A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned in this blog about how the Bank of England has been indicating recently that UK interest rates will be going up in the not too distant future. Therefore, if you are one of the 159,000+ homeowners in Croydon, who own your own home with a mortgage, then you […]
Am I a bad person for being a landlord / investor? (Applies to Landlords in Croydon)
Unfortunately, along with Bankers and Estate Agents, Landlords get quite a lot of ‘stiff’ in the media about being ‘greedy and selfish’. Why I say ‘media’ is because it’s the sites like ‘The Guardian’ (property sections) where they love to just gun down landlords and show the worst landlords in the area, how they do […]
Property Prices in Croydon Increasing during August and September 2015. Why?
It’s known that these are peak seasons for Estate Agents, but why does that affect prices of rentals and sales prices? Well, it could be many reasons, but as most of you know, I run an estate agency, so I have the unique advantage of actually asking 50+ potential tenants a day on why they […]
One bedroom flats in Croydon, are they good investments?
If you have been following my blog you probably already know the answer to this in its shortest form. For those that do know, I decided to go into more depth into it. There are over 25,200 flats in Croydon. This represents 37.81% of the housing stock in the CR0 postcode with the national average being […]
How Property Values have changed in Croydon (Chatsworth Road)
A landlord I know has owned a few properties on the ever popular Chatsworth Road (Croydon, CR0) for the last thirteen years. She came in to our office to discuss the rise and fall of property prices on the street and how this has affected her yield over the years. In 2000, when she purchased […]