Are you a fat, bloated, baby boomer buy to let investor?

There’s an interesting report out, prepared by the Resolution Foundation think tank, and reported by the BBC News website. Summarising the BBC summary, it says 1 in 10 adults owns a second home or investment property (and which includes those who own multiple second homes and investment properties) whilst 1 in 4 adults don’t own any property. Interestingly it…

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Question 6 – Where will I find the properties that fit my strategy

In this short series of videos we are looking at the twelve questions I think every investor should ask themselves when they start in property and certainly as they go along through their property journey, just to make sure that they are still on track and doing the right things.  And in the last video…

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Property Fits Strategy

Question 5 – What Type of Property Fits My Strategy?

Question 5 – What Type of Property Fits My Strategy? Hi, Peter Jones, chartered surveyor, author and property investor and in this short series of videos we are looking at the twelve questions which I think every property investor should ask themselves when they begin in property and regularly as they go through their property…

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How Much Money Do I Have For My Property Business?

Question 4 – How Much Money Do I Have For My Property Business?

In this short series of videos we are looking at the twelve questions which I think every property investor should ask themselves when they  begin in property and regularly as they go through their property journey to make sure that they are still on track and doing the right things.  And question number four is…

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Question Three – How Much Time Can I Spend on My Property Business?

Hi, Peter Jones, chartered surveyor, author and property investor and in this series of videos we are going through the twelve questions which I think every property investor should ask themselves firstly when they start out on their property journey and regularly as they go through their property journey, just to make sure they are…

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Question one – what am I trying to achieve in property and why?

One of the (many) things I have discovered that holds (beginner) property investors back, especially at the beginning, is not knowing what it is they want to achieve in property and why. That might sound nuts. After all, we all know what we want to achieve in property, don’t we? A bit of extra income?…

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You don’t have to sell the properties you refurb

Refurbing (renovating) a property is a “property fundamental” which will really speed your success. It will help to increase the value of the property, and with it your equity, the rental value, and increase your chances of getting a favourable revaluation when you refinance. It’ll also help with sale-ability should you ever need to exit,…

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Getting money from the bank for your buy to let investment properties

There are something like 1400 different buy to let products available so, no matter what your circumstances, there should be a bank somewhere who will lend to you. In this video we’ll look at what banks principally think about when deciding whether to lend. Here’s to successful property investing Peter Jones B.Sc FRICS Chartered Surveyor,…

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