Guides
Practical, jargon-free guides to buying, financing, letting and managing investment property.
How to reach EPC C by 2030: what seasoned landlords know that first-timers don’t
Every private rental in England and Wales must reach EPC C, or register an exemption, by 1 October 2030, with a £10,000 cost cap…
How to invest in Sunderland: the portfolio investor’s guide to Britain’s yield capital
Sunderland tops the UK yield tables at 9.3 per cent gross on an average buy-to-let price of around £85,000, with North East rents rising…
How to invest in HMOs: the portfolio investor’s guide to renting the house by the room
Houses in multiple occupation remain the highest-yielding mainstream residential strategy in Britain, typically 8 to 12 per cent gross in the right cities. This…
How to buy at property auction: what seasoned landlords know that first-timers don’t
More than 30,200 lots sold under the hammer in the year to March 2026 as regulation marched a generation of landlords towards the exit.…
How to refinance a buy-to-let portfolio: what seasoned landlords know that first-timers don’t
With the base rate held at 3.75 per cent and forecasters genuinely split, refinancing a portfolio in 2026 is not a rates bet but…
How to invest in small industrial units: the portfolio investor’s guide to the shed the economy runs on
Britain cannot get enough small warehousing, and the buy-to-let playbook does not apply: no tenancy reform, no stamp duty surcharge, no EPC C deadline,…
How to let after Section 21: what seasoned landlords know that first-timers don’t
Section 21 is gone, every tenancy in England is now periodic, and the possession, rent and paperwork rules have been rewritten. This operating manual…
How to incorporate a property portfolio: what seasoned landlords know that first-timers don’t
From April 2027, personally held rental profit will be taxed at its own, higher rates while company profit will not. This guide runs the…