Northwood Northampton Welcome Mandatory Client Money Protection
Last week the Government instigated regulations that, if passed by parliament, will require all agents managing lettings in England to belong to an approved client money protection scheme by 1 April 2019. Northwood Northampton welcomed this news as we have been a long-timer campaigner for mandatory client money protection, being a founding member of the…
Northampton Buy to Let Deal of the Week
Marketed with Northwood Northampton is this lovely end of terrace property located in Thorplands Brook with tenants in situ it would make a prefect buy to let property…. https://www.northwooduk.com/properties/11429844/sales#from-grid It’s marketed for offers in excess of £140,000 and they say it’s tenanted for £700.00 per month, offering a respectable return in the region of 6%…
More Northampton Rented Homes Required
I have been doing some research, looking both at National and Regional reports on the demand and supply of property and people together with future projections on the economy, population and family demographics with some interesting results. According to the Office of National Statistics, in the last financial year nationally, private renting grew by 74,000…
Buy to Let Deal of the Week Northampton
If you are a potential landlord looking to invest in a buy to let property in Northampton this is one I would recommended to you… It’s a two bedroom apartment on the Gregory Gardens development near to Boothville. A well maintained second floor apartment, situated within this popular location, within walking distance to Northampton College. The…
Freehold Factory Conversion For Sale Northampton
The Accurate Boot is a former Boot and Shoe factory that has been converted into 8 houses by The Darby Group. Located centrally with access to popular restaurants, shops and schools within a few minutes walk. This unique property offers lots of character with exposed brickwork, beams, solid wood floor boards and exceptional living space…
Northampton Landlords Plan to Expand Their Buy To Let Portfolios
A noteworthy number of buy to let landlords in Britain plan to buy more properties over the next year notwithstanding the frustrations, challenges and seismic changes in the private rented sector. According to Aldermore, the specialist buy to let lender, their research shows around 41% of portfolio buy to let landlord’s objective is to grow…
How to be a good Northampton Landlord
Unless you have been living on the moon lately, you cannot fail to have noticed all the anti-landlord sentiment that is around in the media! Landlords,along with estate agents and bankers, seem to have become Public Enemy No. 1. This is no doubt down to the minority of landlords – the rogues – who make…
Northampton Buy to Let Deal of the Week
An ideal investment opportunity… with Incentives?! Modern two bedroom second floor apartment in the popular Beckets View development in Northampton. Ideally situated close to the forthcoming Northampton University’s Waterside Campus, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton town centre and approx. 3 miles to the train station. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65112166.html On the market for the reasonable price of £139,950 with…
Extra Funding Is Required for Affordable Homes in Northampton
In my blog about the Northampton Property Market I mostly talk about two of the three main sectors of the local property market, the ‘private rented sector’ and the ‘owner occupier sector’. However, as I often stress when talking to my clients, one cannot forget the third sector, that being the ‘social housing sector’ (or…
Northampton House of Flat – Which is Best for Investment?
When a property investor is starting out, one of the first things they will probably consider is whether to buy a house or a flat/apartment. This seems a logical place to start, but, in reality, it would be prudent to ask a different question before deciding the type of property to invest in. That question…