I sometimes see posts on forums and Facebook groups suggesting that No Money Down is illegal. When I see blanket statements like that I understand that they don’t fully understand what No Money Down (NMD) means. A simple analogy would be something like, if you saw a car that had worn brakes and had failed it’s MOT and had no insurance, and…

Over the last couple of months my mortgage broker has identified a couple of fantastic products to help accelerate your property progress. One, a bridge to let product which allows you to refurb a property with a guaranteed switch to a buy to let loan when the refurb is done, and all in one product.…

Isn’t this the age old question? It’s one of those questions where everyone either seems to have a very firm opinion, or no opinion at all. More time has been spent in the investment community  arguing over this than actually going out and looking for deals! But the reality is, like so many things in…

Ah, the old dilemma, and a question I’ve been asked a lot recently.. As is so often the case in property, there is no right or wrong answer, but here are my thoughts on this. Number 1/. Given the choice between using my money or someone else’s (in this case the bank’s), I’d use someone…

Sadly, all too common. This is a subject I feel very strongly about because, in my opinion, a down valuation is just as negligent as an over valuation, but it appears I’m on my own on that one. It’s true that valuation is an opinion, and so rather than being a defined single figure, it’s…