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Financing Real Estate Investments For Dummies (Paperback)

January 26th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

Financing Real Estate Investments For Dummies

Your practical guide to scoring cash to fuel your real estate investments Want to be a smart, successful real estate investor? This no-nonsense guide contains everything you must know to make the right choices about financing your investments ? from the various options available and the impact on cash flow to the tax implications and risk factors involved. You also get tried-and-true tips for surviving a down market and using current investments to finance future ones. A crash course in real estate financing ? understand standard terms and concepts, learn the various sources of investment capital, and gather all essential facts and figures Weigh your options ? decide which type of financing is best for your circumstances and incorporate it into your real estate investing plan Finance residential properties ? evaluate residential loan programs, navigate the loan application and processing, and handle the closing Invest in commercial prop (more…)

Rent a Masseuse for Visiting Massage in London, Paris and Amsterdam

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

Rent-A-Masseuse.com (http://www.rent-a-masseuse.com) is an upscale visiting massage service operating in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Its masseuses are professional, skilled and experienced. Selected for beauty and talent for massage. They perform a blend of Californian and sensual Tantra massage. Although the massage is surely a highly erotic experience, the masseuse will not perform any sexual services. 

Rent-A-Masseuse.com offers various massages with a duration ranging from 60 minutes to 120 minutes. The most popular treatment is called a Vip deLuxe massage, which is usually enough to bring any stressed executive into a stage of total relaxation.Contrary to the usual therapeutic massages, the customer is totally naked, enabling the masseuse to massage every part of the customer’s body. Therapeutic massage often ignores certain parts of the body for a variety of reasons. These, usually more intimate parts of the body are very sensitive to stress and customers are very appreciative of the broad minded approach that our masseuses demonstrate in order to fully de-stress their customers.Since Rent-A-Masseuse.com started its business in London and Paris in 2005, they have been building a large client group who appreciates the value for money and no-nonsense approach to sensual and tantric massage. The successful business concept has attracted many imitators; copycats who all claim to be market leader and the inventors of the visiting massage concept. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Our steady growing number of returning customers is that proof!

Discover the difference and enjoy the pleasure of sensual massage. Rent-A-Masseuse.com offers outcall massage service daily from 12 pm till 02 am.There are local offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. The massages are of a non-therapeutic nature; for relaxation purposes only. Rent-A-Masseuse.com is not an escort service.For further information or press enquiries please call any of our local offices as displayed on the website http://www.rent-a-masseuse.com.  

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Rent a Masseuse for Visiting Massage in London, Paris and Amsterdam

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

Rent-A-Masseuse.com (http://www.rent-a-masseuse.com) is an upscale visiting massage service operating in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Its masseuses are professional, skilled and experienced. Selected for beauty and talent for massage. They perform a blend of Californian and sensual Tantra massage. Although the massage is surely a highly erotic experience, the masseuse will not perform any sexual services. 

Rent-A-Masseuse.com offers various massages with a duration ranging from 60 minutes to 120 minutes. The most popular treatment is called a Vip deLuxe massage, which is usually enough to bring any stressed executive into a stage of total relaxation.Contrary to the usual therapeutic massages, the customer is totally naked, enabling the masseuse to massage every part of the customer’s body. Therapeutic massage often ignores certain parts of the body for a variety of reasons. These, usually more intimate parts of the body are very sensitive to stress and customers are very appreciative of the broad minded approach that our masseuses demonstrate in order to fully de-stress their customers.Since Rent-A-Masseuse.com started its business in London and Paris in 2005, they have been building a large client group who appreciates the value for money and no-nonsense approach to sensual and tantric massage. The successful business concept has attracted many imitators; copycats who all claim to be market leader and the inventors of the visiting massage concept. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Our steady growing number of returning customers is that proof!

Discover the difference and enjoy the pleasure of sensual massage. Rent-A-Masseuse.com offers outcall massage service daily from 12 pm till 02 am.There are local offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. The massages are of a non-therapeutic nature; for relaxation purposes only. Rent-A-Masseuse.com is not an escort service.For further information or press enquiries please call any of our local offices as displayed on the website http://www.rent-a-masseuse.com.  

