Picking the cherry

A recent Hometrack survey shows that 373,000 property transactions have been stalled as a consequence of the current lockdown, worth about £82bn

Sow & Reap

Interesting times.  Currently, we are being fed information regarding something we cannot see or have a grip off.  Therefore, we are lapping up all we are fed.  Even the official narrative does not make sense, even within its own narrative.

A first time buyer approached us for a mortgage.  This was easy enough to place.  She wanted a five year fixed.  The only point of concern was the expectation of rates to be rising.  So, the trick was to try and lock in the current rates, either...

Currently, pockets of the central London market are heated up; there is a real lack of supply and heated demand.  This leads to higher prices and a scurry to grab properties as soon as they hit the market.   

There was a property which we had been circling for a while.  It was guided at £750K, consisting of two commercial units and three flats above.  It failed to sell in an auction, which is never good.  I think they had pitched it wrong.  It had...

Currently, we are analysing a deal which has the double benefit of a healthy discount and is located in a growth area.   We expect to see a growth of about 7 years back to back for this location.  The property is a freehold and consists of commercial...

A deal has come into our radar in the NW of England.  The property consists of a commercial empty space and the site consists of about a quarter of an acre, with a building of about 1,500 sq. Ft. sitting on it.  The site is ripe for planning...

A deal has come into our radar in the NW of England.  The property consists of a commercial empty space and the site consists of about a quarter of an acre, with a building of about 1,500 sq. Ft. sitting on it.  The site is ripe for planning...

We have managed to secure another deal in an area of South East London that we are targeting. This is an area which we believe will have long term sustained growth, primarily due to a couple of reasons. One being the Crossrail, which, though...

A site we looked has a river running to the rear of it. The agent cheekily said ‘the property has river views but they’re not charging any extra for it’. Rather than this being a positive, it’s actually a hindrance. This makes the property in...

We just completed a bridging loan on Friday. Our remit from our client was, by hook or by crook, the deal must be done on that particular Friday. They had approached us after exchange, and when the completion had been set.



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