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Fear over logic

Fear Has Created Value — And Smart Investors Are Moving Now UK property hasn’t fallen out of favour because its fundamentals have weakened. It has fallen out of favour because sentiment has turned fearful. Recent tax changes and the Renters…

A look in the rearview mirror  

Rates are starting to drop, and there are products that have appeared which are actually below 5%, that too for BTL properties.  Only the other day we quoted for a client regarding a remortgage on a 5-year fixed.    This drop…

A helping hand

I recently met a client who has hopes of purchasing a property, not just in the prime area of London, but the prime street.  She knows the location well, as she currently rents in the same building as where she…

Stretching Time  

Back in the day during the pre credit crunch era, one could (if done in the right manner) purchase a property with no money down; using the discount as the deposit.  The way this would work is instead of a…

Gearing up

We had an enquiry where the client required a remortgage on a large property in Central London, worth about £4.2M.  Needless to say this is not a rental yield play.  Rents tend to be abysmal in proportion to the property…

Leasehold or freehold? 

There is an intrinsic resistance to purchasing a leasehold property by many investors, in particular Indians.  There is a sense of incomplete ownership.  Attached to the investment is also a service charge, for which they have no control over.  It…

The case for cash  

It is said the bank base rate will rise to a peak of 5.75% and then start to decrease.  Maybe, maybe not.  I’m doubtful if any of these experts know what the game plan is.  There is the news on…

Chinks in the market

The recent Allsop auction results had a sales rate of 76%, this leaves 53 properties left unsold, from the 215 initially offered.    This auctioneer in the past used to have results of 90% plus.  Obviously, this is an indication of…