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If your house has dry rot it can literally be a rotten problem to have. Dry rot can cost you a lot of money. It can knock thousands of pounds off the value of your house and even make it impossible to sell your property.

After a period of decline there are ambitious plans in Middlesbrough to renew, regenerate and build for the future. Yet, right now, property prices are still low so could it be the perfect time for property investors to jump in?

With strong house price growth, upcoming Crossrail links and a £450m regeneration plan, Slough is a very goof place to invest in property at the moment. And with a booming economy and the possibility of a 3rd runway at Heathrow, things won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

The Immigration Act of 2014 received Royal Assent on the 14th of May, 2014, containing within it, the Right-to-Rent scheme. In this article we explain everything you need to know as a landlord or tenant.

The economy in Cardiff has grown faster than any other UK capital city making it a very attractive proposition for property investment. But, while capital cities – especially London – are well out of most investors’ budgets. With prices from about £60,000, however, Cardiff is very affordable.

New-build developments can make fantastic investments. They can be bought at a discount, are more energy efficient and don’t have age-related problems. But maintenance costs and discounts are only one side of the equation. The yield needs to make sense as well.

Hull has a reputation as a dreary northern city. But visit it and you’re sure to be surprised. As well as being something of an industrial powerhouse with numerous large and well-known companies it also offers some of the cheapest buy-to-let property in the country.

Demand in the private rented sector has never been higher and buy-to-let is needed now more than ever. However, there’s a but… Changes to tax, legislation and in the mortgage marketplace are making it more difficult for landlords to turn a profit.

Just because Southampton isn’t the biggest doesn’t mean it isn’t (nearly) the best. According to one survey Southampton is the third best place in the country to live and work, up there with Oxford and Cambridge! Today we break it down area by area and ask where in Southampton is the best place to invest in buy-to-let.

The key to being able to leverage bridging loans to finance a development is first and foremost being able to move quickly. Please note that bridging finance is not for everyone and beginners should approach this strategy with a lot of caution.

Before you invest in or make other important decisions getting the right property data is going to be the key to your success. Here we look at a few different sources for your investigations and outline the ones we use, day-to-day.

Preston became a city in 2002 and since has become the UK’s most improved city. It has also been voted as a better place to live and work than both Manchester and Liverpool. Given its growth, It is certainly a place for investors to keep an eye on.

Luton has a lot going for it. There are a thriving economy, a major airport and some of the cheapest property in south-east England. Luton also has a much younger-than-average population hinting a much-increased demand for property in the near future.

Voted the happiest place to live in Wales, Wrexham is the fastest growing hotspot in Wales after Cardiff and a business powerhouse, looking confidently to the future. Property investors should be taking note of the de-facto capital of the North.

While it used to be an inner-city area of workshops and warehouses the Baltic Triangle is now Liverpool’s liveliest and best place for culture, a social centre, a growing creative and digital hub and a sought after accommodation hotspot.

A ‘sleeping giant’ might be a very good way to describe Swansea as a property investment opportunity! Swansea is a city that many property investors overlook, probably because they don’t know much about it.

As a landlord, keeping on top of your admin is going to get harder the more properties you own. Your spreadsheets will become unwieldy and scraps of paper, too much Luckily, there is software that can help.

Serious structural problems are expensive to fix and can make your house dangerous, uninhabitable and almost impossible to sell. Today we look at how you to deal with the most common issues and at how to go about selling an unmortgageable property.

 How to Raise Finance  for Buy-to-Let  Getting a buy-to-let mortgage or raising finance for property investment is an area that is constantly changing. Over the last few years, things have changed so much it has been something of a roller coaster and in the years to come this pace of change shows no sign of slowing […]

Selling a house or a flat ought to be easy. But if you have a house or a flat with a short lease then selling it could be very difficult indeed. f you have short lease problems here’s what you need to know about short leases, and a way to sell your property quickly no matter how short the lease.

Described as the best place to invest in property in the UK Leicester has below average property prices but benefits from a close proximity to the economy of the south-east. Today we look at investment in Leicester and ask where in this city should you be putting your money?

Peterborough, one of the cheapest areas of the East, is also only 45 minutes from London, making it a very desirable location for investors who are interested in buy-to-let. And yet the property market there is quite different to most other cities.

For any homeowner, the very thought of a Possession Order is something that can create a great deal of anxiety. Today, we look at the process to having your house repossessed for mortgage arrears and at what can be done to make the situation better.

A recent report by Benham and Reeves show Newcastle as having among the best rental yields in the country making it one of the best paying areas for landlords in the UK. Today, we break this down and look at exactly where in Newcastle landlords and investors should be putting their money.

Oxford’s image as a city of dreaming spires couldn’t be more wrong today! It may be one of the prettiest small cities around – but it is also an economic powerhouse and a global name in education, research and technology.

Whether you are a property investor or a homeowner looking to add value to your home, managing your costs is key. Refurbishing your properties will increase their value, make them more attractive to tenants and decrease what you will have to spend on maintenance.

Glasgow is sometimes called Scotland’s second city after the capital, Edinburgh. But in every other way Glasgow is bigger, much bigger – Glasgow has a bigger population, a bigger economy and a bigger property market too. So there are lots of good reasons to consider Glasgow property investment.

Edinburgh is one of the most internationally recognised UK cities and the centre of Scottish political power. While expensive, it’s a fantastic place to invest in property with high yields and excellent prospects for growth but more than that Edinburgh is a city that has that Wow factor.

When you are selling a property, you need to consider the possibility that a potential buyer may not be able to get a mortgage for it. Although the policies of different lenders will vary here are 18 reasons that your house may be unmortgageable.

Close to one of Britain’s busiest tourist areas, Carlisle is also one of the UK’s cheapest property investment hotspots. For a city, you can get a lot of bang for your buck and rental demand in Carlisle is high.

Dundee is Scotland’s most affordable city where property investors can buy TWO houses, for the price of one, in Edinburgh. But it is also a growing centre for future-facing industries like the biomedical, biotechnology, software and digital.

Stoke-on-Trent is one of the cheapest places in the UK to invest in property yet rental yields are healthy and on-the-rise. Furthermore, with a wide-range of property types available, there are lots of opportunities for investors.

Property auctions are fantastic places to pick up deals but if you’re not disciplined then, rest-assured, trouble awaits. Today, we present a primer to property auctions, with 3 rules you need to follow before you plan your purchase.

If you have a house with a Japanese Knotweed problem it could knock thousands off its value – and even make it impossible to sell. Here’s our guide to getting rid of Japanese Knotweed, and how to sell your house quickly for cash even if it has Japanese Knotweed.

Finding the right applications to help you run your business is going to save up a lot of time, so you can focus on what counts. Today, we are looking at three apps that have made a huge impact on the way we manage our businesses and property portfolio.

Rob looks at a new property search tool that unlocks housing-market data for listings on Rightmove, Zoopla and On the Market. This is a simple Chrome Extension, available for free, that will make your property searches more data-rich.

Capital growth is impossible to guarantee but there are certainly signs you can look out for that will help you make the most educated guesses possible. Today Rob looks at growth and at a tool that can help property investors understand the state of any local property market.

Any refurbishment project is going to be a bit of a minefield so we put together this list of tips to help yours go more smoothly. Essentially, however, what it boils down to is organisation, planning and working with the right people.

The right tenant will be dependent on your strategy and your desired outcomes. But, that said, our preference, at this moment, is professional, as we prefer the options that become available to us when we work in the mainstream.

The second in our Question of the Day series. Rob answers a client’s question about the UK property market and looks into what sets it apart from markets in other countries and at why it is so attractive to property investors who are overseas.