Doing It For The Kids: Building A Buy-To-Let Legacy For You & Your Family's Future
5 minute readBricks & mortar never go out of fashion. People will always need homes, which makes buying to let one of the safest investment strategies around. It’s also a smart way to build atax-efficient inheritance, something today’s...
The Price Isn't Right: How To Spot And Stop Your Home Being Overvalued
5 minute readWith prices still rising and very few homes on the market, it seems incredible that 1 in 20 asking prices were slashed in May. The figures from Zoopla show an average drop of 9% (or £22,500); the biggest discount margin for 18...
Number Crunching: Our Essential Guide to Rental Yields for Every Landlord
5 minute readFinancial management is at the heart of every successful business. As a landlord, the rental yield of a buy-to-let can affect whether you buy a property in the first place. After that, it can help you monitor your investment’s...
Moving Mistakes: Why Finding A Home Before You Have A Buyer Is A Big Risk
6 minute readIf you’ve decided you want to move, you could be thinking the same as thousands of other homeowners: there’s nothing on the market, so you’ll wait to put your home up for sale until you find your next one It’s an entirely...
Photography Secrets: Top Pro-styling Tips To Give Your Home The Edge
7 minute read“As soon as I saw the photo, I knew it was the one!“ Such is the power of photography, and as a potential buyer’s first introduction to your home, it can make or break a sale. Given how influential photos are, it’s...
Blooming rentals: grow your returns in the garden boom with stylish outdoor upgrades
5 minute readNot so long ago, many landlords saw gardens as a bit of a liability. Tenants weren’t exactly clamouring for them, and landlords were convinced they’d be handed back an overgrown jungle of weeds. But the pandemic produced a...
Is Buy-to-Let Broken? Facts, Figures and Future Trends for Private Landlords
6 minute readThere’s no denying that buy-to-let isn’t the same as 10 or 15 years ago. Changes in lending criteria mean landlords have to put in more of their own money; changes in tax policy have affected initial yields; changes in...
Moving With Children? How To Sell And Be Settled Before The New School Year
6 minute readIf you thought you’d missed the boat for a family move this year, the good news is you’ve still got time. With the speed of the current market, you can sell your home and be in your new one by the end of the school holidays....
Protection Money : A Guide To Landlord Insurance And Reducing Your Premiums
6 minute readWe all know someone who never insures anything and never has any problems. But given that £8m is paid out every day in home insurance claims, not everyone has the same luck. Although it isn’t a legal requirement to insure...
Letting Agent Diary: Behind the Scenes of a Typical Working Week at Piccolo
6 minute readTo describe this job in a single phrase, it would have to be ‘never a dull moment’. Aside from opening the office, making a coffee and checking new messages, no two days are ever the same. Meeting new people and being out and...