New help for expat buy to let investors facing UK tax changes Skipton International has launched a guide to help expat buy to let investors trying to make sense of the UK government’s changes to mortgage relief. The phasing out of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties from April this year [...]
The initial go-ahead on a major new block of student flats close to St Walburge’s Church has been granted. An empty social club and the associated land would be built on to create the home for 152 students. Preston City Council’s planning committee – which meets on Thursday 15 June – is set to give [...]
Despite the recent changes to stamp duty and tax relief for landlords 2016 will provide one of the best opportunities in years for landlords to expand their portfolios in Preston due to a flat market with falling prices and an absence of competition in the local area. It is however more important than ever that careful research is [...]
Uprooting and choosing a new place to live is a highly thought-provoking and taskly moment in your life - it is, after all, one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. If you’re looking for a town which offers a fantastic standard of living (the sixth best place for families to live in the country) [...]
Easthams & Co have been letting properties throughout Preston and the Fylde since 1984. Many of our original landlords from all those years ago are still with us today. So we decided to ask them why they have continued to use us for all these years. Below are the top 10 reasons:- 1) A personal [...]
It seems like everywhere you turn a new letting agency has opened up. Whilst this is a positive reflection of the growth in buy to let it does mean landlords need to be more cautious than ever before choosing an agent to let and manage their property. A sign of a decent agent is one [...]
Established in 1984 Easthams & Co are the areas oldest independent lettings agency with an enviable reputation that over 600 local landlords rely upon. Director Matt Eastham said “To be the first specialist lettings agency covering this area is something we are extremely proud of. The knowledge and experience we have built up over the [...]
Due to the recent changes on how people can access their savings in retirement, a new breed of ‘buy to let pensioner’ is already entering the local property market? A recent Forbes survey reported that buy to let investments had outperformed all other mainstream investments over the past 20 years. Making property an extremely attractive [...]
For the last 28 years Easthams & Co have been at the forefront of the rental market in this area having let and managed over 2,500 local properties during this period. This level of experience gives the team at Easthams & Co unparalleled knowledge of the pitfalls faced by landlords and how best to deal [...]
Connells Survey & Valuation has reported a sharp rise in valuations for buy-to-let investors looking to add to their portfolios, with volumes up by 10% in June compared to May, and increasing 12% on an annual basis. Overall, the nationwide property firm saw a 20% rise in valuations, compared with a year earlier, taking volumes [...]
