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Why your Property's EPC Rating Really Matters Now!

EPC ratings indicate how energy efficient a property is, giving it a rating from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). They also demonstrate the environmental impact of a property in terms of carbon emissions and how costly it will be to heat

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Buy To Let Property Review: 2 Bed Terraced, Aldenham Drive, Hillingdon

Under review today is a property in Aldenham Drive. It's on the market for £300,000. So not cheap for a two bed house. The rent is likely to be around £1200-£1250pcm. At £1250 that makes for a gross yield of 5%.

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Gardens Asset or Liability For Lettings in Hillingdon?

Belvoir have recently put out a piece on gardens for landlords and it's worth a read. Gardens are a great asset in your property but when you have them to get the most from them you need to be accepting of the type of tenants who use them most. Who uses gardens the most? Pet owners (especially dog owners) and parents with children.

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How is the property market in Hillingdon performing at the moment?

In short the sun is shining and the garden is rosy! Long may it continue. The national year on year price rise for property is 5.4% making the average property in the UK worth £181,000. With rises in the SE of 8.4% over the last year and 9.2%...

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Buy To Let Property Review: 2 Bed Flat, Waterford House, West Drayton 5.2% Yield

Waterford House is popular with landlords and tenants alike. The design and ambience of the building is lovely. The property was developed into flats in 1995. Being a listed building in part, the original mill building is dated from late 18thC

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One bedroom flats in Uxbridge, are they a good investment?

I have been talking over the property market with a number of landlords and people have been asking whether one beds are still a good investment, especially given the price rises we have seen over the last couple of years.

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Buy To Let Property Review: 1 Bed Flat, Clarkes Drive, Uxbridge 5.4% Yield

Of interest to Buy To Let investors will be this one bedroom property in Clarkes Drive. Clarkes Drive is just off Royal Lane which runs from the Uxbridge Road down to West Drayton and Falling Road past Hillingdon Hospital.

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Buy To Let Property Review: 1 Bed Flat, Uxbridge Road, Hayes End 6.5% Yield

This property looks to be offered at a reasonable price by comparison with other one bedroom flats in the area so might well be worth researching. There are no internal photos so viewing necessary.

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Buy To Let Property Review: 2 Bed Flat, Millenium Close, Uxbridge Moor 5.1% Yield

Listed with a national agent is this two bedroom flat on Uxbridge Moor. The flat is marketed for £280,000 and is located a pleasant walk around Rockingham Recreation Ground (Park) to get into Uxbridge which is just over half a mile away.

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Buy To Let Property Review: One Bedroom Flat, New Garden Drive, West Drayton

Recently listed with a West Drayton agent is this one bedroom falt. As ever we are not selling this property - just happy to discuss it's merits with buy to let investors who may not know the area.

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The Changing Face of West Drayton Property Investment

Have been taking a fresh look at the yields for property in West Drayton, which I have been doing for a few years now. West Drayton continues to attract a lot of interest from investors with the Crossrail upgrade to the station at West Drayton due to start rolling in 2019.

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Buy To Let Property Review: 1 Bed Maisonette, Peerless Drive, Harefield

A little to the north of the A40 to Harefield which is quite a rural feeling location but still within the M25. There is a main line station about a mile away at Denham so in walking distance and there is parking available.

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