Buy-to-let success: 6 top tips for Liverpool City Region landlords Sponsored content Are you venturing into the buy-to-let market for the first time or looking to grow your portfolio into a thriving property business? According to expert Bernadette McDonald, senior partner and founder of Liverpool-based BMD Law, formulating a strategy early on ... Read More...
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Security deposit cap: How will new legislation impact landlords and tenants? With a cap on security deposits announced during this year’s Queen’s Speech, Your Move takes a look at how landlords will manage riskier tenants going forward. Words by Christine Toner If you’re a landlord then you’ve probably had just about enough of ... Read More...
The credit crunch 10 years on: How Liverpool's housing market has changed Almost 10 years on from the start of the credit crunch Your Move looks back at how Liverpool - and the housing industry - have changed. Words by Christine Toner A decade ago Vince Cable may have been warning of economic ... Read More...
Generation Rent: Liverpool's build to rent boom Liverpool’s rental sector special Words by Christine Toner It’s the tenure that’s seemingly taking over the nation. Across the UK purpose-built rental accommodation is popping up regularly and the trend shows no sign of stopping. Legal & General Group recently released plans to create a purpose-built PRS (private ... Read More...
Generation Rent: Liverpool's changing buy-to-let landscape Liverpool’s rental sector special It’s not been an easy few years for the buy-to-let market. The sector, which was one of the hardest hit during the credit crunch, has had to deal with new rules, negative headlines and the biggest tax shake up in its 20-year history. But ... Read More...
Buy-to-let in South Liverpool: Students shift to city centre Once regarded as the go-to location for any buy-to-let landlord eyeing high returns on a student rental, Greenbank is now seeing an increasing number of these property owners selling up. Your Move investigates what’s driving this trend and asks whether it could be ... Read More...
Investors from outside of Liverpool are continuing to “eagerly invest” in the city’s rental market potential according to a property expert. Reflecting on the beginning of the year, Abode’s area lettings manager Elizabeth Fell suggests an eventful 2016 for the industry has attracted more business from beyond the local area. Optimistic about the ... Read More...
Liverpool’s property market is continuing to attract "plenty of investor interest" despite the 3% Stamp Duty increase, according to city experts. Local agents reported a rush for deals on second homes and buy-to-let properties being completed prior to the rise being introduced at the start of April, however one month later the ... Read More...
Stamp Duty changes: What you need to know From 1 April, anyone purchasing additional property in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will have to pay an extra 3% Stamp Duty charge. First announced by Chancellor George Osborne in 2015, the new changes were confirmed in the recent Budget and apply to ... Read More...
Across the UK demand for rental property is near record-high levels with 13.8 tenants chasing every new rental that comes to market. It is therefore unsurprising that investors are eager to add to their property portfolios and are driving the buy-to-let market, particularly in Liverpool. Your move explores why the city ... Read More...