Recent Articles in Making Money from Property Checklists

Is Manchester a viable property investment opportunity?
Dec 14, 2015

According to a recent report from Savills, “Manchester needs at least a further three million square feet of office space and almost 100,000 new homes over the next decade to meet rising demand". So if Manchester is a potential hot spot for property, is it just a matter of buying any property you can and keeping your fingers crossed that it will deliver a great return?

Recent changes to property taxation and their impact on buy to let
Dec 7, 2015

Following the Summer Budget and the recent Autumn Statement, Buy-to-Let Landlords may be feeling under attack from the Chancellor who appears intent on making Buy-to-Let investment a less attractive proposition in the future. Here the great guys at Nicholsons take a look at the real impact

Save on Your Energy Bills with Energy Efficient Windows and Doors
Nov 22, 2015

Many people are looking to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Heat tends to disappear out of walls and floors and of course windows and doors can be horrendously drafty if not fitted properly and if they are quite old too. Read guest article from BFRC to improve you energy efficiency.

How are the forecasters doing against actual property prices for 2015?
Nov 5, 2015

The latest data is now in for the third quarter of this year, so I thought it would be worth having a look to see how the actuals were doing versus the forecasts.

Crikey talk of a house bubble AGAIN!
Nov 2, 2015

I was a bit surprised that the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index suggested London was topping the list for a bubble. In this article I look at why the index is suggesting this.