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Located in the county of Denbighshire in North Wales Rhyl has population of around 25,100. Although it’s seen hard times of late, the town is on the up and property investors and buy-to-let landlords should take note.

‘Let Agreed’ means that an offer by a prospective tenant on a rental property has been accepted, in principle, by the landlord or the estate agent. But, before the deal can be completed and the keys are handed over, there will need to be checks done on the tenant.

Discover how to easily assess and forecast any property project using the spreadsheets our team use before we buy any property. This course includes 5 video walkthroughs on how to use the data you have at your disposal to make intelligent choices about your investments.

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor… so says a hit song that put Bangor on the map way back in 1980. In many ways, Bangor is a great place for property investors to have a lovely time too as is well-worth considering for buy-to-let.

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.

Durham is world-famous for Durham Cathedral and Durham University. What the Durham area isn’t quite so well known for is the cheap property prices which make it very much a happy hunting ground for bargain property investors.

The ancient royal town of Caernarfon is located in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales and there are some great-value buy-to-lets and property investments to be had in this well known and picturesque tourist destination.

If you own a house with a sitting tenant then that could knock thousands of pounds off its value – and even make it impossible to sell at all. Here’s our guide to selling a house or flat with a sitting tenant.

Check any map – you’ll find there’s not just one but at least 14 places called Newport in the UK. But there’s one Newport that stands ahead of all the rest when it comes to property investment opportunities. Newport in South Wales is a city that’s on the rise and, better still, it offers great value investment property.

Wakefield might be one of Yorkshire’s smallest cities, but it’s big in one way – it offers excellent value for money for property buyers and property investors. Investors who buy property in Wakefield can get much more for their money compared to Leeds just a few miles down the road.

Homeless at the age of 16, Amy is now an entrepreneur, researcher, activist and fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Her mission is to improve the situation for homeless people, primarily through looking at ways to forge new partnerships between the PRS, local government and third-sector organisations.

Bicester is a town that’s undergoing a remarkable transformation right now. This one time sleepy Oxfordshire market town is being developed into one of the largest and most exciting towns in the county. Close to Oxford and with cheap property prices for the area, it’s one to watch.

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.

Part of the Isle of Wight is known as the English Mediterranean, thanks to its mild climate and relaxed atmosphere. Although the Isle of Wight is not often thought of as a location for property investors look closer and you’ll find there are property investment opportunities to be had.

While most mortgages are homeowner mortgages or personally owned buy-to-let mortgages, another class of mortgage, is becoming more popular. This is the buy-to-let mortgage specifically for a limited company.

Exeter is an exciting, fast-growing city, with conditions that bode extremely well for property investors and buy-to-let landlords. But more than that, Exeter is quickly gaining a reputation for being a vibrant, fashionable place to live and work.

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.

Snagging is a careful, detailed check of your newly built house or apartment to identify defects in the construction. Today, we look at the advantages there are in using a snagging company if you are considering buying a new-build house and the problems you could face if you don’t.

Like the hot springs which gave Bath its name Bath also has a very hot property market. Thanks, probably, to being one of the most historic, beautiful and most often visited cities in the UK.

FENSA is a competent person scheme and the means by which window installers can prove their abilities to work to regs. Here we look at what it means to have a FENSA certificate and at what it means not to have one.

Are you thinking of investing in property in Leeds? It is a fantastic place to put your money. Today we crunch the numbers to tell you everything you need to know about the various city districts.

Sheffield offers a lot of opportunities for property investors as well as boasting some of the lowest property prices around. Today we break this city down region by region and ask where is Sheffield is best to invest in buy-to-let.

Ripon is Yorkshire’s smallest city and one of the smallest cities in the entire country. And yet, Ripon is packed full of history and interesting old traditions that you just won’t find in bigger cities. But it’s not just about history, the property market in Ripon is an interesting beast, as well.

York offers a wide range of more contemporary propertied and is still a very affordable property investment location. But it is also a city steeped in history and one of the few places where you can buy a property with Roman or Viking origins.

Many people overlook Doncaster but it’s a place that property investors should take a serious look at. It has a growing economy, lots of potential for growth and property prices that are far below the national average.

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.

Being sent to Coventry is a bad thing but, in reality, every shrewd property investor should welcome it with open arms. Coventry is a fast expanding city with huge plans for regeneration and development but with property prices that are still well below the UK average.

Brighton is the place that offers not just the best of both worlds… but the best of ALL worlds for residents and property investors alike! Brighton has the sea, but it’s also fringed by rolling countryside and has all the amenities you’d expect from a big city too.

With great transport connection, a thriving economy, high-tech employment and relatively low house prices, Basingstoke is a place that property investors and buy-to-let landlords should pay close attention to.

The passing of the Housing Act of 1988 was a watershed moment for the UK rental market. It handed much more power to landlords than they had enjoyed previously and was a bold leap, perfectly illustrative of the ideals of the Thatcher government, towards greater free-market autonomy in the rented housing sector.

The basic principle behind an AST is to offer some security of tenure to the tenant, subject to some limitations. This means that as long as the tenant pays the rent and abides by the conditions of the tenancy they are entitled to occupy the property for the agreed period – or ‘term’ as it is known.

Bristol is one of THE most vibrant, buzzing cities in the country and voted on the best places for young people to live. Today we break this city down region by region and ask where is Bristol is best to invest in buy-to-let.

Liverpool is a world famous city for music, culture and spot but it also boasts low property prices and excellent buy-to-let rental yields! Suffering economic decline in the 70s and 80s it has really bounced back and is now a great place for property investors to be putting their money.

Nottingham is a centre for high-tech industry and a bellwether for the UK economy, yet is also one of the cheapest cities in the UK. In terms of yield, Nottingham is also one of the most attractive areas of the UK for buy-to-let investment.

HMOs can be fantastic investments with rental yields that are far over-and-above what can be achieved with a more standard buy-to-let. But, as with all things, there are downsides as well.

I’ve been investing in property since 2005 and over time have refined the methods I use to source properties for myself and my clients.

Bracknell punches well above its weight; with loads of big companies and millions being spent on transforming the town. Yet property prices which are much lower than in the surrounding areas – meaning it could be a hit with property investors.

Thanks to the wet climate in Britain, wet rot is a problem that threatens many homes. A severe case of wet rot can make your home uncomfortable, uninhabitable, knock thousands of pounds off its value and make it difficult to sell.

The NLA is the UK’s largest membership organisation for private residential landlords with 41,000 members. With over 100 Acts of Parliament and 400 sets of regulations governing the private residential sector, the NLA help their members navigate through what can sometimes feel like a minefield of red tape.

Article 4 Directions are the legal means by which a local authority can require property owners to seek permission to convert a single dwelling house into a small HMO. The idea is that by doing this the councils are given more control over housing stock through their ability to control the density of HMOs in a given area.