Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
In this article, I use the case of Build to Rent to illustrate how “groupthink” permeates the mainstream media. I use it to show that you need to be intellectually curious and check out alternative, often more informed sites to make money in property or stocks or anything else. And it is also helps to have a decent level of […]
Read moreThis article is about the ongoing growth of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Institutional Investment – the Background Some time ago, probably in the late 80s, there was probably a meeting somewhere at Westminster or one of those City clubs where some heads of big pensions funds were moaning to government ministers about the strong […]
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 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 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 […]
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