A short update: Buy-to-let We've just heard from Karen Wright, head of mortgages at The Buy-To Let-Mortgage People, that Leeds Building Society has made a positive start to 2012 in the mortgage market. Here's what Karen had to say… ...
DSS Tenants – being a realistic landlord You can't buy a run down old shack and expect to call it a 5 star hotel and neither can you buy a cheaper property and expect top end tenants. Yet this is exactly what some landlords think should happen. Imagine buying a ...
Deals that destroy markets Let me say firstly if you're a property lender or property valuer reading this, YPC Group DO NOT offer no money down deals… In fact if you read further you'll see that we are actually against it – totally. It's one of the reasons that the ...
Spotting the scam So much is being touted around about US property being a great investment but does it really stack up and offer investors the truly great return that salespeople would have you think? And how is the investment likely to look in 3 to 5 years? ...
Council Estates: Housing of years of mismanagement The London riots bought to center stage the massive social problems that face us after generations of political and economic mismanagement. Of course youths are disaffected. Of course the poor feel hopeless. Of course the mob culture took to the streets and rioted. ...
SIPP offer potential but not without risks I have seen the rise (and rise) of SIPP pension compliant investments especially since ‘A-Day' back in 2004. The SIPP or self Invested personal pension is a fabulous vehicle in which you can personally control your tax-free pension investments. ...
Euro Crisis Management This is a question that's been worrying investors and has been on the news for at least six months or so. So... 'what's happening with the euro?' 'What's going on with Greece?' and 'how will the potential breakdown of the euro affect you as an investor?' I ...
Student Accomodation So today's blog is all about the mis-selling of student accomodation investment, as part of my series of uncovering the truths, lies, deceptions of many common alternate investment strategies. Despite having criticism leveled at me from many people because they think that I have just been trying to ...
Investment News – This article tells you exactly why Brett, Chairman of Gladfish, has been harping on forever about property investment in East London. Obviously, with the Olympics hitting Stratford in 2012, East London property investment has been booming for all you smart buy to let investors. In this article from ...
OK, so it's a sensationalist headline and hasn't actually happened. But it may not be as unlikely as it seems if you consider the options open to the euro given what's going on right now. Many pundits tip Greece pulling out of the euro, but while reading some less reputable ...
How Property Investors with Little Time Can Invest in New Build and Off Plan Property using a Regeneration Strategy and Where Exactly to Invest.
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