Buying an investment property: buy-to-let guide
House-buying expert Naomi Heaton highlights the figures that count when you want a sound rental investment
26 February 2016
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Property investment can yield more than cash in the bank
What you need to know:
Suss out your market
Suss out your market
Check all house prices paid across the UK
Check the going price per square foot
Check home values for any UK home
Know your tenant
Current properties to rent in London
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Prime Minister David Cameron with first-time buyers in Northants at the launch of Help to Buy's second phase last week
Consider your costs
Understand your yields
Know your bank - well
Naomi Heaton is chief executive of London Central Portfolio (LCP), an investment adviser and asset manager specialising in the private rented sector in prime central London. It has launched three property funds targeting this market. For more information go to londoncentralportfolio.com or follow @LCP_Ltd.
