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When we talk about mortgages, most of what is discussed revolves around rates, fees, repayment methods, cash back and other incentives, but often the term of the mortgage isn’t l...
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The term commercial property typically relates to assets such as shops (both with and without adjoining residential accommodation), pubs, hotels, offices, warehouses and land. In t...
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In the heydays of the 1980s and the 1990s many UK real estate investors banked some serious capital gains in a relatively short space of time. The UK market was going from strength...
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Despite the doom and gloom surrounding some worldwide property markets there are still sound long-term investment opportunities for those willing to do the research. When you read ...
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There are many different submarkets in the UK property sector whether you are looking for buy to let, newbuilds, redevelopments or HMOs to name but a few. Sometimes we are in dange...
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The idea of buying an overseas property, whether for investment or a holiday home, is appealing to more and more people not only in the UK but around the world. We only need to loo...
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When you find your potential “dream property” it is very tempting to rush in and close a deal as quickly as possible. Some buyers have regretted rushing in so quickly with issu...
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Buying land has been a lucrative investment for many people over the years, one which can jump significantly in value in a relatively short space of time. When you bear in mind the...
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It is common knowledge now that many people see their property investments as their pension fund of the future. While stock markets remain the most popular investment vehicle there...
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At this moment in time the return on savings accounts and many fixed interest instruments are extremely low. As a consequence, more people are now looking towards property investme...
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The key to buying a home abroad, like many other types of investment, is research and preparation. Even the experts get it wrong sometimes after falling head over heels for a prope...
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The most fundamental mistake that many people make when purchasing abroad is assuming that things work the same as they do in the UK. Before you dismiss this notion, it should be a...
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In its most basic form term lending is a monetary loan that is repaid in regular payments over a set period of time. Traditionally this agreement would be between one year and 10 y...
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Like all investment markets real estate does tend to move in cycles which are heavily connected with the economy and interest rates. In theory, history shows us that the difference...
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In light of recent press coverage regarding a property scam heard in the High Court in Glasgow we thought it would be useful to discuss the subject of property scams and how you ca...
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There are many different ways to diversify your property portfolio one of which is to look at overseas markets which can move in different directions to your domestic market. Very ...
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Each day seems to bring headlines of new property scams which have netted criminal gangs millions of dollars. They seem to be occurring from the USA to the UK, from Germany to Aust...
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The ultimate dream for many property investors is to buy a property at a rock bottom price, redecorate and redevelop and then sell on for a large profit. It would be foolish to sug...
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Over the last few months there have been a number of forum members discussing their adventures in overseas real estate markets and which ones would appear to offer the best value. ...
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If you type the term property investment into any of the major search engines you will come across literally hundreds of millions of pages. There are strategies, trends, rumours an...