Overcoming the common problems faced by property investment partners Investing in property with a friend or partner is becoming increasingly popular. It allows you to pool resources and complementary skill sets. If you both commit equally financially, you could buy a larger property and double your potential profitability. However, there ...

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Tick off all the boxes for off-plan investment success As investment strategies go, investing in off-plan property can be one of the most profitable, when it’s done well, and you know how to increase your off-plan investment profits. Here at Gladfish, we help you negotiate the minefield of buying off-plan. ...

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Beware the remortgaging tax trap In the current environment of low-interest rates and poor returns on annuities, many retirees are turning to equity release to help fund their retirement. This strategy hasn’t been available to property investors for years, but a pensions company has now entered the market and is ...

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One of the best living environments in London North-east London’s borough of Redbridge is known for its high performing schools, excellent transport links, thriving shopping areas and award-winning parks. Around a quarter of the borough is covered by forest & green areas which is why it’s known as the leafy ...

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If you want to retire early, here’s how property can help An investor recently asked me why I thought residential property investment was a better retirement vehicle than the stock market. He had been speaking to a financial advisor, who had advised him to put his £40,000 savings into a ...

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The best economic prospect outside London Guildford the county town of Surrey is an affluent area. And according to a recent survey by UK Vitality Index, it has the best economic prospects outside London. The results rank each location in six categories: most productive, fastest-growing, most entrepreneurial, best educated, greenest and ...

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Tips to profit as a property investor from day one In property investment, there isn’t a mistake that hasn’t already been made. Most are made by beginner investors, who haven’t yet gained the experience to avoid them. It’s these mistakes that stop investors from continuing after their first investment and ...

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Our hearts go out to the victims of the Grenfell fire, I sat in Singapore at lunch watching in mixed emotions knowing that I had actually lived a couple of years down the road from the site. As much as we cannot bring them back, let's hope the political establishment ...

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The impact of Crossrail on Royal Docks E16, East London The £15 billion Crossrail project is on schedule for operations to commence in 2018. This will bring enormous benefits to E16 with journey times between Liverpool Street and Custom House reduced to just 7 minutes. ...

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Property price rise in London and UK cities are smashing inflation, too. Sometimes I get the feeling that the media are desperately trying to crash the UK property market. Two items of property investment news over the last few days highlight just how media headlines are deliberately misleading. Reporters seem ...

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