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Recent news and updatesInflation Property Prices and Costs of Refurbishments
Inflation Property Prices and Costs of Refurbishments All of us in the UK property market are witnessing shocking events in the costs of Property. There is very little supply, very few builders who are available to work and the costs of refurbishments are rising....
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Maximise Your Rent Via Property Refurbishment When we first starting property refurbishments it always seems that it was the ugly cheap magnolia paint, a cheap B&Q kitchen and a cheap boiler. However with our social providers we have to meet their spec. Property...
read moreGreat Property Investing Books
Below is a short list of great books for those who want to enhance their property investment business. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Building Wealth One House at a Time by John Schaub ( this is my favorite) Set for...
read moreAlways Learning Lessons When Purchasing UK Properties
Always Learning Lessons When Purchasing UK Properties You can call it paranoia or prudence, when we purchase properties we always wanted to walk the property prior to conveyance. Our JV partner thought that might have been over the top. However, he reminded us on...
read moreDon’t Invest Without Understanding the Risks of UK Property
Don’t Invest Without Understanding the Risks of UK Property Where do I begin? Article 4, selective license or certificate of lawful compliance of a block of flats. There are so many unknowns that can burn a UK property investor. ie Article 4 limits the hmos in an...
read moreUK Potential Auction HMO Property Nightmare
UK Potential Auction HMO Property Nightmare We looked at a 8 bed student hmo that we could have turned into a social hmo. It would have been great, however with auctions, buyer be ware! It turns out this property had a HMO license however there were no building regs...
read more60 Percent of UK Landlords Have Lost Income as a Result of Covid!!!
60 Per cent of Landlords Have Lost Income as a Result of Covid This ugly fact came out in the dailymail news today. Are you one of these landlords? Have you had working tenants not pay you and worse you can not evict? 60% means the majority of landlords lost money due...
read moreUK Property Prices Are Sky Rocketing!
UK Property Prices Are Sky Rocketing! If you haven’t already started investing in property, what are you waiting for? UK property prices just keep on going up and up. It is rather funny as last year we had property investors around this time of year who were...
read moreFinding the Right JV Partner for Your UK Property Business
Finding the Right JV Partner for Your UK Property Business We have been in property since 1994. We have had our fair share of JV partners. Unfortunately most did not work out. In all of these years can say I still have 2 reliable and honorable JV partners. Over and...
read moreUk Property Crash?
Uk Property Crash? I’m not a big fan of trying to make market predictions. I think it’s largely a waste of time (experienced investors like Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio agree). But there is SOMETHING practical and useful you can do as an investor. Have a...
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