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Odd, isn't it? Here we are in the jaws of a recession, yet many thousands of tax payers are suddenly feeling better off with what, in many cases, has been a useful boost to their take-home pay. In Bearbull's case, for example, on my pitiful stipend, April's net income is 4 per cent up on March - and that is with no change in my basic pay.
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By Mr Bearbull,
28 April 2009
The latest 'Mr Bearbull' started writing the column in 1998, but began his City career in the 1970s. He has worked as an analyst and a fund manager as well as a journalist - which might explain the market-beating performance of his income portfolio.
Comment on the ups and downs of property investments, with a particular focus on the perennially popular world of buy to let
