A question I am sometimes asked is, ‘Is there more than one way to do buy to let?’. It all depends on how you define buy to let. If you define buy to let as buying a property and putting a tenant in then that could cover HMOs (Houses of […]
A question I am often asked is, ‘How do I build relationships with estate agents?’. Let’s start at the beginning. First of all, why would you want to build a relationship with an estate agent? The answer is that, if you follow a strategy like buy to let, probably 90-95% […]
A question that I am sometimes asked is ‘how much of a discount can I expect to get off a purchase price or off an asking price if I offer the agent cash?’. By the way, just to be clear, when I say offer the agent cash, I don’t mean […]
Much has been written about how people are waiting longer before they buy their first home. It has, however, recently emerged that people are beginning to invest in property at a younger age. Statistics show the younger generation is taking over from their elders New research by mortgage broker Commercial […]
Purchasing a property ‘off the plans’ is the act of agreeing to purchase a property before the build has been fully completed. Developers and agents will provide general information, such as computer generated images and floor plans to give you an idea of what the finished product will look like and you will have the chance to […]
The resilience of the UK property market can be seen by the fact that it has barely trembled in the face of years of uncertainty over Brexit. It’s therefore little wonder that international property investors have been eager to buy into both the residential and commercial markets. If you’re a […]
Ideally, your investment property should always be occupied. In the real world, however, that is not likely to happen, even in the residential rental market and it is even less likely to happen in the short-term lettings market. However you will need to learn how to manage an empty investment […]
In wanting to provide you with some expert insight on the property market in London and the rest of the United Kingdom we have teamed up with some of the country’s leading figures in Real Estate through Buy Association, Sotheby’s and presenter, producer and Instagram influencer Charli Fisher who along […]
Property can be a very profitable way to invest, whether you want to create a nest egg for your children or retire early and follow your passions. It is a good time to invest too because of a growing UK population where property supply doesn’t meet demand. As a result, […]
University towns and buy-to-let essentially go hand-in-hand. Students need a place to live and the vast majority of them are “natural renters”. Even if they were in a financial position to buy a property (which a few of them are), they are at a stage in their lives when flexibility […]
