http://deals.hbfinvestmentproperties.co.uk/Event1507.aspx

At this must go to “FREE” Networking Event, Vanessa Laithwaite in conjunction with David Coughlin of HBF Investments, will show you:
 
* How from a standing start and with little money they bought over £20M worth of property generating cash flow over £40K/month.
* How anybody from a Beginner to an Experienced Investor can do the same!
* How you can make money from ALL properties at ANY TIME in the market – including dreaded refurbs which make the BEST deals!!
* How you can buy the very best discounted property deals from HBF with CASH BACKS and NO DEPOSIT!!
* how you can become financially free and give up your day job in just 3 years
 
We have the “leading experts” who are ACTUALLY “doing” the BEST deals and “financing” the BEST deals and making the MOST money coming along to share their amazing knowledge and tips with you.
 
We will also have fantastic discount deals with CASH BACKS and NO DEPOSITS available for you to purchase on the night.  These will be sold on a first come first served basis so please come prepared with cheque books and credit cards at the ready!  Better still, book your 1-2-1 wealth consultation and lets us start building a profitable portfolio that suits you!
 
To confirm your place for you and your guests NOW for Thursday 15th July 2010, please register at:

http://deals.hbfinvestmentproperties.co.uk/Event1507.aspx

Registration will be at 7pm and presentation to commence at 7.30pm and personal 1-2-1 consultations begin at 3pm.
 
I personally look forward to meeting you at our event.

Consider new doors

When you’ve bought a new property and are getting ready to let it out, or are doing a quick revamp in between tenants, then changing the interior doors could help lift the look and help revive the property.

Interior doors can inevitably suffer from wear and tear, as most of them will be used on a daily basis. Not all tenants will take good care of a property, banging doors, sticking things on them and knocking them, for example when children play with toys that knock into doors.

In addition, older houses may still have older style doors on them (look for doors that are completely flat, rather than panelled and doors where the handles are higher up than modern doors) which, unless you are keen on promoting a period look, can date the interior of a property.

Changing the doors is an easy and relatively inexpensive way of helping spruce up the interior of a rental property and give it a more modern or up-to-date look at the same time. If you’re in contact with any local trades people, or have your own account at a trade store, then it’s worth keeping an eye out for offers on doors. From experience, they do frequently tend to have good door deals, especially if you’re buying more than one, and it can help cut the cost for landlords.

If there are any rooms of the property that tend to be particularly dark, such as a dark hallway or kitchen, then you could help add a bit more light into the house by choosing half glazed doors.

Once the doors are purchased, all you need to is hang them, fit door furniture (handles etc) and paint them. If you don’t fancy doing it yourself, then this is an ideal job for a maintenance person. Painting the doors finishes them off well, but if you’re pushed for time or needing to cut costs further, you can leave the doors unpainted if you wish.

When you buy a property with a freehold lease, you gain complete ownership of the land and all of the buildings that are on it. Subject to laws and planning regulations, you have the right to do what you want with the property. Most houses in the UK tend to have freehold leases, but many flats and apartments have leaseholds.

In contrast to freehold, a leasehold property is leased to the owners for a set amount of time and usually comes with particular terms and conditions that need to be met in relation to the property, such as paying an annual maintenance fee.

When you’re researching properties to buy and looking at the particulars of certain houses or flats, then it’s essential to get into the habit of checking to make sure whether it is freehold or leasehold. Although there’s nothing wrong with owning a leasehold property and many people successfully do so, some investors prefer to stick with stick with an area they’re familiar with and always opt for freehold properties above leasehold.

As with any property purchase, as long as you do your research carefully, read the small print and are always clear about exactly what you’re buying, then you’ll put yourself in the best position for buying.

Catch up on the other instalments in our A to Z of Property Investing series:

A is for Appreciation
B is for Buy-to-Let
C is for Contracts
D is for Deals
E is for Experience

We have the UK’s TAX EXPERT at our ALL DAY 4TH BIRTHDAY EVENT at Hilton London Metropole on Sunday 27th June 9am-5pm and he will tell you how to set your business up so paying tax is VOLUNTARY!!!

All the speakers at our FULL DAY educational event are the BEST SPEAKERS in the business and you WILL NOT FIND THEM SPEAKING AT ANY OTHER EVENTS!

