http://www.yourpropertyclub.com Building your portfolio from 0-10 properties Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey guys, Well I never thought that I would experience so soon after a 'recession' but it appears that the lead up to Christmas is still booming with demand at such a level that many developers are actually putting up prices. It appears that their level of certainty around the market ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/developers-confidence-grows-as-the-market-returns/ So why is the YPC team turning into cavemen this November? Ah... the boys have joined Movember to raise awareness of men's health issues. Come back each week to see who'll finish with whiskers and who'll have a full grown moustache. To cheer on your favourite Mo, please visit the Movember ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/bretts-weekly-property-news-why-shortage-of-over-1-million-homes-is-opportunties-for-investors/ Hey guys, Just thought I would tell you a couple of stories about some of my experiences in property refurbishments. The first is the story of a mate of Simon and me, the second unfortunately is my own story and the third is an unfortunate client of another property investment ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/my-adventures-in-property-refurbishment/ Hey guys The team from Lincoln came down last Friday for The Lady Taverner's Gala Dinner so we took a group photo to show you all the new faces of YPC. Just look at those pretty faces :-) Left to right: Mark Montes, Peter, Mick, Antony, Nick, Phil, Murray, Jo, Rachel, Simon, Karim, ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/yourpropertyclub-family-photo/ Hey guys, Shane started his first day with us today in our London Office. He will be working alongside James to source UK properties and carrying out the due diligence. Shane's background is in conveyancing and more recently sourcing properties. We're very excited to have him onboard. Congratulations Shane. Live with passion, Brett Alegre-Wood http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/ypc-group-welcomes-shane-hindocha-as-new-sourcing-manager-in-our-london-office/ Hey guys It's Movember in November and following the rules of the game, we've all had our shaves and the race is on to grow a full moustache. Here's a photo we took today... Left to Right: Karim, Chris, Murray, Manny, Russell, Rob, Antony, Preet, Brett, Mark, Ash, Simon, James, Alan - we ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/movember-week-1-introducing-the-ypc-hairless-mo-bros/ Hey guys, I want to thank everyone who voted for the book and provided comments. I have been overwhelmed with the success of the book so far. To be Number 1 in Personal Finance on Amazon after only 20 days and to have remained between Number 1 and Number 20 since ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/the-31-plan-wins-the-peoples-book-prize-for-fiction-in-september/ Hey guys Welcome to this week's property news. Today we see Sir Richard Branson jumping back into banking after his defeat with Northern Rock. He has just completed his banking application for Virgin Money and I think he'll get it approved by the FSA this time. It seems Branson's not the only ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/bretts-weekly-property-news-bransons-no-virgin-to-banking/ Hey guys, Today's moving day! Or more precisely, expansion day. We've taken the floor above in our current building and this afternoon, we're shifting computers, phones and the girls themselves UP! They're all (understandably) quite excited about shifting into a roomier space, with better light, a place for flowers ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/if-youre-trying-to-get-in-touch-with-our-aftercare-department/ Hi all, These, found on the People's Book Prize website... This guy makes sense. Stock market pensions are a waste of time. too many people have got to retirement to find their fund has no money. Property is the new pension. An awesome read. I love the way the Author has made it ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/some-recent-reviews-for-the-31-plan-found-on-the-web/ Hey guys, I have been spending the night reading through the 109 pages of the Mortgage Market Review. It's an interesting report that I feel is well and truly heading down the right track but at the well and truly wrong time. Let me firstly explain why I think the report is ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/mortgage-market-review-fsa/ Hey guys, It's an interesting experience releasing a book. It's both gratifying and frustrating. Gratifying when people read it and get value from it; frustrating when people don't read it, and instead make assumptions about what they presume is in it. (I'm talking primarily about journalists and industry commentators here.) ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/for-the-record-clarifying-some-thoughts-on-the-the-31-plan-book/ Hey guys, I am happy to say that all 6 of our team completed the 13 miles London Parks half marathon on Sunday through London. Simon Shankland - 2 hours, 1 minute. Robert Bence - 2 hours, 1 minute. Sophia Phillipou - 2 hours 10 minutes. Karen Earthrowl - 2 hours 14 minutes. Roy ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/congratulations-to-our-half-marathoners/ Hey guys Just wanted to point you to a new review that's appeared online for my new book "The 3+1 Plan" ... http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/articles_print.php?CID=37&AID=3514... Live with Passion, Brett Alegre-Wood http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/new-review-of-the-31-plan-online/ Hey guys, In the usual spirit of giving the boys of YPC will be taking part in the annual charity fun raising for Prostate Cancer. It's called 'Mo'vember because we will all be growing moustaches for the month of November. We can't guarantee that the result won't scare the children, nor can ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/the-ypc-men-will-be-turning-very-hairy-for-movember/ Hey guys, Speaking with one of our clients today they raised the fact that they didn't know about one of our educational sub-domains. We are in the process of re-designing out clients site to include all of the video content as well as all the downloads, audio and blogs into one ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/ypc-videos-that-you-will-want-to-watch/ Hey guys, I see it all the time, people who should be building a strong foundation of wealth through property that are simply trapped in their own fear and procrastination. Getting started is the hardest part about investing. It's the gigantic first step that just seems too far to take. Since 1994 ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/the-3-investment-excuses-you-might-be-using/ I'm blown away by the number of articles on house prices this week and ask 'Are prices really rising or just lack of supply?' There's definitely a rise and it's helping to boost confidence, but be warned the economy maybe subdued due to mortgage availability. Should the FSA quit before they're ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/bretts-weekly-property-news-is-it-a-v-is-it-a-w-which-road-of-recovery-are-we-heading/ Hey guys, Well I think it's safe to say that I called the right time to jump back into off plan property. In addition to most professionals calling the bottom and the subsequent recovery, the last 3 months has seen various off plan developments releasing further phases at prices as much ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/off-plan-already-showing-results-in-london-and-greater-uk/ Hey guys, It's the big question on everyone's lips. Are prices really rising? Prices have just returned to 2008 prices which makes Ray Boulger from Charcoal the only expert to be correct out of all the experts I surveyed at the beginning of the year. So well done Ray. Now back to the ... http://www.yourpropertyclub.com/are-prices-really-rising-or-is-it-true-that-its-due-to-a-lack-of-supply/