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Mistoria In the Press
Press Information: The Mistoria Group become an Official Partner of Lancashire Cricket
Lancashire Cricket is delighted to announce that The Mistoria Group has signed a multi-year agreement to become an Official Club Partner. The Mistoria Group comprises a selection of bespoke companies committed to servicing the needs of clients who demand the very best possible results in all aspects of UK property investment, renovation, and HMO management.…
Read MoreWhy HMOs are a landlord favourite once more
HMOs are rapidly gaining in popularity with a wider range of renters on a budget, according to the boss of one of the country’s largest property investment firms. Mish Liyanage, founder and CEO of Mistoria Group, believes HMOs now appeal to more people including professionals, especially those who are progressing through their careers and want to…
Read MoreThe HMO specialist who started his property business with a terraced house in Salford
Mish Liyanage acquired his first investment property in Salford for £80,000 back in 2009. It was amid a recession and having spent some time working for another property firm he decided to take the experience and ‘lessons learned’ to start his own venture, Mistoria Group. Today, the founder and CEO, Mish Liyanage owns more than 100 residential…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Investment in Student Property is Booming
Private equity firms are ramping up their investments in the UK’s student accommodation market, pumping hundreds of millions of pounds into a resilient sector, with an eye on high rental returns in post-Brexit, post-Covid Britain. Recent research from real estate advisors, Jones Lang Lasalle reveals that one-third of deals for student property in 2021 so…
Read MoreVIDEO Top Tips in Social Housing HMOs
Our CEO Mish Liyanage presented at the National Landlord Show’s Nationwide Online Super-show on 26th May 2021, for which Mistoria were a Sponsor. If you didn’t manage to see the presentation then you can still catch it here as we recorded it for you…. Top Tips in Social Housing HMOs [vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/554621638″]
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Landlords banked £82,000 profit on each rental property sold in 2020
New research reveals that the typical landlord sold their buy-to-let property for £82,450 more than they paid for it in 2020, resulting in an average value increase of 42%, thanks to recent surge in house prices. According to estate agent Hamptons International, landlords benefited from an increase of £3,390 or 4%, compared to the average…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Can Private Landlords Plug The Housing Gap For Social Tenants?
Recent research for the National Housing Federation and Crisis that was carried out by Heriot-Watt University reveals that 145,000 affordable homes should be built annually for the next five years, of which 90,000 a year should be for social rent. This is the lowest-cost housing that councils and housing associations provide, with rents tied to…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Benefits freeze will drive up rent arrears for landlords
The Government’s recent benefits freeze will leave tenants across Britain facing rent arrears of £1,000 (* Source: Observer newspaper analysis of Government data, March 2021). From April 2021, the government is freezing the amount of local housing allowance (LHA), so tenants will receive the same amount of money as last year, even though rents have…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Why Landlords Should Embrace Social Tenants
The pandemic, job losses and rising rent prices has meant that in some areas 40% of tenants need benefits help to pay their monthly housing bills. Affordable social housing has become scarcer, leaving many households with no choice but to rent in the private sector – often paying more than they would for a mortgage.…
Read More3 Questions with Mish Liyanage in the latest issue of Landlord Investor Magazine
The Mistoria Group founder, Mish Liyanage, speaks to LI Magazine about what it takes to succeed in property in any economic climate…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Social tenants have worse mental health than private tenants
Social tenants are suffering with poor mental and lower levels of life satisfaction than private tenants, according to new research. The findings from the latest 2019-20 English Housing Survey show that social tenants have the lowest levels of life satisfaction (71%); are least likely to believe that life is worthwhile (74%); and have the lowest…
Read MorePRESS ARTICLE: Landlords urged to accept more tenants on benefits
Despite housing benefit discrimination being confirmed as unlawful in a landmark court ruling last July, there continues to be a growing shortage of social housing and private accommodation for the homeless, individuals, and families claiming Universal Credit or Housing Benefit. A recent appeal was made from a social housing organisation working with Bridgend Council, to…
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