The average age of a first-time buyer has risen to 32, and tenancies are lasting longer than ever. Not all national trends apply to lettings in Fife, but this one absolutely does.
With renting no longer seen as a temporary measure, tenants are looking for a sense of permanence combined with more comfort. This means surrounding themselves with their own belongings in a well-presented and well-equipped home.
Weekly round up on what’s driving the Fife Property market including a look at recent listings, sales and coming soon:
Article, Podcast and TV Show written and produced this week are: Continue reading FIFE PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE 27th Feb – 5th March 2022. (Watch/Read/Listen)
Why Savvy Fife Buy-to-Let Landlords Don’t Use 10-Year Mortgages
And the reason you shouldn’t either
I know of many Fife buy-to-let landlords who fell into property investing by accident. Many didn’t want to sell their family home when the Fife housing market crashed in the Credit Crunch of 2009/10, yet still needed to move (often for work). They thought they would keep their Fife family home in case they ever moved back to Fife. Yet by keeping it, it couldn’t remain empty (there was still a mortgage to pay on it), so they ended up renting their home out. Continue reading Why Savvy Fife Buy-to-Let Landlords Don’t Use 10-Year Mortgages (3 min read)
“At least one in six people on The Sunday Times Rich List owes their wealth to property or the world of home ownership in some way”. Those are the words of Robert Watts, the man who compiles The Sunday Times Rich List.
Building a successful lettings portfolio is an exciting route to financial freedom, and picking a direction for your buy-to-let business ultimately comes down to two choices: capital growth or rental yield.
Although rent arrears have been a hot topic during the pandemic, it’s far from being a new subject. That said, if the discussion has taught us anything in the last year, it’s that anyone can be affected by economic events: no-one is immune, however high their income.
Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-27-INCREASE-YOUR-YIELD-Better-Business-Tips-for-Local-Landlords-eseo09/a-a4tup07
Is your rental property working as hard as it could for you? As a landlord, you’ll want to ensure that your investment is performing well and continues to make good business sense throughout the time you own it.
Do you think it’s impossible to be popular AND profitable as a landlord? Perhaps you feel that one cancels out the other; that it’s a choice between hard-nosed business and being nice, but that the two are fundamentally incompatible?
Hosts Jim Parker and Jimmy Mullen are joined by property investor Steven Clark to talk about property investment strategies including an update on the local Fife Property market while answering questions live on their TV show every Saturday morning @ 9.30am.
Today’s agenda in case you would like to skip to the section required is: Continue reading Fife Properties TV (Series 1 EP 3) Property investment strategies and Local Property Market updates.
Fife Properties TV (Series 1 EP 2) Home Reports, Local Property Market updates and Property investment strategies
Top Letting Agent Richard Cook, Chartered Surveyor David Marr and Property Investor Jim Parker answers questions on their live TV show every Saturday @ 9.30am.
Today’s agenda in case you would like to skip to the section required is: Continue reading Fife Properties TV (Series 1 EP 2) Home Reports and investment strategies
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