Property
Rightmove Dominance under threat as Battle of the Property Portals hots up
For several years Rightmove has been the dominant player in the UK property portal market. Attracting tens of millions of visits to it’s website every month, it is estimated that over 90% of property buyers use the website to search for a home to buy. In fact, recent research suggested that 67% of property buyers who completed a [...]
Learn How to Get An Accurate Assessment of UK Property Prices
Here in the UK it is almost impossible to turn on the TV or radio without hearing another statistic on house prices. A news announcer will boldly and confidently state something like “ House prices rose by 1.1% last month” or “House prices fell by 0.4% last month” and most people will just assume that [...]
How the Power of Gearing makes Property a Better Investment than Stocks and Shares
How the Power of Gearing makes Property a Better Investment than Stocks and Shares
Debating the pros and cons of investing in stocks and shares versus investing in property is a popular subject amongst analysts, brokers and investors. This debate is often conducted under the guise of comparing traditional pensions versus property investment, as most traditional [...]
The Importance of a Positive Mind Set in Achieving Success through Property Investment
To achieve success through Property Investment, just as in any other type of business venture, having the right mindset is vitally important. Here are a few tips on developing the right mindset to become a successful property investor.
Develop a Positive Attitude
Most of you will probably have heard of the movie ‘The Secret’ that took [...]
How to Select the Right Tenant for your Property
In a previous bulletin we discussed how to find a tenant through marketing and advertising your property. As we discussed, it is usually quite easy to find tenants who want to live in your property. However, finding a good tenant who pays the rent on time and keeps the property clean and tidy is a [...]
How To Find Tenants for Your Rental Properties, Free of Charge, Using the Gumtree Website
I’ve talked briefly about using gumtree (http://www.gumtree.com) to advertise properties for rent in previous bulletins, but I wanted to devote a full bulletin to this subject because I’m a big fan of the site.
For a few years I shied away from using Gumtree because it was really a London focused website and, with the majority [...]
Investment Property – How to Spot Tenants That May Want to Use Your Property to Grow Illegal Drugs
As a landlord, when you let a property, you hope that your tenants will treat your property with care and respect ensuring that, at the end of their tenancy, they return the property to you in the same condition they found it in when they arrived. You also assume that your tenants will not undertake [...]
The Property Investor – To Be or Not to Be a Landlord
If you want to enjoy wealth, you should learn the basics of real estate investing. The property investor should try to gather enough information about the market and the particular property that he is interested to purchase. There are those who prefer to buy and sell properties but some investors decide to become a landlord. [...]
Profiting From Your Property Investment
Property investment has always been considered an attractive option for many people in the UK who are seeking financial freedom. Even with the perceived stabilisation of the property market, property investors still consider the investment vehicle a viable one now that prices are declining and yields are going up.
The rationalisation for this is that the [...]
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