Landlord magazine
Why you should build a cash pile
Published on: 18th December 2006
Winning Strategy Landlords have profited over the last 10 years from having an aggressive purchasing strategy. The winning formula has undoubtedly been to buy – re-mortgage and then buy again. The result is an expanding portfolio funded partly through rising indebtedness. Given that house prices have continued to charge ahead then each additional purchase should […]
I love Maisonettes/so should you.
Published on: 15th December 2006
‘Confessions’ of a landlord I love maisonettes! This may seem extreme sentiment from a hard bitten landlord and investor and I will explain. But first; a maisonette to the uninitiated is ostensibly a flat, with the unusual feature of having its own front door. This building type seems to have descended from no where during […]
How not to make a million in a year
Published on: 8th December 2006
‘Get rich quick’ I recently made the mistake of sending off for some details on an auction publication called Property Auction News. The result is that I have appeared to have got on every ‘how to make a million’ / ‘get rich quick’ ‘I made £70,000 in a fortnight’ mailing list known to man. Apparently […]
Rogue electricians – regulations
Published on: 6th December 2006
Some electricians are cashing in on the confusion over last year’s new electrical regulations for rented and private property. No obligation for annual inspection Less reputable ‘sparkies’ are claiming that full routine tests on electrical wiring are now compulsory in rented properties. This is not true. Part P of the Building Regulations, introduced in January […]
Beware of Land as an investment
Published on: 4th December 2006
There is no denying that land like property land has been a fantastic investment over the last 10 years. The simple reason for this is that it is treated as a residual cost by developers when doing their development sums. This means that a developer will work out how much it costs to build a […]
How to pay no CGT
Published on: 22nd November 2006
Is there no way to escape the Capital Gains Tax burden as a successful property investor? Well, actually there is and let me tell you how. Young Britons are boosting the ranks of the seriously wealthy. More than 136,000 people between the ages of 18 and 45 can lay their hands on £200,000 cash and […]
Lofty ambitions increase returns
Published on: 20th November 2006
With interest rates rising and property prices starting to stagnate, property investors are increasingly looking for new ways of squeezing additional returns out of their new acquisitions. One avenue to look at is small scale development. This has been a typical method employed by landlords in ‘time in memorial’ to squeeze additional value from a […]
House price epiphany -PT 2
Published on: 14th November 2006
“I now realise why they have continued to rise.” Inexpensive This has been down to one simple reason. Namely, that they have remained inexpensive. I have fallen into the same trap of many pundits and investors. That is of relying too heavily on historic methods of measurement and comparison. I’m referring to specifically is the […]
House price epiphany PT 1
Published on: 13th November 2006
For the last couple of years, like most of us I’ve been trying to get my head around the question ‘are houses cheap or expensive?’ As an investor / developer with 20 years experience (I started just after university); I have witnessed some pretty dramatic changes in the whole investment market. When I started, the […]
Investment vs Debt
Published on: 10th November 2006
According to the latest newspaper headlines Britain has a debt epidemic and what is more it’s growing. More than 5,300 people a day are seeking advice on their financial situation. The Citizens Advice Bureau dealt with a staggering 1.4 million debt problems last year – 11% up on the previous 12 months and double the […]
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