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home (USA Today/Nolo Series) (Paperback)

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting out a Single-Family Home (USA Today/Nolo Series)

First-time landlord? Learn landlording fundamentals in this primer. The declining U.S. economy has forced many homeowners to make tough decisions about their property. If you’re one of the millions of Americans affected by the credit crisis, struggling to make your mortgage payments, and are considering renting out your home to make ends meet, you’ll need to learn the basics of being a landlord. Let First-Time Landlord show you how to start your landlording business and maintain it in your spare time. Get the concise information you need to start making money with a single-family home, written for property owners with little business savvy — and even less time and patience. Learn how to rent out your property lawfully and safely with valuable information on: how to determine whether or not the property will turn a profit landlord business basics finding the right tenants preparing and signing the lease handling repairs complying with your state’s rental laws (more…)

Taking Advantage of the Profitability of Your London Investment Property

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

London is one of the most popular markets for property investors. With its great employment opportunities and high salaries, many people find the city an appealing place. Additionally the UK capital is seen as a good choice for investors with a long-term approach. If you have a London investment property and you intend to hold on to it for a considerable period of time, then you’re in a good position.
Even though London has experienced a short downturn in recent times, it’s still regarded as a strong option for several investment opportunities because of its status as one of a very few number of genuinely international capitals. Some of the assets that make the city appealing for many property investors are its financial services infrastructure, airports, schools and universities.
High demand for rental properties
If you have a London investment property and you’re renting it out, then you’re on the right track. According to research from the Centre for Cities, the UK is expecting more than 3 million people renting privately by year 2021. This means that – based on the current trends – a fifth of new homes have to be rented to fill the demand at that particular time. It cannot be denied that the demand for rental properties is rising steadily. The reason for this is simple: There isn’t enough supply. Add to that the current state of many would be homebuyers who would rather opt to rent than make the decision to buy due to declining prices or the difficulties involved in obtaining the best mortgage product.
Where you should invest in London
When investing in London, the one major thing to consider is if you’re more interested in rental income as a source of overall return or in capital appreciation. If you’re a landlord, you need to have a particular level of rental income to provide funds for your investment. If your goal in property investing is achieving capital growth, then you have made a good choice of location. In Central London, house prices have experienced capital appreciation of 217% over a decade, according to Landlord Mortgages. Meanwhile, buy to let investments in Central London have seen average annual rental yields of 4.7% and 5.9% in Manchester and the North West.
Buy below market value
The best strategy for a property investor to take is to buy properties below their market value. One way of doing this is to find desperate sellers of cheap properties before they are turned over to auction houses and estate agents. When you deal with desperate sellers, you can be ensured of acquiring properties for 80% or less of its real market value. That means substantial savings on your part.
There are many people who think that it’s impossible to locate vendors who are willing to sell their properties for significantly lower prices. However, there are compelling reasons why several sellers choose to accept heavily discounted property prices. There are those who need to emigrate abroad and need to divest themselves of their property immediately. Some have been unable to keep up with their mortgage obligations and have opted to put up their properties for a quick sale. Others have inherited out-of-town properties and don’t want the bother involved in tending the property. Others still have lost their jobs or are undergoing divorce or are facing repossession.
People will always see property as a way to earn profits and guarantee income. And if the property is located in such a highly profitable area such as London, the chances of becoming more successful as a property investor increases. Thus, if you have a London investment property, it makes sense to take advantage of the profitability it offers.

Top Ten Credit Crunch Tips for Leasing Commercial Properties in London

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

1)    Negotiate rents – in this current buyer led market landlords have to ensure that their pricing is competitive to stop their commercial property from being left empty.  As a potential tenant you should be able to negotiate lower rents for your business in key London locations.

 

2)    Look for increased inducements – rent free periods are now generally an automatic feature for most office lettings.  Take advantage of the fact that during this economic downturn landlords are supplying increased inducements and incentives in order to entice you to choose their commercial property over another.

