Property Strategies (Part 5) This week we are going crank it up a notch and take a look at how to be more creative in our investing. For example, using “options”, delayed completion and other innovative ways of structuring deals. Now, whilst some people ONLY follow creative strategies such as options, I prefer…
TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE 10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 4) The next thing on my list of 10 things that I’ve learnt over the last 20 years is that: “You Don’t Have To Run Out Of Money.” Or to put it another way, you don’t have to stop…
TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE 10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 2) In this blog post we’re going to continue to think about 10 things which I’ve learnt over the past 20 years of investing for myself. Number two on the list is this: “Most Things That We Worry About…
You might know I’m a big fan of Hometrack – they have an algorithm for property which is used by 80% of UK lenders. Please note that I’m not saying UK lenders use it for 80% of valuations but, when 80% of lenders need a desk-top valuation, for example, this is the algorithm they’ll…
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…
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…