How does your garden grow ... (your portfolio)?

Vanessa — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:30:19 +0100

Over the past few weeks, I've returned to my TV roots and been doing a lot of TV filming for the Royal Horticultural Society. I've been filming and editing packages on their gardens and flower shows, so have been tapping into the gardening world!

Two things have become very obvious to me:

1. Due to the economic climate, people are increasingly ...

Dine daily on nutritious property nibbles ....

Vanessa — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:54:15 +0100

Today, I would like to remind you of the benefits of joining an active and supportive property investment and Landlord community like our Property Tribes forum.

As each new member joins, the tribe becomes stronger because our knowledge and experience grows as a group. As we love to say, "none of us is as smart as all of us"!

I would therefore like to encourage you to visit Property Tribes regularly. It's a veritable buffet of delicious and nutritious property...

Bite sized chunks of nutritious property news ....

Vanessa — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:06:55 +0100

The sun is shining and there are some good things happening in property that can help us keep the faith in these challenging times. Here are some bite sized chunks of wholesome and nutritious property news:

First of all, congratulations to my dear husband Nick Tadd for his stand-out performance at yesterday's Lettings Live 2010 event at ...

Using Feng Shui for due diligence in property investment ...

Vanessa — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:50:41 +0100

As we are all aware, due diligence is paramount to successful property investment.

In this interview with Feng Shui Consultant, Michael Oon, I discover how using Feng Shui in the research stage can add a futher level of due diligence and risk management to your acquisition purchasing decisions.

This subject is currently being debated on our Property Tribes forum. Click >>> here to view and join the discussion.

Vanessa and Nick on the road - Social Media Speaker Tour - Summer 2010

Vanessa — Tue, 11 May 2010 09:24:39 +0100

Coming to a town near you ... !

Guildford Grow Business Exhibition - 12th May

Now in its third year, this has been a hugely successful business exhibition for business owners in and around Surrey. We are delighted to have been asked to speak there on our favourite subject of social media...

Is the title "Landlord" out-dated and in need of a change?

Admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:36:22 +0100

This question is prompted by my attendance at the National Landlord Association meeting in London last night.

One of the issues discussed w...

Using FourSquare in your (property) business ....

Vanessa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100

I have a confession to make.

I've become rather addicted to FourSquare lately.

FourSquare is a recent addition to a number of social sites that facilitate "life streaming", or, as I like to call it, "lifestyle web impressions".

Death of the amateur Landlord - live webinar with @avoidthevoids

Vanessa — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100

We are delighted to hear that Upad and their associated twitter stream @avoidthevoids are organising a social media based webinar titled "Death of the Amateur Landlord".

It is taking place on-line on the 29th April at 1.00 p.m. and can be viewed via video stream or on Twitter at #DOTAL.

As Easter approaches, it's the perfect time to start thinking of Summer holidays!

What co...

FINALLY REVEALED: the fast track to real wealth ... Yes, really ...!

Vanessa — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I really enjoyed the below blog by Jim Connolly: Revealed - the fast track to wealth. At first I thought it was just going to be another of those endless spammy "be a millionaire overnight" type of blogs. However, on reading, I really admired the way the author tackled this subject from a different and fresh perspective. It was refreshing!

Jim wrote:

It's a fact: We live in an age where peo...

It's holiday time ... (on Twitter!) ...

Vanessa — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Spring is in the air ... well, I'm trying to convince myself that it is ... and our thoughts turn to summer holidays.

Vanessa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I think it would be true to say that, here in the U.K., the desire to own our own home is ingrained into our culture. Newspaper headlines charting the rise (and fall) of property prices are an almost daily occurance, not to mention the myriad of property programmes on the box - "A Place in the Sun", "A Place by the Sea", "Property Ladder", "Dream Homes", "Buy, Build, or Restore", "Homes Under The Hammer", "Escape to the Country" ... the list goes on and I admit to being a...

Four ways to kickstart 2010, save money, and make 2010 your best year yet ... !

Vanessa — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

1. On the 27th of January, we are running our first property/social media networking event of the year, taking place in Guildford. Nick, my husband, will be our speaker, and he will be presenting a talk entitled: Find out why a portfolio of web content could be as valuable as a portfolio of property. There is a heated debate on this subject on Property Tribes, which will give you some insight into this topical subject. Full details for the event and registration is &...

VideoBlog: Christmas '09 - Greetings from Vanessa and Nick

Vanessa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It's Christmas Eve! We hope that you are now beginning to unplug and relax and are getting around to spending quality time with family and friends.

Christmas is always a time for reflection...

VideoBlog: Holiday lets chat from the beach. Wish you were here ...?

Vanessa — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We were down at Camber Sands yesterday putting up the Christmas decorations for our Christmas guests at our 2 bed holiday let "SeaBreeze", located adjacent to the world famous Camber Sands beach near Rye, in E. Sussex. Whilst on the beach we thought we would exercise the Flip-Video cam and have a chat.

I came across Efua Adams of MK Furniture Rentals recently at one of my speaking engagements.

I was impressed by her new service and the flexibility it affords property professionals, especially in these challenging times where we all need to hang on to our capital and keep an eye on our cash flow!

Renting furniture means no capital outlay, the monthly paym...

How to avoid the voids ... ! Useful tips to avoid Landlords' worst nightmare ... !

Vanessa — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Generally speaking, the "void" period is a Landlord's worst nightmare, so it makes sense to find ways to avoid it at all costs, especially in the challenging and highly competitive market conditions we are all experiencing.

Here are my Top Ten Tips to avoid the void:...

Money for nothing and your bankruptcy for free ....

Vanessa — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This post is prompted by a heated discussion that occured on Singing Pig recently. Rich Greenland posed the question "Where are all the good deal sourcers?" and it generated a very healthy discussion which threw up this comment:

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