 

3)    Capped service charges – now more than ever before businesses have to keep an eye on costs and run to strict, nonnegotiable budgets.  By asking your landlord for capped service charges you will be able to keep an eye on costs and have the comfort of fixing your expenditure on the servicing of the building.

 

4)    Arrange shorter lease agreements –during these unpredictable times you are no doubt wary of taking on too many financial commitments.  More and more companies are looking for short-term rent agreements with short-term lets increasing by over 80% in the last few months alone.  It is now not uncommon for businesses to take up contracts of around eighteen months when in the past this figure could have been anything from ten to twenty years!

 

5)    Lock-out agreement – with the ever increasing credit crunch focus on cost cutting businesses have no wish to waste money on a property only to be gazumped by another tenant before the contract is in place.  By asking your potential landlord for a lock-out agreement you will gain the security of knowing that you have an exclusive period to complete.

 

6)    Take advantage of market conditions – a recent report by the Daily Telegraph found that most tenants are able to find London offices quicker and with fewer viewings than ever before, saving valuable time and resources.

 

7)    Recession bargains – take advantage of the credit crunch.  Exclusive areas such as Mayfair and St James have seen sharp rent declines due to the economic impact on the hedge fund industry.

 

8)    Live the London lifestyle, for less – Marylebone in particular is attracting cost-cutting tenants who still want a prime central London lifestyle without the high prices.

 

9)    Ask for detailed information – the current tenant led market means there is now almost too much choice for you in regards to which commercial property to let.  Request comprehensive, easy to read literature and information on each of the properties you are looking at which will help you to weigh up the pluses and minuses of the area, property, etc, and make the letting decision much easier.

 

10)    Expand / move – if your business is currently experiencing sales growth or sustained profits despite the recession then now could be the time to lease a great new commercial property right in the heart of London.  The London commercial properties market is now officially tenant driven so you could end up with the type of commercial property you had always dreamt of at a fraction of the cost you would have paid a couple of years ago.

Take Advantage of Falling Rents in London Office Space

January 25th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

According to figures in the latest report from a leading global property advisor, around 14 million square feet of office space in London is now lying unoccupied. This figure is at its highest since March 2007 and shows an increase in vacancies of 36.5% in the last 12 months alone. The commercial property market is directly tied in to the behaviour of the banking system; with banks like HBOS and the Royal Bank of Scotland now being controlled by the government, the likelihood is that even more unused office space will appear on the market as the Treasury implements its plans to streamline the systems of these major financial institutions.
As the banks seem to be setting the template for other businesses, the immediate future for the London office market from a Landlord’s point of view still looks bleak: many corporations are making redundancies and are either down-sizing on their premises, moving out of the capital or, in some of the more extreme cases, declaring themselves insolvent and shutting up shop entirely. For landlords of office space in London, this spells further bad news, but for tenants looking for office space this is fantastic news. With more and more office space in London coming onto the market and less being taken up, empty and unused premises are simply going to cost Landlord’s money that, in the present financial climate, they can ill afford to lose. Selling their properties is an unlikely option and, if they do so, it is likely to be at a considerable loss.
For tenants looking to rent office space in London, the news is far better. What was once a market firmly controlled by the landlords, is now a tenant’s market, with fantastic opportunities available across the board. In an attempt to court tenants, landlords are trying to ensure that their premises remain unused for as short a time as possible. This means that there has been a sharp drop in rents. According to Commercial Property News, London’s rental rates have already taken a cut of around 23% and the figure looks set to increase as the recession bites hard into the banking system and beyond. Coupled with low rents, landlords are also offering substantial rent-free periods. In the West End alone, incentives have tripled in length over the last 12 months.
This current economic situation is offering tenants the opportunity to relocate to more favourable London office space at a fraction of the costs that they would have been facing 6-12 months ago. With the decline in the strength of the pound, London is becoming increasingly popular with international businesses, as it no longer retains the title of the World’s Most Expensive Capital, but continues to offer some of the best business links and services across the globe. While these corporations are looking to exploit the downturn and move into top-end London office space for reduced rates, it also leaves the door open for smaller, home-grown businesses to take advantage of the stagnancy of the small and mid-scale markets. Whilst the credit crunch is spelling disaster for many institutions, prospective tenants are seeing a landscape of financial opportunity.
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London Commercial Property Rents Dip Further

