up of the Kent Property Market Report. If you didn’t read it, please do. There were a few points I wanted to dig into more, especially the Brexit effect on the Medway market. With the Brexit deadline of 29th March fast approaching, the PM surviving a […]
Autumn 2018 Budget update for landlords
Following on from my landlords tax post, the autumn Budget didn’t exactly deliver the good news we had perhaps hoped for. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond has given very little in the way of help for property investors in Medway or anywhere really. Anticipated waivers of Capital Gains Tax for landlords selling to […]
Tax, tax, tax, tax, tax…. Is a landlord tax bill of 66% really a possibility?
Over the past year, the government clampdown on the buy-to-let sector has continued to throw doubt into the minds of investors about the viability of making a decent return on buy-to-let investments. Landlords tax bills are rising and new laws designed to protect tenants – such as the Right to Rent scheme – no doubt […]
Medway landlords, is it wise to raise your rents?
Back in April, I wrote an article about Gillingham having some of the highest growth in rents outside of our capital city. Currently the average rent price for a two bedroom property is around around £842. That’s a 39% increase over the last decade. It raised a few eyebrows and for those who hadn’t reviewed […]
Historic Rochester may be steeped in history, but why else should investors be interested?
The inspiration for many Charles Dickens novels, Rochester is fairly used to the limelight as it regularly features in historic town reviews. But a fair appraisal of the property in our historic town is that the market is actually incredibly diverse and will continue to expand over the next decade. History dating back to the […]
