Property Owners Only Take 21 Minutes To Decide To Invest

Mortgage provider ING Direct reveals that the average property owner only takes 21 minutes to make the decision to invest in property.

100,000 New Property Millionaires!

Santander’s reveal how the number of new UK property millionaires has risen by 100,000 in the last 10 years.

RBS Offload £15bn Of Property Assets

The Royal Bank of Scotland reveal plans to offload 15 billion pounds worth of property assets to reduce their outstanding debt.

Property Investment Book Wins Non-Fiction Award

Professional property investor Brett Alegre-Wood wins People’s Book Awards for his property investment book ‘The 3+1 Plan’.

Students Face Housing Shortage

Students face an increasing housing shortage after limited lending prevents property investors from expanding their property portfolio. Read more…

Tip 1

This is probably the most important tip that I have ever learned as a successful property entrepreneur:

“You are a marketer FIRST and foremost and a property entrepreneur SECOND”

Yep that’s right. Its not a typo. You are not a property entrepreneur any more. You are not a developer and you are not an investor either? You are a marketer!

“What in the world has marketing got to do with property?”

Marketing has EVERYTHING to do with property. Read more…

Are We Headed For A UK’s People’s Bank?

The government invest a further 180 million pounds into Post Offices after revealing their plans to launch a new Peoples Bank dedicated to helping property owners on low incomes… Read more…

Hope you are well, and had a good Easter break!

I dusted down the golf clubs for the first game of the year, and played pretty well, and had a relaxing few days!

Some positive news on property, in the UK, and with a recent survey of high net worth clients also showing that property, and residential property in particular, is still their main area to invest in! We also highlight an exclusive new private finance option for investors as well below!

We also have some excellent new deals due in this week – see below. And for those waiting for information on how to source unlimited below market value opportunities close to home, look out for more information at the start of next week! Read more…

The recession is over, but is it all smiles from here?

Its official we are now out of recession, while this may be great news for the economy it marks the beginning of the end for those wishing to benefit from the current low house prices and inflated rental incomes.

It’s clear that potential investors will be kicking themselves in 5 years if they miss out on the current bounty of low cost housing, so has the housing market gamble now turned into a sure thing? Read more…

1. We have had 4 PROPERTY BOOMS. 1971-73, 1977-80, 1985-89 AND 1998-2007.

And you know what they say? History just loves to repeat itself…

2. UK population has grown from 9m to 61.6m.

That is roughly 1m extra people every year that YOU can offer a home to. Read more…

What Is In-Store For 2010?

There have been a lot of predictions floating around about the property market over the last quarter of 2009. On the one hand you have got property advisors predicting that property prices will rise by 3%-5% over the next 12 months. But others such as Savills and Capital Economics are seeing a much bleaker picture with property prices falls of 6.6%-10%.

However, if we have learnt anything over the last year is that as property investors we need to take these predictions with a pinch of salt. After all, if you compare the predictions laid out at the beginning of 2009 to what actually occurred, property experts saw no property price increases at all…

2009 – The Year Of Huge Investments Read more…

Will 2010 Be The Year Of The Landlord?

Research by popular property website Rightmove suggests 2010 may be the ‘Year of the landlord’ after property prices fell for the second month in a row.

Although it is traditional for property sales/prices to fall during Christmas – with a brief reawakening in spring – Rightmove believes there will be further property price falls before the property market enters into a period of complete stagnation.

71% Of Investors Say ‘Bye Bye’ To The UK Read more…

Properties Repossessed Every 11 Minutes

Research by the debt organisation Credit Action has revealed that a new property is repossessed every 11 and half minutes – a startling figure considering credit card lending has gone down.

Yet, despite stricter budgeting endeavours by the general public, more than 9,300 people are believed to be visiting Citizens Advice every day as they struggle to cope with their personal debts. Read more…

Let me put it to you straight. If you had to blame the recession on anyone – and I mean absolutely anyone – who would it be? The Government? America? Estate agents? Well, you’re not far off.

Truth be told, I think most people would point the finger of blame at the London Bankers whose reckless investments undoubtedly contributed to the recession that we still find ourselves in.

I know, I know – how can one small group of individuals be at fault for so much? Surely they didn’t cause the financial meltdown alone? No, I would suggest that the government also has to take some responsibility, but the reality is bankers have a lot to answer for!

But lucky for you and me, their mistakes have resulted in our fortune!

Let me enlighten you. Read more…