Savvy property investors know the answer One of the decisions you’ll need to make as a property investor is whether to invest in new build or existing properties. Investors who are committed to older properties extol several advantages of doing so, including: You don’t pay the builder’s profit margin in the price Opportunities for renovations […]
Continue readingTips to make sure buying off-plan is profitable Although some investors buy off-plan apartments with a view to flipping them and making a capital gain, others buy new build flats to rent. There’s a lot of mileage in you doing so as part of a core property investment strategy. The question is when you’re buying […]
Continue readingNew build vs. existing vs. off-plan property investment As a residential property investor, there are three main routes to property investment gold: you could buy recently completed new builds; or off-plan property; or existing property. Some property investors swear by existing properties, renovating them and then renting them out, or flipping a property investment for profit. […]
Continue readingHow easily do UK investors become scam victims? Very easily, according to those figures produced by the Citizens Advice Bureau. Scams and property fraud cost British citizens billions of pounds every year.
Continue readingThe challenge you face when starting out is that everyone everywhere will try and give you the deals that “their best investors turned down”, they will test your knowledge in the hope of getting a deal done where one really didn’t exist. It is absolutely essential that you always carry out your investment research and […]
Continue readingWhat is the biggest concern in UK Buy to Let market in 2016? The answer is obvious: tax changes. A great deal of property investors have posted questions relating to tax changes and the buy-to-let housing market to me and my team. In fact, this was the main topic of our recent client seminar we held in Wembley. […]
Continue readingInvestment News – certainty returns to the market. In fact, the results of the election are even better than we could have hoped for.
Continue readingLondon kicks, the other cities kick back Day two at MIPIM in Cannes was a mixed spread of other UK Cities all bidding for recognition and investment. It’s clear to see that the confidence in the UK economy has spread to all major cities across the UK. Manchester, Derby,Nottingham, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Sheffield all […]
Continue readingIn a speech at the MIPIM Property Conference in Cannes, France. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, made it very clear that London still welcomes foreign investment and foreign investors. He warned against “slamming the door” or “turning our noses up at foreign investors” sighting such international investment as Battersea power station redevelopment, Elephant and Castle […]
Continue reading5 years of new build, Some lenders have gone to the ridiculous criteria of considering all properties under five years old as new build. It just goes to show how small minded these lenders are. Off-plan property and new build is the lifeblood of an economy and doesn’t deserve the treatment it is being given right […]
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