Today’s Buy To Let Deal 3 Bedroom Semi, Archer Road, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 6.27%.

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A 3 bedroom semi detached house in the north Walsall area, currently marketed by Acorns & Co (01922 312060). The property could be rented as is, but I would recommend making changes in certain areas eg parts of the decor and carpets.

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Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?

Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?
Walsall Unemployment Rates Drop to 7.3%! What Does This Mean for Walsall’s Property Owners?

It was late May 2016, The Right Hon. Member for Tatton, Mr George Osborne, published an official HM Treasury analysis stating UK house prices would be lower by at least 10% (and up to 18%) by the middle of 2018 compared with what is expected if the UK remained in the European Union.  So, eight months on from the Referendum, are we beginning to show signs of that prophecy?

The simple answer is yes and no.

Good barometers of the housing market are the share prices of the big UK builders. Much was made of Barratt’s share price dropping by 42.5% in the two weeks after Brexit, along with Taylor Wimpey’s equally eye watering drop in the same two weeks by 37.9%. Looking at the most recent set of data from the Land Registry, property values in Walsall are 5.75% up month on month (however, the month before that, they had seen decrease of 0.1%) – so is this the time to panic and shout?

Doom and Gloom then?  Well, let me consider the other side of the coin.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, Yorkshire Grove, Walsall, WS2 With Yields Of 5.25%.

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A two bedroom semi detached house on the popular Beechdale estate in Walsall. The property is s very nice spec and good to go, that’s right, drive it straight off the forecourt.

There are two double bedrooms, one with en-suite as well as a family bathroom.  A modern kitchen with integrated white goods, a fair sized rear garden and off-road parking. It would be better appreciated by a viewing. The location is within easy reach of all the major road networks, services and other amenities lending easy access to Walsall town centre plus Reedswood Retail Park is just around the corner.

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Today’s buy To Let Deal, 2 bed Semi, Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 5.48%.

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A 2 bedroom semi detached house on Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2. The property is being marketed by Webbs estate agents (01922 312727). An excellent spec, which doesn’t necessarily need any upgrading, unless you really want to, however, the rear garden is quite large and could do with some TLC.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal. Ready Made Tenant! 2 Bed, West Street, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 6.75%.

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In my previous buy to let deal of the day, I asked what could be more ready to go than a newbuild..? Well, this one can! Why? It’s got a ready made tenant, that’s why.

A traditional two bedroom terraced house in the Leamore area of Walsall. It’s a pretty good spec actually and it doesn’t need anything doing to it. But, if I was buying it with a sitting tenant, I would sort the back garden out just to show them what a cool and groovy landlord I was. Why not? The money I’m saving by not having to have a void period whilst trying to find a tenant, paying agent fees when I do, updating the decor etc to provide a nicer looking garden for my tenant, it’s a no brainer.

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Buy To Let Deal Of The Day 2 Bedroom Semi, Waters Keep, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 6.13%.

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How’s this for a ship shape and ready to go deal? You don’t get more ready to go than a newbuild, do you? This 2 bedroom semi detached house on Waters Keep in Walsall, WS3 is part of a newbuild development in the north Walsall area, which continues to grow in popularity and re-development. The property is being marketed by Reed Rains (01543 439087) at £116500.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, Harebell Close, Walsall, WS5 With Yields Of 5.28%.

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A two bedroom terraced house, Harebell Close, Tamebridge, Walsall, WS5. The asking price is £124950 with Henley Charles (0121 659 5777).  Full property details are here.

Nestled in the highly popular and very desirable Tamebridge estate, speaks volumes as to the location and therefore the potential for long term letting.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal Pargeter Street, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 6.33%.

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I’m going to say right up front that the decor here is not to everyone’s taste, however, do not let that stop you from letting it as it is, because the spec is top-notch. Get in there now and arrange a viewing! Plenty of photos to really soak up the presentation of the property.

A two bedroom terraced house in the Birchills area of Walsall, WS2, The asking price is £90000 and though there are other properties in the area that go for less, the price is still below average for the area and the specs are not of the same quality.

It is marketed as a two/ three bed house as one of the reception rooms is being used as third bedroom and from what I can see it hasn’t been converted and changing it back to a reception room shouldn’t be too much of a hassle.

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Buy To Let Deal Of The Day Tanacetum Drive, Walsall, WS5 With Yields Of 5.52%.

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A two bedroom semi detached house on the prestigious and popular Tamebridge estate in Walsall. The area is very high profile area for renting and rental prices tend to attract a premium on the estate. The property benefits from double glazing and gas central heating. Parking is off-road. It would be better appreciated by a viewing. The location is within easy reach of all the major road networks, services and other amenities lending easy access to Walsall and West Bromwich town centres.

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Are Walsall Landlords Exploiting Walsall Property?

Are Walsall Landlords Exploiting Walsall Property?
Are Walsall Landlords Exploiting Walsall Property?

I can’t remember who coined it first but the first time I heard it was when Mrs Thatcher said it…“An Englishman’s home is his castle-and everyone should own their own home”.

In 1971, around 50% of people owned their own home and, as the baby-boomers got better jobs and pay, that proportion of homeowners rose to 69% by 2001.  Homeownership was here to stay as many baby boomers assumed it’s very much a cultural thing here in Britain to own your own home.

But on the back of TV programmes like Homes Under the Hammer, these same baby boomers started to jump on the band wagon of Walsall buy to let properties as an investment. Walsall first time buyers were in competition with Walsall landlords to buy these smaller starter homes… pushing house prices up in the 2000’s beyond the reach of first time buyers. Alas, it is not as simple as that. Many factors come into play, such as economics, the banks and government policy. But are Walsall landlords fanning the flames of the Walsall housing crisis by adding to the bonfire?

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