Property investment has been viewed as a route to financial security. The number of property programmes on television has reflected and then helped to create more interest in UK property investment. Now, however, with interest rates of...
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Property investment has been viewed as a route to financial security. The number of property programmes on television has reflected and then helped to create more interest in UK property investment. Now, however, with interest rates of the rise and the price of property still on the increase, has the UK property investment market run out of steam?
With the announcement of the government bail out of Bradford and Bingley first thing in the morning, there has to a be a few quaking in their boots with a buy to let mortgage hanging over them. What does this mean to everyone? Northern Rock has been nationalised and seems to be doing OK! On the face of it, this would appear to be the case. We at the Investment Property Rumour Mill are going to take the toilet brush of property investment and see just how clean under the rim it all is by... Read Full Story
If you think the current situation, with property prices falling and a chronic shortage of residential and commercial finance, is permanent then you'll probably disagree with the point of the headline. But if you believe the current state of affairs is temporary, whether it lasts for six months, a year, two years or whatever, then you will probably agree that a boom is surely around the corner. The adage "the profit is in the buying and not the selling" is truer now than it's ever been... Read Full Story
From as little as £10, you stand a chance of winning a property - mortgage free. However, experts warn sellers to be diligent and only operate inside the Gambling Commission’s competition rules or else you may be breaking the law.
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Over the last year, we have seen the ‘prize draw’ concept develop and become more and more popular amongst struggling developers or homeowners looking for an innovative way to sell their property. This idea, which was... Read Full Story
In response to a number of requests for guidance on prices to offer for repossessed properties in our newsletter I decided to create a helpful calculator. Whenever I look at a project for a client who needs finance I work the project backwards from the Gross Development Value and then come up with a maximum figure that can be paid for the site or the building to be refurbished. This is essential in today's climate. You need to know the maximum price you can afford before entering into a... Read Full Story
A consequence of the current state of the housing market is an increase in the number of repossessions. In the property investment and property development markets we are also seeing a similar increase. It's important for the market that these properties are sold quickly by the lenders and development projects put into the hands of developers who can complete them. Jobs depend on this. When projects stall, building workers are laid off, builders merchants lose orders and the local economy... Read Full Story
The UK property market appears to be slowly recovering from the severe drop the sector has experienced in recent times. Although the market does not appear ready to spring back to its former glory, signs of recovery are slowly relieving homeowners of a large burden.
The recovery has been established from the latest housing sales statistics released recently, displaying increases in all areas of sales. Calculating the statistics of the number of average sales in the three month period... Read Full Story
London Olympia are to host the popular Landlord & Buy to Let show for the fifth time on 20th-21st March 2009. This is the largest and longest established private rented sector show in the UK and is a date not to be missed! Click for free entry tickets .
The event has a proven track record in attracting thousands of serious landlords and letting professionals. 2009 is predicted to be a bumper year for the sector and we here that the hosts are planning a show to match.
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In order to ensure that all of the losses will be covered if something happens to their buildings property management experts need to have specialized commercial real estate insurance, which provides with the means to repair or rebuild the building. It also compensates for all of the financial losses incurred when renting an apartment complex is no longer possible because of the things you can’t control.
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