A FULL DAY EDUCTIONAL EVENT MEETING THE UK`s TOP PROPERTY EXPERTS

Including EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about buying property without using ANY of your own money.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE :-

Mr Tax Man SIMON GOODY
•PAYING TAX IS VOLUNTARY! Yes that’s correct, find out how to pay little or no TAX. Simon unravels the taxmans secrets, to MINIMISE your tax liability, including ten little known tips to pay hardly any tax, also CGT changes & how it effects you, & how to plan for it.

HBFi & Homes Bought Fast (Owner) DAVID COUGHLIN
•In the space of a few years David has amassed 160+ properties cashflowing at well over £20,000 pm plus commercial properties incl hotels & public houses.

Property Millionaire & TV Pundit RAJ SHASTRI
•As seen on BBC’s morning news, money programme, the truth about property, virgin 1 money envy plus numerous radio shows in the UK & abroad ++ many more.

Mr Planning Permission JOHN CORDWELL
•John is surrey councils town planning expert & has spoken to 10`s of thousands investors nationwide. Learn why the UK’s crazy planning laws mean that there will NEVER be enough properties in this counrty to keep up with demand. EVERY landlords dream!

UK`S Top Master Mortgage Broker BARRY MICHELLE
•Barry’s easy style & knowledge explains the way around the mortgage market, & shows you how to save £1,000`s on little know techniques.

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There were two interesting articles in the Telegraph last week touching on new research carried about Savills. They’ve been analysing the habits of commuters over the last three years and have found that the 60-minute commuter belt is now fully saturated, but that more people are commuting on a part-time basis and are happy to live a bit further away from their work.

Property prices go hand-in-hand with the length of the commute, with a 100-120 minute commuter belt journey working out the most affordable in terms of property price.

In a bid to find some of the less well known property favourites on the commuter belts around London, Savills identified small country railway stations and looked at those where 60% or more of the journeys were made by season ticket holders. There’s an interesting top 10 of places on the list in this article in the Telegraph, ranging from number 1, Dunton Green in Kent being a 41 minute journey, to number 10, Pluckley in Kent being a 75 minute commuter journey.

Although they don’t go into any more details of numbers 11 to 25, these are likely to be the areas where the journey is slightly longer and the average house price is lower. If you’re interested in exploring the potential of buying property in lesser known commuter zones, then this could be a good starting point for your research.

You could also apply the same idea to help you look for potential property hotspots in other areas of the UK that may be popular with commuters. Even if you still can’t quite stretch to afford an investment property in the centre of these towns and villages, properties in nearby areas may also have benefits for tenants wishing to be within commutable distance from their work.

For reference, the areas listed from 11 to 25 on the Savills lesser known commuter belt list near London are as follows:

11 Eynsford, Kent
12 Dormans, Surrey
13 Newport, Essex
14 Mistley, Essex
15 Ashwell & Morden, Hertfordshire
16 Crowhurst, East Sussex
17 Alresford, Essex
18 Shawford, Hampshire
19 Salfords, Surrey
20 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
21 Cressing, Essex
22 Ockley, Surrey
23 Warnham, West Sussex
24 Eridge, East Sussex
25 Crowborough, East Sussex

Following recommendations from the Rugg Review which looked at the state of the private rented sector, the previous government wanted to introduce various forms of increased regulation. Regulation ideas included a national register of landlords, compulsory written tenancy agreements and better regulation of letting and management agents. But Grant Shapps, the new Housing Minister, has revealed that he is rejecting the proposals as they would involve far too much red tape.

Speaking in parliament, Grant Shapps said, “With the vast majority of England’s 3 million private tenants happy with the service they receive, I am satisfied that the current system strikes the right balance between the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords.”

“Today I make a promise to good landlords across the country - the government has no plans to create any burdensome red tape and bureaucracy, so you are able to continue providing a service to your tenants.”

Instead, it’s expected that local councils will have to use their powers to tackle any rogue landlords or landlord issues that arise.

Organisations such as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents were quick to announce their disappointment at this move, claiming that the lack of regulation could hamper standards in the private rental sector. If you’re a landlord, what do you think?

