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4th April-08 Taking Care of Business
In the early 1950's, one of the world's greatest entertainers, Elvis Presley, coined the phrase "Takin' Care of Business" and it soon became a catchphrase between him and his entourage. It eventually became shortened to "TCB" and Elvis had many personalised items of jewellery and clothing made, using this logo. These are now collector's items
What has Elvis got to do with property you may well ask? Well, when it came to business, the King knew a thing or two...
31st March 08 Taking advantage of market conditions
Time is flying by, and our next networking event is on the horizon. Don't let April showers dampen your enthusiasm for property! Our April networking event is once again set to be packed full of the latest and brightest property intelligence, and we are adopting the theme of "Taking Advantage of the current Market Conditions". For those of us who are keeping the faith with property investment, now is a brilliant time to snap up some Spring bargains and we'll be giving you the low down on how to benefit from the current challenging conditions!
27th March 08 Warning to banks as King hints at April cut
This is good news.
As expected Merv King has “hinted” at a rate drop from 5.25% - 5% (which is expected to go down further before the end of the year).There is a delicate balancing act that he has to achieve to keep our economy on the straight and narrow, and clearly he has some work to do to keep it as such. I’m glad I don’t have that job!
26th March 08 Seeing signs of a British Recovery...
Even the Germans and the Yanks see the light!!!... after all it's not rocket science!After record losses in property investment, some see buying opportunities.
25th March 08 House Price Index
24th March 08 Buy-to-Let investors boost the health of the whole market
No one gives this much credibility, however, it's true we are "propping up" the market.
Take out the "doom mongers" rants and put together the stats, all you have left is fact.... the market place is strong.
Buy to let investors should ignore commentators' suggestions that they received favourable tax treatment, said the Association of Rental Letting Agents (ARLA).
21st March 08 You must have a better grasp on finance
If you have ever seen me speak at various events over the last few years you would have noticed one point that I keep “harping” on about on a regular basis… stay in touch with your “broker” on a regular basis.
This piece of writing below, from the BBC, compounds why.
In the last few weeks we (Vanessa and I) that there are some products we have been offered that have only been “on the shelf” for a 48 hour period! This, we believe, is so the lenders can have the “pick of the crop”, therefore, lessening their risk.
20th March 08 What the Budget means for property investors
Investors - worried that the Chancellor might back-track on plans to cut capital gains tax (CGT) on property - will be heartened that Alistair Darling is pressing ahead. From April, people who own second or rental homes will have their CGT bill cut from as much as 40 per cent of their profits to just 18 per cent.
17th March 08 Swissport to provide services at 2 Cyprus airports
I found this document on the internet yesterday, again it really lends creadence to the islands USP's for investment.
For those of you who have not yet invested in Cyprus but are thinking about it, why not give me a call on 0800 0141859 and I'll talk you through it.
Alternatively we have produced an e-book which will guide you through the ins and outs.
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