Having taken a look at whether property values still double every 10 years in the UK, it’s now time to think about some of the drivers that actually affect property prices. Let’s first consider the increasing population. I’m not sure what’s going to happen with Brexit, but to all intents and purposes, we’re looking at…
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Last week we began exploring whether house prices really do double every 10 years and we looked at a real example of this in practise. But is this example an anomaly or does it actually show that the trend is true and still correct? To answer this question and to be able to see…
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This week I want to look into whether there is actually any truth in the statement that house prices double every ten years, and look at an example “in practise” in the video below. Whilst this video may not have the exact answer, it does help to give us a clue of UK trends. Back…
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It’s time to think about how to get finance for our limited companies – in particular, for buy to let properties. To do this, we need to think about what an SPV is from the bank’s point of view. From the bank’s point of view, the SPV is going to be a limited…
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Last week we looked at what an SPV is and how it is not a specific type of entity but instead a vehicle that is used for a specific purpose to help you achieve your goals. We also considered that it could be a limited company, partnership, LLP or any other type of entity. This…
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There’s a lot of confusion surrounding around what an SPV actually is – and how we use them – as well as a lot of concern around raising finance for limited companies. Whilst these may sound like separate issues, they are, in fact, part and parcel of the same subject. So, let’s think…
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OK, please excuse my language but the question has to be asked; is 2018 is going to be a cr@p year? It may not be that bad, (although for many of us it will be) but unless we start to plan now the chances are it’s going to be mediocre at best, in fact probably…
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Why are buy to let investors taking on the role of the Home office? And why do you need to know? There’s usually two ways of getting people to do what you want, or to achieve the result you are after; and that’s by using carrots and sticks. The metaphor, of course,…
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Even though Section (or clause) 24 was announced back in 2015, and the affects on the tax system have already started, I can believe that some, perhaps many, buy to let property investors and landlords still have little idea how it going to affect them. There seems to be a collective state of denial,…
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The budget was on Wednesday. It was expected to be rather bland and in many respects it probably was. Not surprisingly the press were all carried away by lifting of stamp duty for first time buyers up to £300,000. But for current and future property investors and landlords there were other announcements which are more…
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