The imminence of Brexit has caused many to question whether property is still a viable and safe investment model for the future, and I am often asked if I am still confident that property will provide me with continued financial freedom. Without a doubt, my answer is always “Yes”! Leaving political views aside – and…
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In this video we look in a bit more detail at buy to let mortgages for limited companies. In 2016 there were around 130,000 buy to let mortgages granted to Limited Companies – the finance is there! Peter Jones B.Sc FRICS Chartered Surveyor, author and property investor By the way, I’ve rewritten and updated my…
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I’ve met quite a few (new or would be) buy to let property investors recently who seem to assume the days of buy to let are over. But despite the governments “attack on landlords” I think buying property to rent out is still one of the best property strategies to get into. Peter Jones B.Sc…
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“House prices up by £15,000 Investing in property is the best way to save say experts.” Interesting that the Daily Express regularly put this kind of stuff on the front page. As property investors we need to get the fundamentals right and buy firstly for cash flow, then for capital growth, but it’s nice to…
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I was thinking the other day there are plenty of people who know how to buy a property, but not so many people know how to make money from a property. Why is that? Maybe because we are traditionally a home owning society (although less so now) we kind of think we know how to…
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The RICS predict there’ll be a shortage of buy to let investment properties to rent out, because of Government policies to discourage landlords and property investors. The result? Rents to rise faster than house prices over the next 5 years. Well, we’ll see. Will it encourage the Government to change policy and stop disincentivising investors…
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The Government has just published the White Paper on how it’s going to fix the ‘broken’ housing market. Puts a bit more pressure on developers but crucially doesn’t seem to address the real problem of a jammed up planning system. Still, it gave a few commentators and politicians a chance to have a cheap shot…
DetailsLast week we questioned our due diligence and considered how to conduct a risk analysis that goes beyond the usual checks carried out by a solicitor and the like. In my experience, most problems can be avoided if you’re clear from the outset as to why you’re making a particular…
DetailsWhen you say the term “due diligence”, most investors will naturally think about the basic checks anyone undertakes before buying a property. In fact, most investors will probably think of due diligence as being something they do after they have agreed terms to buy a property – having a valuation…
DetailsIt’s human nature to only want to do “great” property deals. However, as I’ve mentioned before, there is a danger of getting side-tracked into trying to only do the “perfect” deal. But what constitutes a perfect deal and how can we identify a great deal over a poor deal? It…
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