Tag: Property investment strategies

Avoiding the Void

Author: Angus Ryan

28th November 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Void periods are an occupational hazard of letting property and something that the vast majority of landlords will experience at...

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“The story of a Value Investor” part 2 – The Property Maverick

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23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Another important factor I like to consider is the “Equity Return on Cash”. Ideally the smaller the deposit, the greater...

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“The story of a Value Investor” part 1 – The Property Maverick

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22nd November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

How and Where to Find Property Bargains Welcome to the next four part episode of the “Property Maverick”. I will...

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Holiday lets are the investment opportunity of the decade … here’s why ….

Author: Vanessa Warwick

22nd November 2011, 14 years ago | 9

I’m an unashamed fan of U.K. coastal holiday lets. My husband Nick and I first started investing in them in...

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Let Landlords Buy Homes with their Pensions, Urges CBI

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Business leaders are urging the government to make a major shift in pension rules to let retirement savers invest in...

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How Facebook Can Help Landlords & Letting Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

16th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

I’ve heard reports of 30 prospective tenants applying for every property on landlords and lettings agents books. What do they...

Property Auction Due Diligence & How Much To Bid

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2011, 15 years ago | 4

I have purchased some of my best property deals at auctions but it is not for the faint hearted. When...

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One in Eight Rely on Property as a Pension

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More retirement savers relying in property rather than pensions, according to new figures. The number of people relying on property...

@Property118 interview with property investor and IFA Jason Howard

Author: Mark Alexander

30th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

First in a series of short video interviews in which Property118.com founder Mark Alexander quizzes IFA Jason Howard on how...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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How I minimise rental voids

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A one month rental void accounts for 8.33% of your annual rental income.  For many landlords this is the difference...

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The origins of the phrase Bulls and Bears – heated debate

Author: Mark Alexander

9th January 2011, 15 years ago | 7

This week I’ve been involved in a group debate with three people who hide their identity on a popular property...

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Sell or hold after completing a refurbishment?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 15 years ago | 14

This question was recently asked on a property forum and inspired me to write this post. A spreadsheet could be...

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

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Would you refinance off a rate of 2.25% onto a rate of 5%?

Author: Mark Alexander

14th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

As a stand alone question, the logical answer would be ‘of course not!”.  However, some landlords are doing this and...

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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The history of No Money Down and Instant Remortgages since 1992

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 8

It was 1992, we were at the tail of the property crash of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I was...

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What’s more important, cashflow or liquidity? Mark Alexander reports

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Cashflow is simply defined as regular income. Positive cashflow is when income exceeds expenditure and you make a profit. So...