This is just a bit of fun really...who do you think will get enough votes to form a Government in May's general election in the UK? Which party / parties will lead the next UK Government in MayConservativeLabourConservative Lead CoalitionLabour Lead CoalitionHung ParliamentView resultsPowered … [Read more...]
Property Strategy: Building on Solid Foundation | PVP S1E01
The Property Voice Podcast: Series 1 – Episode 1 Welcome to the very first episode proper of The Property Voice Podcast! This episode is the first part in a series called Property Investor Toolkit: Building on Solid Foundations. Under our Property Chatter feature we will look at the … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Kill Your Dreams: TEDTalk
Bel Pesce does such an excellent job of telling us how to kill our dreams in just over 6 minutes that I can't really add too much to what she says. The bottom line however is that our dreams are our own responsibility and so we need to take personal ownership of them if we are to witness their … [Read more...]
An Introduction to the Property Voice Podcast
Series 1 – Episode 1: Introduction Welcome to the very first episode of The Property Voice Podcast! This episode is an introduction to the podcast and sets out how this podcast is different and why you should listen. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge, experience & journey through … [Read more...]
Richard’s Book Reading Challenge 2015 – March Update
At the start of this year, one of the goals I set for myself was a book reading challenge. It goes like this: Read at least two books per month 'Read' includes audio and includes the following sources: Traditional paper-based books - as available in bookshops or via Amazon for example … [Read more...]
30 Years to Get to #1. Part 2 – What they don’t tell you about writing a book!
Writing a book: the big idea I mentioned on my previous post on writing a book that I had wanted to write a book for around 30 years. Although, I wanted to write a book I did not have a big idea when I first had that desire. The desire was something of a dream but a dream without action is just a … [Read more...]
30 Years to Get to #1: A Book Writing Dream Realised…Amazon Best Sellers
Here is where you can find Property Investor Toolkit: A 7-Part Toolkit for Property Investment Success (UK site) or International site The story of taking a book writing dream to an Amazon Best Sellers reality It has been and continues to be quite a journey! Almost 30 years ago I had a … [Read more...]
April Pension Reforms: The Tax Implications
Next month's pension reforms...what are the tax implication of taking your full pension as a cash lump sum? Take a look at this table to find out: Source & credit: based on an article in The Telegraph This nifty table shows the effective tax rate of withdrawing a pension pot in full … [Read more...]
Richard’s Book Reading Challenge 2015 – February Update
At the start of this year, one of the goals I set for myself was a book reading challenge. It goes like this: Read at least two books per month 'Read' includes audio and includes the following sources: Traditional paper-based books - as available in bookshops or via Amazon for example … [Read more...]
Property Investing Mixed With Emotion Is Dangerous…3 Top Tips To Avoid The Trap
There is an old proverb that goes something like this: When money flies out the door, love flies out the window. It is intended to reflect how poverty can lead to strain in relationships. However, I would adapt this in property investing terms as follows: When love flies in the door, money … [Read more...]