I noticed this 2 bedroom apartment in Sharps Court which is minutes walking distance from Hitchin’s mainline train station. Details say only available for investment purchasers as a tenant is already there, reducing any void period for a purchaser. On the market for £230,000 it looks well-presented and has a ready tenant in situ. This type of property would probably rent in the region of £900-£950 per calendar month, which in turn would generate you an annual...
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As I am sure you are aware, one the best things about my job as an agent is helping Hitchin landlords with their strategic portfolio management. Gone are the days of making money by buying any old Hitchin property to rent out or sell on. Nowadays, property investment is both an art and science. The art is your gut reaction to a property, but with the power of the internet and the way the Hitchin...
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Yes, I said ‘rentirement’, not retirement ... rentirement and it relates to the 268 (and growing) Hitchin people, who don’t own their own Hitchin home but rent their home, privately from a buy to let landlord and who are currently in their 50’s and early to mid-60’s. The truth is that these Hitchin people are prospectively soon to retire with little more than their state pension of £155.95 per week, probably with a small private pension...
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