Mark Homer Editorial Archives

A practical guide on how to value a property

When buying a property one of the most difficult or stressful things to decide is how to value a property. Seems simple, right? Just see what has previously been sold in

Budget 2015: George Osbourne Woos First Time Buyers With Help To Buy ISA

First time buyers were offered up to £3000 to put down as a deposit through a new Help-To-Buy ISA which was unveiled by the chancellor in his budget. You see slow wage

Your Step-by-Step Guide To Start Investing in Buy-To-Let

Let’s face it, as 2015 is already under way, we’re all here for the same reason; to learn about property investing from other investors and to hopefully improve and grow

Stamp duty cut affects property investors

Stamp Duty cut is one of the worst-designed, damaging taxes was radically reformed affecting most buyers and investors purchasing homes in the UK. It was the biggest rabbit pulled from George

An Introduction To Land Banking

Property investors have two main property related goals when they embark upon their property journey: To buy and hold a property to create passive income and capital growthTo buy and flip

The Signal That Predicts a Breakout

Long-term property investors with a time horizon of five to ten years or more should always be asking themselves the same pointed question: what property is undeniably cheap right now? You

Is The Property Market Getting Weak In The Knees?

The granddaddy of forward (rather than historical sold price based) property market indicators, Rightmove’s House Price Index tells us how average prices are performing. The indicator right now is showing a

BoE insures against housing bubble

Here we go again. The “B” word. The property market seems to have stabilized in recent months. So we thought we were done for a while with fears about a housing “bubble”.

A Safer Way to Higher Yields?

Every investor wants yield today, and it's getting harder and harder to find. As prices have risen, residential yields are coming under pressure. And not just for property but for many