Privacy Policy
BACKGROUND:
Property118 Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website,
www.property118.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site
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- Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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“Cookie” |
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“personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and |
“We/Us/Our” |
Means Property118 Ltd , a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. |
- Information About Us
- Our Site is owned and operated by Property118 Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- Our VAT number is 990 0332 34.
- Our Data Protection Officer is Neil Patterson, and can be contacted by email at npatterson@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
- Your Rights
- As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 12);
- The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
- If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
- For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
- What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal data (please also see section 13 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies):
- Name;
- Date of birth;
- Address and post code;
- Business/company name and trading status;
- Number of properties owned;
- Accountants details;
- Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
- Proof of residence and ID;
- Financial information such as income and tax status;
- Landlords insurance renewal dates;
- Property Portfolio details such as value and mortgage outstanding;
- How Do We Use Your Data?
- All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
- Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests. Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
- Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
- Supplying our products and or services to you (please note that We require your personal data in order to enter into a contract with you);
- Personalising and tailoring our products and or services for you;
- Replying to emails from you;
- Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all emails;
- Analysing your use of our site and gathering feedback to enable us to continually improve our site and your user experience;
- Provide information to our partner service and product suppliers at your request.
- With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email and or telephone with information, news and offers on our products and or We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
- You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.
- We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):
- Member profile information is collected with your consent and can be amended or deleted at any time by you;
- Anti-Money Laundering information and tax consultancy records are to be kept as required by law for up to seven years.
- How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
- We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
- Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our site and submitting information to Us. If we do store data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR
- Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
- Do We Share Your Data?
- We may share your data with other partner companies in for the purpose of supplying products or services you have requested.
- We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
- We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
- In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
- What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
- We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
- How Can You Control Your Data?
- In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in section 4, we aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails.
- Your Right to Withhold Information
- You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
- You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see section 13.
- How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details at info@property118.com, or using the contact details below in section 14.
- Our Use of Cookies
- Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products AND/OR We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
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- Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 12, above).
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
AllanW
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Sign Up13:31 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Hi Kelvin,
some really good comments above. I didn't see any mention of network meetings. so I will add that its worth going to them but please don't jump into training courses without a good deal of thought first. - Use them to meet people in your area that are walking the walk and not just Talking the talk. - Do us the suggested calculator and include the comments above about expenses especially those linked to flats.
Here is a sideways thought. IF you have good credit then you might be able to share a deal with another person who has hit their personal B2L mortgage limit or is no longer working. I am in this situation but am not offering to Joint Venture. good luck and enjoy. Allan
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Sign Up13:48 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "kelvin kaliyati" at "23/07/2014 - 12:23":
Kelvin i think most if not all landlords have become millionares from buy to let portfolios through capital appreciation not the rental income.
Neil Patterson
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Sign Up13:59 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Hi Kelvin,
Rob is correct on standard residential BTL the difference between yields and costs are too small to make anyone a millionaire unless they have hundreds of properties.
Property should be viewed as a long term investment unless you are developing or refurbing and flipping properties.
You are obviously a very determined person and I am sure you will be successful if you take it one step at a time. Unfortunately non of use know economically what the future holds other than historically over long periods property has always increased in value. With reward there is always risk,
Mark is the most successful BTL investor I know well and without giving figures it took him 20 years from the age of 19 to build his portfolio.
If you have read his How to become a Landlord initial guide and have any specific questions I am sure we would all love to help 🙂
Neil Patterson
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Sign Up14:02 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Oh PS you should find the Property Research tool useful as well for your due diligence
see >> http://www.property118.com/property-search-tool/
kelvin kaliyati
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Sign Up14:22 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Thank you guys!
So its all about property appreciation.. I guess the big picture is to aim to buy cheap, under market value property - achieve rental yields which at the least break even with mortgage interest payments.. keep pushing and buying more.. 20 years down the line my net worth of all my properties is a big figure, sell and retire!!
Okay - it makes clearer sense now. I aim to save up for my first BTL property by December 2015.. so i will have plenty of time to do some research.
Any further comments welcome..
Kelvin
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Sign Up14:34 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "kelvin kaliyati" at "23/07/2014 - 14:22":
Hi Kevin,
That is exactly how most in BTL have done it 🙂
There are others that invest in the commercial environment such as building offices and buying nursing homes etc but that usually comes from originally being your profession to start with.
Ian Ringrose
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Sign Up16:50 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Hi Kelvin,
On average I make more than £100 profit per month from rental yields on a newly brought property. However the important thing is the rents tent to INCREASE in line with earnings, therefore if earning go up only 2% a year, in 30 years time rents will have doubled. The mortgage will have remained the same or been paid off. Property values tent to also go up with earnings, and as you have a 75% LTV mortgage, you get a gain on your capital at 4 times the rate that property values increase.
