I get so many emails from people asking if I can recommend a good mortgage broker – and of course, I can. So, if you’re looking for a great broker who specialises in buy to let, or if you need finance for owner-occupier residential properties or are looking to get in touch with a development…
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…
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…
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…
Property and UK Tax (Part 4) This week, it’s time to think about how to structure our companies and also about SIC codes (or Standard Industrial Classification) for our property businesses. Firstly, let’s think about how to structure our business if we are to undertake various property activities. You might wonder if we could…
Property and UK Tax (Part 3) Last week we were looking at the best way to set up our property businesses prior to the changes to Section 24, and this week we’re going to give some thought to holding our properties in a limited company. Let’s first recap. In 2015, George Osborne decided to no…
Property and UK Tax (Part 1) In my next few blog posts, I’m going to be thinking about taxes. I imagine this is probably not your favourite subject, but tax does play a vital role in property investing so please don’t navigate away just yet. At some point in your property journey you’ll be paying…
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…
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…
Some say there’s one thing every successful buy to let property investor should do – and that’s buy an investment property where one can add value. There are certainly many advantages to doing this. In these videos, we’ll look at why buying a property and adding value by a refurb makes financial sense for any property…