January 24th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

Areas such as Canary Wharf that are at the heart of the financial services district in London have already experienced many sharp decreases in office rents.  Landlords are offering their once lucrative tenants decreased rents and better value inducements in order to keep their London commercial property occupancy levels up in an attempt to try to counteract the effects of the credit crunch.  Investment banks and commercial banks have had a tough year and nothing demonstrates this more than the increasingly empty office spaces in the centre of London’s financial district.  However, it can be argued that despite this it is the London hedge fund businesses that have been the most hard hit.  These once lucrative companies used to have their pick of swanky London commercial property but as the credit crunch has taken its toll their once plush and buzzing offices are being vacated at an alarming rate.  During the hedge fund sector boom the cost of London commercial property was of little importance to these businesses.  The high profitability that many of them enjoyed meant they were willing to front the cash and substantially outbid any rivals in order to get their staff into the right location and office space for their business.  Swanky areas such as London’s Mayfair were buzzing with profitable hedge fund businesses that were willing to pay steep rents in order to be located in a prime London commercial property location.However, the current economic downturn has hit these businesses hard.  The downturn has forced hedge fund businesses to either vacate their office space or renegotiate rents as part of a cost cutting exercise.  This has left landlords with little choice than to reduce their rents and increase their inducements or see their office space stand empty.  As a result leasing rates for swanky London commercial property offices in plush areas such as Mayfair and St Jame’s declined by almost thirty percent last year. It is not just the financial businesses in London that have been affected by the downturn.  Average rents fell by approximately 19% across London at the end of 2008 compared to the end of 2007, however, it is the financial areas that have been hardest hit with rents falling significantly below the average decreases.Despite the hard ships currently bestowing London commercial property owners and investors the next few years are expected to bring some amazing UK property investment opportunities to cash rich buyers who will be able to take advantage of some great commercial property offers and deals.

Manchester Flats to Rentâ?? New Investment Option

January 24th, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

Manchester is a metropolitan city and it boasts of a very long sporting success history. The two premiership football clubs have the name of the cityâ?? Manchester United and the Manchester City and if you want to know the number of supporters these clubs have it will be no less than 350 millions.

It was in the year 2002 that Commonwealth Games were held here and ever since the city has been boasting of several state-of-the-art sports facilities. Sports apart, Manchester indeed has changed its face dramatically over the last few years and it has some of the beautiful neighborhoods with a population of over 2.7 millions. The excellent transport links that it has extends beyond London City and it is just about 300 km from London. we see several buildings with varied architectural beauty here in Manchester ranging from the Victorian to the most contemporary styling architecture. However, in any style the red brick is used so widely that it almost becomes a signature of the cityâ??s buildings. The sports city is worth an investment option and fetches rental income as good as rental flats London.

If you are looking for an investment option in London, we ask you to consider Manchester as well. The cost of Manchester properties is not as high as London flats, yet the appreciation for the former is as good and better than rental apartments London. In fact, surprise is that we see almost the same appreciation tag for rental flats London as well as Manchester flats to rent within same time period of, say, 3 years.

The Manchester flats to rent and London flats typically range from a single bedroom maisonette to 12 Br bungalows. There are also townhouses that are suitable for the growing families and the large detached properties suit to the upwardly mobile classes. But no matter whatever be your budget you should be able to find Manchester flats to rent properties.

You may want to take a tour of any of the online property portals to have an idea as to broad idea of properties that fall within your budget range. Online portals offer vast choice and also give you an idea of the cost of letting agents within London or Manchester.

Internet indeed has answers to so many queries you may have in your search. However, here are some tips to choose London flats or Manchester flats to rent.

Prior to investing in properties for rent either in Manchester or London, it is advised to double check with a couple of licensed realtors who can give information and details about Manchester flats to rent. Our site is a good online resource to check out and encompasses all of London in detail.

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January 23rd, 2010 FlatsForRent-London No comments

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