When you use it to patch up a property deal …. I have been working with a mentee for the last 3 months or so, on a complex but potentially very lucrative property deal. He is planning to buy a large property already converted into three flats. You may recognise this a the ‘freehold-leasehold strategy’. Briefly the deal is as follows … Read the rest of this entry

This is a long running debate for people who live in London…. where should I invest? Rob and Mark from Progressive Properties recommend staying close to home – and in some ways I agree and certainly wish I heard this idea before I started The point being if you live in London, depending on your strategy, it can be challenging to find an area that works. Obviously you can use Lease Options etc but if you are looking to buy traditional buy to lets, then where can you get cashflow? Read the rest of this entry

I received an email recently that really shocked me. We all know that relying on the government to fund our retirement is very dodgy logic, well I hope we all know that. Certainly if you have been reading any of Robert Kiyosaki’s books you will know that.  Anyway I received some figures in an email recently about the return we are getting on our compulsory pension contributions.

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