Landlords

Ensure you make the right decisions and choose the perfect investment property in Hull with help from a few top tips.

It’s no secret that people want to live in nice places, and making a few small changes to your investment property can help to push up the rent and fill your properties quickly – here are our top 7 ways you can improve your property without breaking the bank.

In the latest edition of this ongoing series (read our previous guides to HU7 and HU10), we explore HU5, an area just to the west of the city centre. An expansive residential post code with a wide range of different housing and demographics, it’s one of the most popular areas with the city’s renters.

At the end of September, new buy-to-let lending rules are set to be introduced in an effort to reduce irresponsible lending in the sector. This could have a big impact on portfolio landlords with more than four properties, making it more complex, and potentially more difficult to borrow money.

Hull is on the up, and the city is quickly becoming a property investment hotspot. It’s easy to see why – low purchase prices, good yields and a buoyant rental market make it ideal for investors.

This month, as part of our ongoing series (If you haven’t done so already, check out our Property Investor’s Guide to HU7), we’re looking at HU10, to the west of the city. An aspirational post code that’s popular with young professionals and families, it provides excellent opportunities for investment.

It’s the UK City of Culture for 2017 – and Hull is on the up. The city is enjoying a real renaissance, with regeneration projects, new industry, significant investment and new infrastructure already transforming the area.

As a large, diverse city, there are plenty of options for property investors – but where are the best places to invest in Hull in 2017?