But you must have enough cash in the bank that you don’t get into trouble in the mean time. Think of it like going down a wild river, you know you will hit rapids, but not when, you also know that you will get to the sea with all the rewards, but not when. So you must be able to remain sitting in the boat even when a tenant does not pay the rent, or a boiler needs replacing etc.
Being a landlord is about getting rick SLOWLY.
AnthonyJames
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Sign Up17:42 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Hi Kelvin,
The "classic" way to build a BTL portfolio is to max out on your loan-to-value at the start, keep your head above water in income terms (i.e. rent exceeds mortgage interest and maintenance costs, and allows you to build up rainy-day reserves), and rely on long-term capital appreciation as house prices rise. Of course the more houses and less percentage debt you have in a rising market, the more opportunities you will find to remortgage and release capital for further investment, if you wish. This is how the really big portfolios were built. However, all this can come crashing down if you over-extend yourself and the housing market turns. You should also always, always retain a capital reserve in case you have a problem tenant.
I would also argue that in the early years, you can push yourself further along if you get involved in renovation, and even some new-build development as your free capital levels improve. Renovation is an excellent way to add value, and is something you can do in part yourself to keep your costs down, provided you have spare time and moderate DIY skills. Renovation is a capital-intensive business and you need to pick your properties carefully, but finding a beaten-up Victorian house in a nice street, doing it up nicely and selling into a rising market can be an excellent way to improve on your £10K a year savings rate.
Another way to push yourself on is to go into business with someone and pool your capital; ideally that someone should be involved in the building trade. You could then look to build a portfolio of income-generating long-term growth properties, pushed on by occasional renovation and new-build projects.
A good number of small builders and developers are adopting a similar strategy but starting from the new-build end: they use their skills and contacts and existing capital to renovate or build three or four houses, sell most of them to release their capital for their next projects, but retain one house per project and rent it out for long-term growth and income. Builders have seen that if they rush to sell all of their houses as soon as they are built, they may get more of their money back in the short term, but they don't gain as much benefit from all their hard work as they could, because they consistently miss out on the houses' future capital appreciation. So, instead of just rushing from project to project, with all their money tied up in each one, and with the risk that one day they will come a cropper, they make sure they always keep something back as an investment. They gradually build up a portfolio of rental properties alongside their building business, which quietly grows and eventually becomes their pension (something that small builders and tradesmen are notoriously poor at remembering to save for).
Janet Carnochan
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Sign Up21:03 PM, 23rd July 2014, About 11 years ago
Really research your area before you start. Try to buy local if the returns are there as the no of times you have to run to properties over small issues is immense. I wish I had researched more before I started as a thought I would buy minimum 3 bed houses, which we did to begin with but these are more expensive than 2 beds and don't command a much larger rent. In my area you can get a 5-6 % return on a 3 bed house but on a 2 bed house you can get an 8-9 % return if you are careful what you buy. Also try to buy something which you can add a little value to ie an ex council house which is very dated and someone wants a quick sale on ( someone may have died and relatives just want a quick sale ) These can be tarted up relatively cheaply and with a little elbow grease and a few cans of emulsion. They can be remortgaged 6 months later to draw a little bit of money out of. Last of all leave some money in the bank as if you spend it all that is the time when someone will take you to the cleaners. Good luck in your new venture.
Jeremy Smith
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Sign Up1:58 AM, 24th July 2014, About 11 years ago
Lots of good advice on here Kelvin:
-Keep a money reserve in the bank
-Make sure there's a profit margin in each property, even if rates rise.
-Be aware of ALL the costs relating to a property, and budget for unforseen ones as well.
-Look to add value to a property needing some renovation.
-etc, etc.
Best advice, I would say, is to buy yourself a house first:
As already said, most, if not all lenders will not lend for a BTL if you don't have your own house first.
...But just as importantly, is the fact that you can take a lodger, or lodgers, and get an extra £4,250 per year income with NO tax to pay, you don't even have to put it on your tax return !!
If you buy a property for yourself that needs some work, then after you've made some improvements, you might be able to increase your personal mortgage to add further funds for your first proper BTL property deposit.
With your first house, you will learn all the things you need to look out for when being a home owner, and all the things you need to fix for your tenants, since they usually don't have a clue, or expect you to do it anyway.
The very best of luck to you...
...One step at a time, don't try to run before you can walk, you might stumble or worse, fall flat on your face.