Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
One Rule for Overseas Investors One Rule for Buy to Let Landlords David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com highlights the double standards that apply in housing which encourage rich foreign buyers and big corporations whilst hurting the small buy to let landlords. It seems there is one rule for overseas investors and big players but different rules for buy to let investors. Did […]
Read moreWhy Small Buy to Let Landlords Deserve More Respect than Institutional Build to Rent Landlords David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus argues that most small landlords have just one let property and have been unfairly maligned in favour of big institutional build to rent landlords. In the last few years, the smaller landlord has been under attack due to a combination of […]
Read moreBuild to Rent Zones In this article David Lawrenson, founder of landlord advisors, www.LettingFocus.com, looks at why a big growth in big scale build to let may only happen if specific areas or zones are set aside for this asset class. How big will big build to let grow? When I talk about build to rent, in this article, I’m […]
Read moreBuild To Rent, Power and Political Donations Go back to before 1960 and you will have found that big institutions were the main players in the private rented sector. But as successive governments over-interfered in the sector the big boys found they could no longer make it work. The final nail in this particular coffin was the advent of rent controls […]
Read moreDavid Lawrenson of LettingFocus sees some positives from what appears to be a gloomy year for landlords. The Future for Buy to Let Landlords It’s been a funny year for so called “buy to let” landlords. They have been clobbered by George Osborne’s hikes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) – a special tax designed just for pesky “Mom and Pop” landlords. Interestingly, […]
Read moreThe government is keen to get big institutional investors into the private rented sector – funding new developments. But is Build to Rent going to work – and is it just a load of hype? At LettingFocus we look at the facts. Build to Let – Hype or Fact? Tomorrow I am chairing an event on the private rented sector […]
Read moreAt LettingFocus we take a look at marketing to the private rented sector and to landlords. We look at which sectors of business are good at it – and which are not As part of our business consultancy at LettingFocus.com we advise organisations – both public and private – about how to connect with, market to and sell products and […]
Read moreI know of one good reason why some forays into large scale “build for private let” by institutional investors and housing associations are failing -and it has very much to do with letting agents. Lots of big scale investors in big build to let promised much about longer term tenancies. They would revolutionise the market for assured shorthold tenancies, they […]
Read moreIn this article, David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com looks at where the big new entrants could get it wrong with their investments in the private rented sector. The big new players (big pension funds like M&G, Prudential, Legal & General and various foreign real estate investors) who are now already in or about to come into the private rented sector could […]
Read moreDavid Lawrenson of Letting Focus looks at city investors, tax and the private rented sector. When you think about it, everything really comes down to tax. If you are not very rich or you are not a multinational corporation with an army of accountants, lawyers and other smart people to help you, then you will not be able to avoid […]
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