James Davis of UPad on Retirement ‘buy to let’

Read what James Davis, CEO of UPad has to say about the buy to let market when facing retirement in the United Kingdom.

Sarah Beeny on Buy to Let in UK

There have been numerous articles written recently, pronouncing the death of the buy to let market – but things seem to be changing and we’re seeing a sharp upturn it seems. This is likely down to increased demand for rentals with the shortage of affordable homes for first time buyers, and the lack of available finance …

Downsizing is on the increase – and not just as a means of releasing equity to fund retirement!

Research carried out by Friends Provident reveals that almost 25% of homeowners who are currently working will consider downsizing in the future to fund their retirement.

According to retirement specialist, Archstone Lifestyle Homes, however, there is a growing trend for the over 55s to downsize for reasons other than releasing equity.

New homes or old : is new-build good for buy to let?

We asked Upad.co.uk, the rental experts, for their advice on whether new builds are good for buy to let: A survey by Ludlowthompson showed that, of property investors intending to expand their portfolios in the next six months, only 12% intended to purchase newly built properties. Asked the same question back in March, 26% said [...]