If you want to consider buying more discounted buy to let investment proeprties, please visit HBF Investment Properties

Would you like to hear how from the real experts how, from a standing start, you will be able to give up your job and have £500/week cash flow for life, with as few as just 5 properties?

If you do, please come and meet Property Millionaires David Coughlin from HBF Investments, and Raj Shastri as seen on the BBC’s “The Money Programme”:

http://www.myshowreel.co.uk/rajshastri/

on Thursday 10th June 2010 at London Hilton Metropole Hotel, 225 Edgware Road, London, W2 1JU

The event starts at 7pm with your personal 1-2′-1 consultations starting at 3pm. PLEASE BOOK EARLY for your personal 1-2-1 consultation with one of our property experts and to get access to the best properties that we have for sale on the day.

http://www.hbfinvestor.com/event.aspx

At this must go to FREE Networking Event, Raj Shastri in conjunction with David Coughlin of HBF Investments, will show you:

* How from a standing start and with little money they bought over £20M worth of property generating cash flow over £40K/month.

* How anybody from a Beginner to an Experienced Investor can do the same!

* How you can make money from ALL properties at ANY TIME in the market – including dreaded refurbs which make the BEST deals!!

* How you can buy the very best discounted property deals from HBF with CASH BACKS and NO DEPOSIT!!

* how you can become financially free and give up your day job in just 3 years

We have the leading experts who are ACTUALLY doing the BEST deals and financing the BEST deals and making the MOST money coming along to share their amazing knowledge and tips with you.

We will also have fantastic discount deals with CASH BACKS and NO DEPOSITS available for you to purchase on the night. These will be sold on a first come first served basis so please come prepared with cheque books and credit cards at the ready! Better still, book your 1-2-1 wealth consultation and lets us start building a profitable portfolio that suits you!

To confirm your place for you and your guests NOW for Thursday 10th June 2010, please register at:

http://www.hbfinvestor.com/event.aspx

Registration will be at 7pm and presentation to commence at 7.30pm and personal 1-2-1 consultations begin at 3pm.

I personally look forward to meeting you at our event.

Both garages and parking spaces, particularly in prime positions, can attract considerable rental returns on both a weekly and monthly basis. If you have a garage that is located away from a property, such as in a garage block around the corner from the house, then it would be ideally located to rent separately, rather than included in the cost of the property rental.

Many people don’t worry so much about putting their cars into the garage each day, yet there are other people who welcome the benefits of garage space, for storing equipment, using as a workshop or for extra vehicles. Likewise, in towns and cities where parking is at a premium, many people value the chance to rent a parking space on a weekly or monthly basis, instead of having to compete for limited spaces within the town or city centre.

With parking spaces, you do need to ensure first and foremost that space is left available for your tenants to park their car, but if you have multiple spaces available, then it’s definitely worth considering renting some of them, especially if located in a desirable area.

To get an idea of the type of price you could charge for garage or parking space rental in your area, then have a look through the rentals in your local paper or search online. Alternatively, speak to a local estate agent, as they should be aware of how much garage rentals are in your area. This is something you could use a rental agent for, or you could manage the rentals yourself.

Have you had success with renting out a garage or parking space? Share your experience in the comments.

Business, trade directories and local directories, such as the Yellow Pages or locally produced free publications of tradespeople, are a good starting point for finding a builder in your local area. Browse through the ads, select a couple that you’re interested in, then give them a call to obtain more details. In your initial phone call, ask plenty of questions, such as the work they typically do, if they’re currently available and average costs of work. If you’re keen to see some examples of their finished work, then don’t be afraid to ask for testimonials too.

Where possible, arrange a meeting with the builder and see if they’re willing to offer a free quotation for the work you need to have carried out. First impressions are good, but you can often get a better idea of what they’re like and how they operate by meeting up. If they promise a quotation, but it takes weeks to occur or never appears, then you can move on to finding someone else.

Personal recommendations for builders are always good, especially if it’s from someone you know who’s recently used the services of a builder. This can help give a more accurate picture about how good the work was, how personable the builder was and how quickly and efficiently they got the job done.

There are a lot of websites where you can find details of builders, but one of the more reliable options is Checkatrade. Anyone registering on the site has to be vetted first, plus they are monitored on a regular basis through customer feedback, so there’s a much better chance that you’ll get a reputable worker and not a fly-by-night rogue trader.