by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
A few years ago I surprised even myself: I’d completed on one property, I’d another completing shortly, and had offers accepted on fourteen others. After a period of selling to rid the portfolio of the less-well performing properties, when all these purchases would be...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Buying To Let: Expert Landlords’ Letting Experience & Instruction Robert Allen, author and self-made property millionaire, in his excellent book Nothing Down for the 1990’s , suggests an interesting plan by which we can all retire early and live off a plentiful...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Developer’s Notebook For our purposes, commercial property is anything that isn’t residential. Most investors will think of shops, offices, factories and warehouses and many property auctioneers regularly sell these types of lots. Another source is to look through the...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Throwing money at property may seem like a surefire way of increasing value and making a quick sale. But before you splash out, learn where your money can make a real difference. Estate agents and surveyors will have their own opinions on what adds value, but it is...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Caveat Emptor. What percentage of houses in the UK are bought with cash? You may be surprised to learn that it is around 40%. However, the long- term average is more like 25%. Why are so many more people buying with cash now than before? The answer is that they are...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Dear Jon, Can you give me some advice on the best way to save costs with surveys, as surveying a property that sells prior to auction, or when you are outbid, will be money straight down the drain. What is the best way to approach surveys as regards to losing money?...
by Trant | Jul 3, 2023 | Property Auctions
Insider Secrets: Auctioneers’ Knowledge Tips & Hints From The Pro’s Those of you who have been reading my articles will, I hope, remember how I have touched on the subject of rentcharges before. I have commented about my chartered surveyor golfing friend, who was...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Do so many of us stick with residential investments because we feel at home with them? No, the pun is not intended, but I do want to encourage you away from a concentration on the residential market. Why not think of investing elsewhere, in other types of property? In...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Valuable Advice And Support From Those ‘In The Know’ The two questions I’m most often asked by newbie and wannabe property investors is: “how do I start” and “what should my strategy be?” More experienced investors will ask me: “do you think I’m doing this right?”...
by Trant | Jul 2, 2023 | Property Auctions
Buying To Let: Expert Landlords’ Letting Experience & Instruction The Rent Act 1977, a significant piece of legislation passed in the United Kingdom, brought about the concept of protected tenancy in England and Wales. This Act established the Valuation Office...
