Could Interest Only Mortgages Be Coming To An End?
There is no denying that interest only mortgages can be an incredible asset for reducing your mortgage costs whilst you sort out your finances, but will they last? I am not so sure…
London Waiting Times Falls
It is definitely a good time to be a property investor in London. According to property consultants Cluttons the average time a property let remains empty is now only 5 days – down 15 days from August!
50% of Property Investors Under Pressure
I have experimented with owning holiday homes over the years, but have never gone pro. Yet even I am conscious of the pressure many property investors are under to give family ‘special’ deals…
Property Entrepreneur Wins Book Awards
It is always nice to celebrate another property investor’s successes, so I am happy to announce entrepreneurs Brett Alegre-Wood’s recent success at the People’s Book Prize Award. More well known for his involvement as a property investor, blogger and Chairman of ‘Your Property Club’, Alegre-Wood earlier this week won first prize for his non-fiction book: [...]
How Much Time Do You Put Into Picking A Property?
I know as property investors, we generally take longer to pick property investments than most homeowners do – after all they are not trying to make a profit from the houses they live in – but even I was shocked by the survey done by ING Direct. In their survey, they revealed that when it [...]
What Can We Expect From The Emergency Budget?
One of the most frustrating aspects about the coming Emergency Budget is that no one seems to know how badly property investors will be affected. Aside from the rumoured change of swapping the 18% Capital Gains Tax charge for 20%, 40% and 50% income tax fees for profits made from selling property, I personally have [...]
Property Investments Made Easier…
I simply love phone applications that make searching for property investments even easier, so the latest iPhone app to be released by HomesGoFast.com was exactly up my street.
Bye Bye HIPs
Now I don’t know about you but since the Housing Minister announced that they are abolishing HIPs I haven’t known how to react. On the one side this is great news for homeowners as it means that they won’t have to pay at least £500 to create them, but on the other, this pack actually [...]
Property Women Awards 2010
If you are a female property investor, then you’ll be more than aware of the National Landlords Associations ‘Property Women Awards 2010’…
Escape The 5% Stamp Duty Tax!
It is rare that I ever go over the £1m benchmark on individual property investments, but the arrival of the 5% stamp duty fee has really got me thinking about what I am going to do in the future should I ever want to go down this road.
