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Recent news and updatesLearning Lessons from Our Property Journey Since 1994
Learning Lessons from Our Property Journey Since 1994 We got into property back in 1994. We had been building affordable homes, owning a bridging company plus looking to do one large project yearly. As much as things change….they seem to stay the same. We...
read moreFinding the Right JV Partners
Our family has used JV partnerships to enhance our property business. Primarily we have JVd with local builders who had years of experience but lacked financial resources. These local builders know the areas like the back of their hand. They find the deals….We...
read moreInvesting in Affordable Housing for the Long Term
Investing in Affordable Housing for the Long Term Affordable housing is not luxury off plan city center wonderful flats. Affordable housing could be inexpensive Buy to lets…..professional HMOs or even social HMOs that are on guaranteed 5 year contracts with no...
read moreScreening Tenants for Your Professional HMO
The key of Professional HMO success is having the right tenants who pay down your mortgage. Managing these tenants in your professional HMO means knowing many things such as how to navigate tenant rights. Due to data protection this becomes a sensitive business issue....
read moreBuying Cheap Properties with High Returns or Nice Properties with Low Returns?
Buying Cheap Properties with High Returns or Nice Properties with Low Returns? This is always the question. However only if you can manage the properties properly should one attempt to buy cheap properties that yield a great deal. Conversely there are those who simply...
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Completed Social HMO Soon to be Tenanted
We just finished another social housing HMO. There is tremendous need and demand for these. The big issue however is funding. Most banks will not lend on these. Due to this reason, we sell some in order to keep more for ourselves. This property will net return us...
read moreOpportunities in Professional HMOs
Opportunities in Professional HMOs Pessimists see the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty Winston Churchill This is so true with all the moving parts of professional HMOs. Tenants, regulations, fire & safety,...
read moreBuying Criteria for Rental Property
Buying Criteria for Rental Property When buying for rental property you have alot of options. You have new build city center luxury…..you have 100 year old buy to lets as well as professional & social HMOs. As we have completed close to 50 Professional HMOs...
read moreHMO & Property Negotiations
HMO & Property Negotiations Everyone has their own way to negotiate. We learned one simple rule regarding negotiations of Professional HMOs and property. Whoever wants the property most- Loses! We have seen this so often now with investors who are out of...
read moreCommunicating with Builders on Your HMO Projects
Communicating with Builders on Your HMO Projects In today’s hot property market and hot HMO market in Manchester finding a honest and hard working builder is not easy. If the builder is good invariably he will be busy doing other property investors buy to lets,...
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