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Nine Years Ago I Was Too Busy Working For A Living... Now I Own £4.5m Of Property, starting from scratch with virtually nothing!

Unlike the unsuccessful majority, successful property investors do not just happen to stumble into deals. They know their strategy, they have a plan, and they take actions that are consistent with their plan. It’s not down to luck that they are successful. These people have planned for success.

In this web site you'll find the resources that will allow you to achieve property success

From: Peter Jones B.Sc FRICS
Surveyor, Author and Property Investor

Monday 08:39am

Video length 1min 30 secs

Dear Friend and Fellow Property Investor,

My name is Peter Jones. I am a Chartered Surveyor, author and property investor. I regularly contribute to Property Auction News, Property Investor News and Hot Property Alert.

Six years ago I had limited savings and was working part time, just about scraping a living doing consultancy work. Realising that things needed to change, I started to put into practice the principles of property investing that I had learnt whilst advising others in my professional role as a surveyor. Starting with virtually nothing, and using little of my own money, in a relatively short time period I have managed to build a substantial property portfolio with significant equity and a positive cash flow.

The last few years have been an exciting adventure. However, the principles I have used are not "rocket science" and I have been happy to share how I went from owning nothing to being a successful property investor, with thousands of other investors and aspiring investors, through my books and magazine articles.

This site is a resource for anyone who wants start in property but doesn't know how, or who has started but who wants to do it better.

Here's to successful property investing.

Peter Jones

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Buy to Let Investors Provide Recession’s Housing Solutions – ARLA Review Shows

Buy to Let landlords are continuing to take the long view over their property investments. They expect to hold them for up to 20 years and, even if house prices continue to fall, they do not intend to sell. ARLA believes that it is these investors who are maintaining the core growth in the private rented sector and providing the housing solutions for people during the recession.

ARLA believes that it is these investors who are maintaining the core growth in the private rented sector and providing the housing solutions for people during the recession. The proportion of investment landlords who do not expect to sell during the next twelve months has risen sharply from 77% to 88%.

Instead, the annual life expectancy of residential property investments averages 16.3 years, with more than one in five investors expecting to maintain their investments for over 20 years. These investors report an average Loan to Value ratio across their portfolios of 56%.

Only a third estimate their Loans to Value at more than 76%. The average rate of return on a Buy to Let investment over the past five years is 10.59% for an outright cash purchase and 21.54% for a mortgage-backed investment. These results were revealed in the latest quarterly ARLA Review and Index, published today, January 12.

The data is drawn from 488 lettings offices and 328 Investor landlords. This represents the largest independent survey of its kind in the private rented sector. “Said Ian Potter, Head of Operations for ARLA, “Again and again, these independent surveys show that Buy to Let landlords are helping to guarantee the growth of the private rented sector and these are the people who provide the housing solutions for those hit by the current recession and in to the future.”

Landlords are now reporting that immigration from the new European Union countries is having less effect on the rental market than before. The proportion saying that immigration has some effect is dropping, while the proportion who believe that immigration now has a minimal or no effect is rising.

Meanwhile, three quarters of all landlords are waiting for their next tenancy change before getting their now mandatory Energy Performance Certificates. However, 95% are aware of the requirements for tenancy deposit protection.

The data for the fourth quarter ARLA Review and Index was collected during November 2008. The surveys of lettings offices and investment landlords are supported by the ARLA Group of Buy to Let Mortgage Lenders: Bank of Ireland Mortgages, Cheltenham & Gloucester, GMAC RFC, Mortgage Express and Paragon Mortgages. The Review & Index and all surveys can be downloaded from www.arla.co.uk

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