If you didn’t know it, I’m moving home!! It’s come around so quickly… less than a month to go. So in an around working, my partner and I are getting ready to move… Yes, that involves packing everything up and yes that’s an absolute annoyance because to get this property ready to market it has […]
On Wednesday it was announced that New Zealand Bans Foreigners from Buying Property in their new Overseas Amendment Bill. The reason being is that they believe that overseas investors have inflated residential housing prices and therefore locals can’t afford to buy. So, by taking foreign investor out of most of the market (apart from new […]
How often do you find a property and think ‘this is going to increase in value once I do X’ and then don’t do it because you don’t think you will be able to increase your borrowing quickly after taking out the initial mortgage. This shouldn’t stump you… in fact if you find a property […]
The usual thing investors say to me is ‘I’m going to buy a HMO as my next property investment’. The high cash flow is the temptation, without looking at anything else that is going on. Yet, increasingly my deal analysis for investors is highlighting that HMO shouldn’t be the first thing you do with […]
In this weeks podcast I discuss the conversation that Chris and I have had to have (since getting engaged) about joining assets and finance with your partner and how that should be structured… I guess similar to a prenup! I’ve seen how this can work in a really positive light… but I’ve also seen how […]
Last night the Telegraph released an article ‘Housing Market a “Bubble on a Bubble” as experts warn that prices could be overvalued as much as 12pc’ which SHOULD send ripples through the industry of what’s about to happen. Let’s be clear… there are still some areas of the country where the market is rising at […]
The myth is that you have to have finance readily available before you buy a property. However, I firmly believe that putting an offer in is the first step to financing your investment property.
The Great British High Street needs shaking up. Here’s a detailed look at the problems and some possible solutions for getting consumers shopping again!
In this weeks YouTube Video I discuss the Pro’s and Con’s of shared ownership through the help to buy schemes and the dirt that you need to know. Shared ownership is one of the first schemes that first time buyers look at when deciding how to get on the housing ladder. The reason being is that […]
And so it’s arrived, the Bank of England base rate now at 0.75%. In real terms that means an increase of £12 a month on a mortgage of £100,000.
If you didn’t know it, I’m moving home!! It’s come around so quickly… less than a month to go. So in an around working, my partner and I are getting ready to move… Yes, that involves packing everything up and yes that’s an absolute annoyance because to get this property ready to market it has […]
