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CJ Property news and articles for landlords and tenants.


7 Quick, Easy and Affordable Ways to Improve Your Investment Property
It’s no secret that people want to live in nice places, and making a few small changes to your investment property can help to push up the rent and fill your properties quickly – here are our top 7 ways you can improve your property without breaking the bank.


Stay Warm and Save Money – 12 Tenant Tips for Christmas
Christmas is here once again! It’s the time for enjoying life, celebrating and spending time with your loved ones – but with all the presents, parties, travel and treats, it can be an expensive time of year!
Unfortunately, winter is also the time when we use the most energy. Long nights and dropping temperatures mean switching on the lights earlier and turning up the heating, which can drive energy bills up.
Cut your bills and leave more money in your pocket to enjoy Christmas 2017, with our top 12 winter energy saving tips.


Buy to let investing in Hull – Your Guide to HU5
In the latest edition of this ongoing series (read our previous guides to HU7 and HU10), we explore HU5, an area just to the west of the city centre. An expansive residential post code with a wide range of different housing and demographics, it’s one of the most popular areas with the city’s renters.


Landlords Feeling the Squeeze – Hull Property Investment in the Face of Regulation
At the end of September, new buy-to-let lending rules are set to be introduced in an effort to reduce irresponsible lending in the sector. This could have a big impact on portfolio landlords with more than four properties, making it more complex, and potentially more difficult to borrow money.


One Hull of a Time – City of Culture Highlights
From the moment the first firework was launched to kick off the City of Culture year, 2017 has been a non-stop celebration in Hull. The city has been transformed and residents have embraced the year, challenging perceptions about the area, and getting involved with events in record numbers.
It’s been fantastic to see and we believe it’s just the start of a bright future for Hull. As we enter the 3rd and final season of the celebrations, here are 7 of our favourite highlights from the year so far…


10 Things You Didn’t Know About…North Ferriby
In this first in a new series, we find out more about the towns, villages and settlements that make up East Yorkshire. This month, we’re looking at North Ferriby.


Buy to let investing in Hull – Your Guide to HU10
Hull is on the up, and the city is quickly becoming a property investment hotspot. It’s easy to see why – low purchase prices, good yields and a buoyant rental market make it ideal for investors.
This month, as part of our ongoing series (If you haven’t done so already, check out our Property Investor’s Guide to HU7), we’re looking at HU10, to the west of the city. An aspirational post code that’s popular with young professionals and families, it provides excellent opportunities for investment.


Buy to let investing in Hull – Your Guide to HU7
It’s the UK City of Culture for 2017 – and Hull is on the up. The city is enjoying a real renaissance, with regeneration projects, new industry, significant investment and new infrastructure already transforming the area.
As a large, diverse city, there are plenty of options for property investors – but where are the best places to invest in Hull in 2017?


A New Look for CJ Property
As part of our on-going expansion and development, CJ Property, has invested in a complete rebrand and a new website and property portal, designed to support landlords and tenants across the region.