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Achieving the best returns through Move with Us asset management
Author: Move with Us12 Jan 11, 01:11 PM
Category: Lenders
Tags: asset management return
Within today's market, lenders still approach asset management and the management of properties in their possession very differently, with varying focus on suppliers and how they operate internally in order to deliver results. Performance and results-based management information has long been the traditional method of looking at how a panel is performing.
Common performance criteria include: achieving the highest market values, controlling timescales and managing aged stock positions. In addition to traditional performance measures it is also important to consider what common rules can be applied and what can be done to make the process as simple and efficient as possible. At Move with Us our past experience and partnership with a number of major lenders has highlighted three areas which are key to both ourselves and our clients in delivering efficient and effective asset management services.
Rent arrears on the rise in 2011
Author: Move with Us4 Jan 11, 10:31 PM
Category: Lenders
Tags: increasing rent arrears
The New Year has seen many predictions in the press around property markets, in particular the enormous swing in opinion over property values. One area however which must have as much attention is that tenant arrears are likely to increase in 2011 as a result of on-going credit card borrowing to pay rent or mortgage payments. A recent YouGov poll for Shelter suggests that over two million households are using this method to fund their housing.
This trend is a worrying one for lenders and landlords alike, as those householders using credit cards to meet every day living expenses will eventually run out of credit. For buy-to-let landlords that will increase pressure on mortgage payments which, in turn, could drive an upward trend in arrears on buy-to-let portfolios.
