Do you have a buy-to-let finance strategy? According to Wikipedia a strategy is defined as: Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία stratēgia, "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a high level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. Within the … [Read more...]
Peer to Peer Lending: Asset-backed Loans for High Net Worth Investors
Peer to Peer Lending: Asset-backed Loans for High Net Worth Investors Guest post by Ben Shaw, Director of HNW Lending Ltd Over to Ben: Bridging loans and development can be expensive, but they are an integral part of making money on property. A developer or investor often will happily pay a … [Read more...]
How to get the best property valuation…according to a RICS surveyor
How to get the best property valuation Guest post by Damien Fogg MRICS, property blogger, podcaster & active property investor. Over to Damien: Happy New Year The Property Voice readers! It’s the start of a new year and inevitably thoughts go to our goals, hopes and dreams for the year, … [Read more...]
Seed Funding Not Charitable Giving…No Christmas Cards, No Charity Donation…But No Scrooge Either
I haven't sent any Christmas cards this year, aside from a couple to immediate family that is. Bah humbug! I did the same last year and for several years before that. Instead, I would donate some money through charitable giving in lieu of the savings on cards and postage...just one way to give a … [Read more...]
Property news overwhelm? Don’t worry: we’ve got you covered
Want to make sense of all the property news chatter? You do, then I have some great news - as I have done the heavy lifting for you! I personally review between 300-400 daily news stories, blog feeds, social media and other online content in the world of residential property investment. I now … [Read more...]
“The Terrorist Weed” – Japanese Knotweed Eats Houses!
Guest post by Rob McColl, a property investor and fellow blogger from RentalRefurb Rob's story: I was recently refused a remortgage on a rental property of mine due to the presence of Japanese Knotweed in the garden, spreading onto my land from railway lines at the rear. This is what I … [Read more...]
Buy-to-let slush fund – what’s the right level?
Why do we need to have a buy-to-let slush fund? There are a number of costs and expenses we know in advance, or at least are fairly predictable with buy-to-let investments. For example the interest on a mortgage is quite easy to calculate, as too are letting fees, insurance, regular checks like … [Read more...]
Debt / equity ratio in property investment – what is right?
A common dilemma faced by property investors is this: Now that I have started to build my BTL portfolio and achieved some equity growth; should I pull out the increased equity and reinvest by refinancing or leave it there to reduce the debt / equity ratio and enjoy some of the steadily rising … [Read more...]
How can we achieve financial independence & wealth creation when we start in debt?
This short (1:31 min) video from The Money Charity got me thinking this morning...how can we even think about investing, financial independence and wealth creation when our starting position is one of debt? I am no expert but I do have some experience and a story to tell... I was drawn back to … [Read more...]
Interest Rates – Understand How They Are Set…Just a Little Bit Better
I am sharing this rather more technical feature today as it gives an explanation as to how actual lending interest rates are set. If you happen to believe that actual interest rates are the same as the Bank of England Base Rate then this article is for you. In addition to the SWAP rates … [Read more...]
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