Energy prices are rising, utility bills are on the up and legislation around the energy efficiency of rental homes is getting tighter.
As they struggle to meet demand, Argos have had to increase the wages of their HGV drivers from £11.41 an hour to £15 an hour – a rise of 31.2% meaning their pay goes from £27k to £35k. Care home providers are offering signing-on bonuses of many thousands of pounds to entice nursing staff away from their competitors, and new homes contractors say labour costs are growing as the housing boom pushes up demand for bricklayers and joiners. Restaurant chains, coffee shops, blue-collar workers in factories and warehouses are seeing wages rise at an extraordinary rate. (more…)
Some questions in life are unavoidable. Aside from whether the chicken or the egg came first? At some point along the line you’ll begin to wonder if your home can evolve with you, or if it’s time to say goodbye and find somewhere new. (more…)
Fife landlords are becoming progressively more self-assured about expanding their rental portfolios; as Fife rents rise, mortgage interest rates fall and demand for decent Fife rental properties outstrips supply. (more…)
Every landlord and tenant want exactly the same thing: security and stability. As a landlord, you want an uninterrupted income stream, while tenants want an uninterrupted home life.
If you’ve been dreaming of selling up and moving by Christmas, the good news is that you still have time.
Celebrating Christmas and New Year in a new home with those you love the most, then hitting the January sales for a bounty of bargains, is a wonderful way to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome in 2022. It’s also a date that many buyers are still keen to meet at this time of year. (more…)
With Rightmove announcing a national drop of 0.3% in average asking prices in August, some are asking if the steam has been let out of the property market. Yet with the gains we have seen in the last 12 months, is this just a minor bump in the road? Alarm bells normally ring when new homeowners coming to the market for the first time are having to lower their initial asking price when compared to the market as a whole. (more…)
Owning one or more buy-to-let homes is the dream of many people. The idea of passive income, financial security and building a comfortable retirement is an inviting prospect that, for many landlords, has led to a complete change of lifestyle and career.
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