buy to let

Buy to let

Has lockdown change the way we invest?

22% SPIKE IN FIRST-TIME BUY-TO-LET LANDLORDS DURING PANDEMIC

With the pandemic driving interest rates into the ground, it’s only natural that people are searching for a more lucrative return on their investments. Research by insurance and personal finance comparison experts Quotezone.co.uk reveals that 85% of those looking for landlord insurance own just one property – suggesting...

Lower-income areas provide higher yields for buy to let

Lower-income areas make for the best buy-to-let investments

The latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy , has revealed that when it comes to the best buy-to-let investments, lower-income areas provide higher yields when compared to areas with higher annual incomes.

Howsy looked at each local authority across the UK and the average net annual income as well as the average rental yield on offer.

The research shows that...

furnishing rental property

To furnish or not to furnish?

The latest research by lettings management platform, Howsy , has revealed that across the UK’s major cities, tenant demand is highest for homes that come unfurnished.

Howsy compared the level of stock already snapped up by tenants as a proportion of all stock listed to see which was most in-demand when it came to furnishings and whether it’s worthwhile for landlords to kit out their...

Former chapel to auction, Whiddon Down, Devon

Former Devon chapels to auction with Rendells

It’s a dream for many of us to buy a former chapel and feel the splendour within its historic walls. The Chagford office of Rendells is a specialist in such properties and is offering a choice of two for sale by online auction this month.

Only last week, the long-established firm of chartered surveyors, auctioneers, valuers, land and estate agents, sold Bridford Village Mission...

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