Tag Archives: propvestment

What the NewBuy scheme means for first time buyers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Nirav

Today Monday 12th March the NewBuy scheme was launched. The NewBuy scheme assists buyers who have a deposit of at least 5 per cent to buy a new build home. This is a smaller deposit than is normally required. The … Continue reading →

UK Property Market in 2012, the Investors’ perspective: Part one – House Prices

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Nirav

-UK property prices expected to fall up to 3% in 2012-RICS -House price Stagnation remains – Nationwide -Up or Down? Depends where you are – PropVestment House prices are always the primary topic when it comes to analysing the the … Continue reading →

Part Exchange Properties: Genuine developer offers or WeBuyAnyHouse4cash scams?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Nirav

For many years now it has been the norm that we take our cars to the dealer and part exchange them when upgrading to a newer or larger one, however this is a phenomenon becoming increasingly more occurrence in the … Continue reading →

Micro Renewable Energy: A viable investment? – Part One: WIND

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Nirav

Over the last few years there has been an increasing focus on our energy needs and how we may have sustainability in the future with diminishing fossils fuel supply and an ever increasing cost point. Of course from a Home … Continue reading →

Stagnant UK Property Market: Sellers’ Perspective

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Nirav

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. House Price Crash shows very clearly the levels of … Continue reading →

Stagnant UK Property Market: Buyers Perspective

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Nirav

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. Nationwide reported that house prices rose 0.3% in April … Continue reading →

Impact of University Fees on your PropVestment

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Nirav

Since the announcement some time ago about raising of tuition fees up to £9,000, the pros and cons have been weighed up by the media, but mostly from the perspective of the students and their overall cost of university. At … Continue reading →

FirstBuy – Does it help “PropVestors” or just another government gimmick?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Nirav

Help for 10,000 FTBs Shared equity means, shared losses Help only for a few FTB and only New Builds What is it? 1. FirstBuy will be offered on selected properties across a range of new build schemes following an assessment … Continue reading →

How to be wary of ROGUE Brokers

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Nirav

Over the last few weeks some of you may have noticed the Sub Prime page disappeared from the site, as with every unusual occurrence there is an interesting story explaining it. The story begins in early 2010 when I was … Continue reading →

What does 2011 have in store for the PropVestor: Part two: Rents

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Nirav

Rents Paragon (buy-to-let mortgage specialist): The belief that last year’s strong demand in the UK private rental sector will continue into 2011 has inspired four out of 10 landlords to plan rent rises over the coming 12 months. 41% of … Continue reading →