by Barry O'Brien | Dec 6, 2017 | Investment Strategies
November at Modus has seen the “northern” contingent of our team moving to a new office with more space. With the addition of our new Business Manager, Helen, we had outgrown our office at Almondbury and we so upped sticks and moved to Holmfirth! The office is located...
by Barry O'Brien | Oct 5, 2017 | Property Renovation
A Busy September For the Modus Team We’ve certainly had a busy and productive September in both of the Modus offices! A few of us took holidays in order to recharge our batteries but we are back now and feeling suitably refreshed! We have all been working hard...
by Barry O'Brien | Jun 16, 2016 | Spotlight on Property, Uncategorized
You can currently purchase a four bedroomed terraced house in Burnley for as little as £50,000. That’s less than twice the current average annual salary in the UK. Good news if you want to live in or invest in Lancashire. The story is very different in Britain’s most...
by Barry O'Brien | Jun 5, 2016 | Investment Strategies
A Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge of 3% was introduced 1 April 2016. This has made investments in second homes and buy-to-let properties more expensive for landlords. However, it appears that there is a loophole and investors are already changing their investment...
by Barry O'Brien | Jun 1, 2016 | Investment Strategies
Thinking about investing in property? Heard about HMOs but not too sure what they are or if they represent the best investment strategy for you? What is an HMO? An HMO is a House in Multiple Occupation. This is property in which individual rooms are let rather than...