We are exploring an interesting deal in West London. The reason it’s of interest is not architectural, it’s the numbers. More specifically the certainty of the numbers.

There is a property in a prominent location in Holborn, notably near to Bury Place, where the first Hare Krishna Temple in Britain was opened in the 70s, which keeps turning up to auction, but doesn’t sell.  Normally a property may come up once...

As we are going through the conveyancing for a deal we have sourced for a client, something has come out of the woodwork.   

Recently, we met a client who had what most would consider a highly paid job. The purpose was to start off investing into property; prompted partly by her family into making this move.  

A contact of mine purchased a place of worship classified under usage F.  It was in North West London.  Not a particularly attractive building, two stories, with no outside space, bar a couple of car parking spots, in a not so attractive location,...

1. a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.2. a person or thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group or section of society.

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.    

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 can see it was very dominated with immigrants...

We are doing a mortgage for a client who agreed the deal a few months ago; the deal was done on a five year fixed rate, to give the client some security.   

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.