The quality of a JV depends on the quality of the partner

10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 9)   This week we’re going to think about working with JV partners and what constitutes a “good” partnership.   Over the past 20 years of investing in property for myself, I’ve come to realise that the quality of a JV is very much down to the individual partner rather…

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Don’t try and do it all on your own!

10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 8)   This week we’re onto number 8 of ten things that I’ve learnt over the last 20 years of investing in property for myself, and number 8 is this: “Don’t try and do it all on your own”.   It appears that beginner investors and entrepreneurs get struck down…

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You need to keep going no matter what

10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 7)   It’s impossible to know what’s going to happen to you in property; but what I’ve learnt over the past 20 years of investing for myself is that if you just keep going, everything will (usually) work out fine eventually.   Regardless of how optimistic you are, you need…

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It Takes As Long As it Takes!

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 5)   Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at some of the things which I’ve discovered over the last 20 years of investing in property, and one of the things which I’ve learnt – and learnt the hard…

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There’s Rarely Just One Way of Doing Things

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 1)   This is the first in a new series of blog posts in which I’m going to share with you ten things that I’ve learned over the past twenty years of investing for myself.     The very first…

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My Exit Is Death and I Want To Pay Down My Mortgages

Property and UK Tax Part 7 This week we’re going to think about “death” as our exit strategy as well as the implications of this from a tax perspective. I want to combine two statements which I often hear people say. The first is “death is my exit” and the second is “I want to…

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What Happens If I Use A Trust Fund For My Property Investments?

Property and UK Tax Part 6   Occasionally I meet property investors who are very earnest and who tell me that their main priority is to leave a legacy for their children. What they would really like to do is to set up their businesses in such a way that they could have what would…

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Where’s My Indexation Relief Gone and Does It Matter?

Property and UK Tax (Part 5)   Over the past few weeks we’ve been thinking about how holding our properties in a limited company is probably the most tax efficient route following the changes to Section 24. However, there are some challenges with this and as I’ve mentioned previously, there really is no perfect solution.…

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