Property investment question

[Turion]

Don't forget dodgey tenants and bust agencies. Both, surprisingly common at the mo. A bust agent can take a few months rent and possibly the deposit for which you are responsible for repaying. A dodgy tenant can take 6 months to remove and leave you with a busted house at the end.

[Moscow Mule]

Don't forget dodgey tenants and bust agencies. Both, surprisingly common at the mo. A bust agent can take a few months rent and possibly the deposit for which you are responsible for repaying. A dodgy tenant can take 6 months to remove and leave you with a busted house at the end.

How does that work with the deposit guarantee scheme?

Don't know much about it TBH, just interested.

[Turion]

How does that work with the deposit guarantee scheme?

Don't know much about it TBH, just interested.

The agency is supposed to register the dep. However, ultimately it is the landlords responsibility to repay it to the tenant. Also he could get a large fine if it goes to court.

[Lumiere]

If you have £150k to invest, you'll need to pay 1% stamp duty on your purchase

There is no stamp duty on properties costing up to £175000 until the end of this year ..

[IR35 Avoider]

If you buy a property for cash outright, for £150,000, you can probably achieve a rental income of circa £700/month (£8,400/year), which is a return of 5.6% annually.

If you buy UKCM or FCPT shares on the stock-market, you will currently get 8% from a diversified commercial property portfolio with zero or near-zero borrowing involved. If you're willing to invest in a fund with about 30% loan-to-value, you could get nearly 11% from IRP.

[BrilloPad]

I would still stand back, prices are not suddenly going jump up, and the consesnus is price will still go down or at best flatten off.

I would see no reason to jump in.

I agree with BB

[Fred Bloggs]

Or.......... Currently yielding about 10%

http://www.trustnet.com/Factsheets/F...e=PPIPF&univ=U

I invested a while ago (November and December) @ ~13% yield.