Image source & credit: Knight Frank With an election in May, what should we as property investors do now to prepare for political change? This was a question from a poster to a property forum that I saw yesterday. Then, this morning Knight Frank released this neat summary of the pre-manifesto … [Read more...]
Contentment & Mindfulness: Birthdays are for Reflection
Image taken from and credited to the article: Want to Be Happy? Slow Down We are not long over the New Year period, with its celebrations and hopes for a new, better year ahead. We set our goals at the start of a year - a calendar one, a business one or a tax one no doubt. This is a good thing, … [Read more...]
Richard’s Book Reading Challenge 2015 – January 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...]
8 Golden Rules for Buying Property at Auction
Just before I share my own 'Golden Rules' for buying property via an auction, I would first like to share a summary of an article that I saw that prompted me to write this blog post. Top tips for Buy-to-Let investors in the auction room (all credit for these tips goes to the source quoted): 1. … [Read more...]
New “Favicon” for The Property Voice…like it?
Well, they do say that small is beautiful! I use a company called WP Curve to help me to maintain my WordPress site and they do a stella job I have to say! They sent me a message the other day asking me if I wanted them to do a 'favicon'... short for favourite icon I expect...for the site. I did … [Read more...]
Inbox Zero Superhero! My 8 Step Inbox Productivity Hack
How I became an Inbox Zero Superhero! This is not the post I had in mind to be perfectly honest with you. However, it is the post that explains some of the recent ahem...low volume from The Property Voice. One of the advantages of the lifestyle I lead is an ability to work from pretty much … [Read more...]
Dropping the ball…is sometimes the right thing to do!
I recall playing rugby for my house team at school once. I was not a rugby player by any means, as I was in the school football team. However, I had reasonable speed and was clearly 'sporty', so my head of house put me in the team. Miles, I think was the name of the speedy winger that captained the … [Read more...]
Wealth Creation and Income Generation Property Goals
A New Year has started and so setting goals is top of mind...if not, it probably should be! Not enough of us take the time and trouble to set goals. However, for the ones that do set goals, the evidence suggests that they will most likely be more successful in life than those that do not. Setting … [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 Predictions for 2015
This post was stimulated by a request from Vanessa Warwick from Property Tribes to contribute to a thread there...so here goes my property predictions for 2015...if you prefer to view the PowerPoint presentation I prepared here it is: 2015 Market Predictions The Property Voice an extract is shown … [Read more...]