Potential Changes for Self Employed Construction Workers!

Attention, all self employed construction workers! If you are a self employed plumber, carpenter or general builder that regularly works for contractors, beware, the HMRC are thinking of taking a very bizarre step of reclassifying self-employed construction workers as employed. There is a consultation process 'False self-employment in construction: taxation of workers'.

To find out more and what you need to do by the 12th October 2009, read on ....

When it’s time to switch your Letting Agent

The biggest complaint about letting agents from landlords is ‘what do they do for the money?’! That’s a fair question as some letting agents don’t take anywhere near enough care of their administration.Poor service to landlords via companies carrying out lettings is on the increase too. In part, this is because there are a large number of estate agents who have set up a lettings service to help their cashflow while sales are bad! The result being that completely inexperienced people with little training are often running lettings businesses and as a result giving you the landlord a bad service.

Follow my guide on 'How to Spot a Poor Letting Agent' and my Top 10 Tips to finding a Good Letting Agent!

Latest Property Market Update

Current market analysis tells us that the market appears to be 'bottoming out' certainly from a volume perspective. With regards to prices, some areas, often those with a strong economy and a shortage of properties for sale, are seeing small rises and buyers are sometimes even competing on price to secure a property. Read on to find out the true picture of the current property market .....

How do you market your property during a recession?

Although the buying and selling market seems to have ‘bottomed’ out for the moment and in some areas, properties can be selling within weeks, it’s still important to think carefully about all the different ways you can sell your property to ensure that you give yourself the best chance of selling your home and achieving the best possible price. Follow my guide to help you achieve a sale and the best price for your property.

My tenant has stopped paying the rent!

Unfortunately, during a recession more and more tenants will struggle to pay their rent, especially because of the rise in unemployment. As a result, a previously perfectly good tenant may end up being a poor paying one within a matter of months. Here are our top ten tips of what to do if your tenant stops paying rent. What do I do if my tenant stops paying the rent?

Stop, Look and Listen before you go for ‘no money’ down deals!

Well they are at it again! Back in mid 2000 there were lots of property sourcing companies offering what appeared to be, and what turned out to be, unbelievable deals on property for investment purposes. And, as the market starts to show signs of picking up (which it isn’t really, supply has reduced to match low demand), then out come the property locaters and their ‘magic deals’! Before you EVER consider property deals offered by a company - READ ON!

Is it worth extending a property lease or buying the freehold?

Is the lease on your property nearing the 80 year mark? If so, then it might be worth extending or buying the freehold! With mortgage lenders being very particular about who and what they lend on at the moment and many properties at their lowest value for some years, if you live in a leasehold property it might be worth investigating extending your lease, or even buying the freehold. Read on to find out more ....