Suresh Vagjiani

As we are going through the conveyancing for a deal we have sourced for a client, something has come out of the woodwork.    The reality of buying property is that you do not really know what you are purchasing until the…

The definition of a cult: Both definitions can be applied to the object known as money. In the current climate, it is important to get away from the propaganda and get some insight into what money actually is.  Though this…

It’s not easy to find a margin in property deals, as information is abundant and there are no barriers to entry.  On top of this, there is a strong faith in the UK property market, more so than most countries.     Everyone…

We are in the midst of closing a deal which is a shop and uppers; it’s seconds away from a train station, which is always a good thing.  This will ensure minimal void periods.  The area is very patchy, one…

A client has approached us with the idea of remortgaging his residential property in order to purchase another on a BTL basis.  He also has about £100K in the bank, not doing very much.    This wasn’t a particularly difficult feat;…

Last week we registered to bid at an auction; cleared all the anti money laundering requirements, signed the terms and paid the deposit.  Very different to a decade ago when you could rock up in a cab, wave your umbrella,…

The recent rate rise, from 3.5% to 4%, has prompted many to now opt for a longer term fixed rate.  My perception is that this was never a temporary blip, the economy simply settling down; I think rates will rise and…

As time has gone on there has been an agenda to wipe out cash from the system; this has been so it, and we, can be controlled.  As a consequence of this so much is now transacted online and cybercrime…

Following on from last week’s article, where the clients own properties in an off shore company, and the loan on these has been called in by the lender due to a minor breach in the lease; the clients were unsure…

There is a client we were originally introduced to as someone who needed refinancing.  As time went on I got to know the reason.  In short, there has been a dispute with the managing agents.  From what I saw the…