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Hi, I'm very mindful of the austerity measures and watching caefully! As most of my tenants are claiming Local Housing Allowance and this is set at 30% percentile of market rents in the private sector for each BRMA, I don't think it will go down. Private rents are rumoured to increase due to the...

Do you currently own a property with a residential mortgage? This might have an effect on your choices as BTL lenders are more willing to lend if you already have a residential mortgage. Its not impossible to get BTL finance without resi, but can be difficult. How about buying the property you...

Hi Nicholas, Awesome! a fellow Andover dweller! (Well, I live in Basingstoke, but close :)) Under the housing benefit system (hence why I'm following UC closely) I rent to 2 or 3 indivuduals (or "claiming units") in the same property. A hybrid LHA strategy with multi occupancy. I claim £580.75...

Thank you for the warm welcome, I hope you'll be ok if I combine your reply with Nicholas' as well ... as you've both asked the same question. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm surprised I have not found this site before! Better late than never eh! I've been investing in Hampshire & Test Valley sor several years. I mostly rent to tenants in receipt of housing benefit on direct payment to landlord basis. I combine this with a multilet strategy to keep...

If you search in Zoopla in the 'sold' section by postcode. Zoopla often has the previous listings adverts and details. I look these up and the sizes are on the floorplans :) Good luck