What will underperformance cost you? A common mistake is to think that your residential property investment is performing well if it’s producing positive cash flow. It’s a great position to be in – your tenant is paying the mortgage, your ...

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Don’t be caught out by increasing mortgage rates In a recent investment blog, I discussed the squeeze on property investment and how buy-to-let mortgage rates have already started to rise. If you’ve bought your investment property in the last year ...

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Calculate including tenant’s letting agency fees in your expenses The immediate reaction to the chancellor’s Autumn Statement announcement of a ban on letting agency fees was one of “shock and awe”. It was the piece of investment news that hit ...

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Avoid mortgage disappointment to benefit from leverage Property investment could be the key to realising your financial objectives. There is no reason why we shouldn’t expect UK property investment to perform similarly to how it has performed over the last ...

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Avoid the disaster of buying the wrong property According to an October 2016 survey published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the UK is facing a ‘critical rental shortage’. Its report reads like a promotion for investment property, ...

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Tips to ensure your property investment is a success Last week, a new property investor called us in a pretty anxious state. He was about to buy his first rental property but was getting cold feet. It is a natural ...

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Cash flow is your friend Whenever I invest in property, I aim to buy a property that will produce a positive cash flow. However, some of the best deals I’ve done have been cash flow negative either at the start ...

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