At dandara we understand the buy-to-let market; the relationship between price and rental income.

Over the last 40 years (since ODPM records began) UK residential property has averaged 11.3% per annum capital growth (compared to other asset classes, e.g. gold, gilts, FTSE) As an investor, if you invest 100% of your equity in residential property, you will on average, make 11.3% in capital growth, plus another 4.6% in rental income, however if like most investors you borrow say 25% of the equity required, the return on average of your investment is 45% and in the first year alone, the rental income pays the interest on the borrowing.

There are two golden rules to be observed when entering the buy-to-let market:-

• Do not overextend on borrowing – we believe the optimum figure is 75%
• Diversify your portfolio, either geographically or by type of property

The wise option is to have a spread of properties, both residential and commercial in all the major growth cities throughout the UK, as well as in the offshore Islands within the British Isles. dandara are the only national company developing newly-built properties in all these areas.

Located in Manchester is Concept, our Research & Development Centre, where before being approved, every apartment type is built and fully tested to ensure flexible and welcoming living space, durability and the highest specification. This facility is also extremely popular with those investors wishing to buy off-plan as they are able to see the end result, even prior to construction starting on site.

At dandara we believe in taking responsibility for, and ownership of, everything we do. We spend an inordinate amount of time refreshing designs to maximise the benefits of each of the products within our portfolio.

To make the buy-to-let process as smooth as possible, we uniquely offer our investor purchasers a complete in-house lettings service, where services include finding a tenant, taking out references, securing initial funds, administering monthly payments and making regular checks of the property.

For full details on our unique lettings service, please click here.

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