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You’ve worked hard all your life and it’s coming to that time where you put your feet up, relax and enjoy the fruits of your labours. Only, when you do the sums, the margins are a little bit tight. You have a pension but when you factor in inflation, the increasing costs of bills and the uncertainty around Brexit, mean it might be better if you had a little more to play with.

Investing in property, at least in the long run, is a very good idea. It’s more often than not a good idea in the short run too, especially in these times of low interest rates. With little return on any money siting in the bank, the 5, 6, 7 or even 8% yields you can get from property represent an excellent return. The problem with short term investment is that property crashes and other economic conditions such as new laws and taxes can very quickly turn a good investment into a disaster.

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As with almost every area of life these days, lettings are getting more high tech with computers playing an ever bigger role. Most recently, this has taken the form of a new agreement put in place to provide pre-screening of tenants for lettings agents. This comes ahead of the ban on fees for agents in England and Wales.

Ever since new taxes and regulations came into play, buy to let landlords have been expressing concerns about how they were facing dwindling profits and reduced yields. Some people were advising against buy to let investments altogether, saying that it was a bad time to enter the market. But as is always the case, early calls of calamity have been premature.

An overwhelming majority of British homeowners now want to live in environmentally sound buildings and consider this a major factor when choosing a new home. According to a new survey, around 78% of people think this a factor than ranks alongside location, local services and outside space as a major consideration in making a big decision.

New figures have revealed that, unsurprisingly, first time buyers face paying more in London than anywhere else in the UK. However, the study did yield some interesting further results. While in London first time buyers faced paying 13 times their earnings on property, this fell to just 5.5 times in the north east – according to information provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

If you are looking to get on the investment property ladder and require outside funding in order to do so, then there are several options open to you. However, even for experienced property investors, the funding market can be difficult to negotiate. Here are some of your top options.

Auctions can be a bit intimidating for anyone who’s not bought a property in this way before. But they can be one of the simplest and quickest ways to buy. Auctions have set dates, so you know exactly when your chance to make a purchase comes around. And you buy the house on the day so there aren’t any time-consuming complications to worry about. Plus, if you get the right guidance about the property, you will have all the information that you need to make a successful bid.

See how the price of property has changed over the years.