The one thing that keeps most would be property investors poor

In my time I’ve met many people who tell me they want to get into property, but sadly some never do it because of fear. Instead, they procrastinate, and make excuses. So, they never buy their first property. Or their second. Or their third. Sadly, just looking, or thinking, or talking about buying property won’t…

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No comps on Rightmove? Then how do we value our buy to let?

When we want to assess the value of a potential buy to let investment property, probably the first place we’re going to look for comparable evidence is Rightmove, or Zoopla, or another similar website where we can pick up evidence from past sale prices of similar, or even identical, properties. But what do we do…

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How To Get Pain Free Banking For your New Limited Company (SPV)

I had a great question recently from Robert who is basically asking what’s the quickest and easiest way to set up a bank account for his new limited company ? Like many property investors nowadays Robert has set up a limited company in which to hold his (buy to let investment) properties because for some…

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Houses or Flats Part 3. Why it’s no longer just about the figures

In this short mini series we’re looking at the things I’d think about when deciding whether to buy a house or a flat as my latest buy to let. If you’ve watched the other videos you’ll know that I don’t have strong views like “Only houses and never flats”. But I respect and understand some…

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Houses or Flats? Part 2. Should I extend the Lease or Not?

In the first video of this mini series about whether houses or flats make a better investment, I said that I don’t operate on the basis that there is a clear cut rule saying houses are fine but never buy a flat for your buy to let. I think having such a binary approach is…

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Does Refinancing BTL Affect Credit Rating

I had a great question in from one of my subscribers which I thought I’d share because I get asked this, and some similar related questions, quite often. In fact, we’ll also look at some of these other questions in this video as well. Here’s the question: Hi Peter I’ve recently read your ebook. Does…

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Can You Really Get Capital Growth on Your Buy to Lets Up North?

I never fail to be amazed when potential (or even experienced) investors tell me that they don’t want to invest up north because you don’t get capital growth. Really? Well, that’s news to me. And I’ve been investing “Up North” for over 20 years. Now, of course, wherever you invest, capital growth is not linear.…

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Should I Buy Now or Wait Until Next Year

I’ve had a great question from one of my readers. “If you were in the market to buy, buy to lets, would you look for deals now or wait until next year to see where the market is then?” Now, I have to start by saying that I can’t give financial advice, I can only…

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