Avoid the mistake of concentrating on yield and buying a money pit When you invest in property, one of the attractions is the spectacular yield your investment earns. But putting all your focus on yield is a mistake. Whether investing for capital gain or income, seasoned property investors understand the ...

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A fast-growing and vibrant city In December 2013, Brighton was the third-highest ranked place on the UK Vitality Index Report, which measures the economic strength of towns and cities in the United Kingdom. It was among the top performing towns and cities on almost all of the 20 measures used ...

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Ignore the pessimists; property investment's performance was a star performer – again If you’d taken notice of the press over the last 24 months, you’d think that buy-to-let as an investment was as dead as a dodo. What with the changes in property tax (especially the phasing out of mortgage ...

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Property investors are flocking to Birmingham, and here’s why It seems a long time ago when London was the hot attraction in the UK property market. There’s a new hotspot now, and that hotspot is Birmingham. The Urban Land Institute named Birmingham as the UK’s number one location for property ...

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7 reasons to sell your investment property One of the questions that most buyers of residential investment property ask is, “When should I sell my investment property?” The answer I always give is never! In this article, I’ll explain why you shouldn’t sell your investment property, and why you won’t ...

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The secret to successful property investment always combines income and growth I recently spoke to a property investor who was having a pretty tough time. He owned a couple of buy-to-let properties, but they were both underperforming. He told me that when he invested, he did so because of the ...

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More sales, higher prices, and higher rents could be on the way this year After a sluggish 2017, the outlook for property investment in 2018 is much rosier, though the pickup is likely to be gradual at first, speeding up as the year progresses. It is the conclusion from the ...

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Fear – the emotional barrier to your wealthy future in property Fear. It’s the one emotion guaranteed to kick your property investment plans into touch. Fear will stop you making the choices you need to make. As Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear ...

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Avoid the biggest pitfall of beginner investors and forget about landlord responsibilities One of the biggest mistakes made by beginner investors, and one that stops many from becoming successful property investors, is that they believe they must be a great landlord to be profitable in the buy-to-let market. I say ...

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