One of the most tempting ideas in property refurbishment is this: do some of the work yourself, save the labour cost, and keep more of the profit. On the face of it, that sounds perfectly sensible. And sometimes, in a narrow sense, it is sensible. But very often it is […]
Here’s an uncomfortable truth about property renovation. Most people who try it don’t make the money they expected. A fair number make very little. Some make nothing at all. And a surprisingly large number actually lose money, not through bad luck, but through mistakes that were avoidable if they had […]
As the hours of daylight get shorter, the kids are at school, and parents head to the office, our homes are more vulnerable than at any other time of the year. Indeed, a 2019 study by Co-Op cited by Ideal Home found that autumn was the worst time of the […]
In this blog, I’m going to share with you how you can flip property without actually owning it. This means you need less cash and you make a higher return on investment (ROI). I’m going to teach you how to find these properties and how to sell them to other […]
There is no doubt in my mind that, unfortunately, the UK is going to slip into recession. This means that businesses will close and people will lose their jobs. As a result, the property market will see a fall in prices. Personally, I don’t think it will be a crash […]
The property market appears to be at a standstill right now, but it is still very much moving, albeit at a snail’s pace. It’s unlikely that you’ll be able to finalise a sale until things return to some kind of normalcy, but you can still line everything up. Here are […]
10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 10) Take Action NOW Over the past 9 weeks I’ve revealed nine things which I’ve discovered over the past 20 years of investing in property for myself, and so now it’s time to complete the series. Number ten on the list is this: Stop procrastinating […]
Alejandro Artacho, CEO of Spotahome, highlights the steps that can be taken to ensure that property professionals meet increasing demands According to research by data website Rentcafe, the UK has had the biggest increase in the number of people renting. The global analysis found that the rental population has increased […]
