Property Solvers Podcast

Episode 17 - Should You Buy Off Plan Property in the Current Market?

James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of fast home buying company Property Solvers discuss the merits of acquiring properties off plan including key risks, timing the market (and potential capital gains), stage payments, financing and whether these units really solve the housing crisis. 
#offplanproperty #propertyinvesting #propertyinvestment
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 16 - Property Sourcing 101 - Interview with Tina Walsh, CEO of the National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA)

Ruban Selvanayagam of homebuying company Property Solvers speaks with Tina Walsh - CEO of the National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA), author of the book "Property Sourcing Compliance: How to Stay the Right Side of the Law", professional sourcer and managing director of Sanctuary Property Sourcing (operating in the North West).Tina provides some key insights into legislation + regulatory frameworks that govern the property sourcing sector, how some operators are operating illegally, reaching minimum standards, the relevant trade bodies that sources should be registered with, Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations, Client Due Diligence / Know Your Customer (KYC), HMRC guidance and how to minimise costs whilst remaining compliant. 
#propertysourcing #compliantpropertysourcing #propertysourcer #propertyfindinb
 
LINKS (RESOURCES) REFERRED TO IN THE PODCASTNational Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA)
Tina Walsh on LinkedIn
The Estate Agents Act 1979
Anti Money Laundering Supervision (Gov.uk)
The Property Ombudsman (TPOS)
The Property Redress Scheme
National Trading Standards
Information Commissioner's Office (Data Protection)
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 15 - Should You Invest in Property Abroad?

James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers Quick Cash Homebuyers on investing in property (or real estate) overseas.  They explore their experiences in Brazil and James' direct involvement in the Spanish property sector, the exchange rate, legal, communication, tax (local and national), bank transfer and other risks involved alongside the fine line between investing abroad or buying as more of a lifestyle decision. 
#propertyinvestment #propertyinvestingabroad #propertyinvestingoverseas #investingoverseas #investingabroad
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 14 - How to Handle Unrealistic Property Sellers

James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Quick Cash Home Buyers Property Solvers explore how to handle sellers that seem out of touch with their property's value. We discuss our specific direct to vendor approach, educating homesellers, being empathetic, today's "buyers" market, estate agents overvaluing properties to win business, demonstrating sold house prices, risks on relying on Sold STC and Under Offer pricing, the risks of overpricing and more... 
#sellhousefast #webuyanyhome #webuyanyhouse #propertybuyingcompany #sellmyhouse #propertyinvest #propertyinvesting #propertyinvestment
 
LINKS (RESOURCES) REFERRED TO IN THE PODCAST
 
Speed of Sale Tool
Difference Betweeen Asking and Sold Prices Tool
What Does "Under Offer" Mean?
What Does "Sold STC" Mean?
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Property Solvers Podcast - Episode 13 - Is Buy to Let Dead?

Ruban Selvanayagam and James Durr (of Sell House Fast company Property Solvers) discuss whether buy to let is still worth it.  We explore buying rental properties in the current market, "vanilla" buy-to-lets, mortgage interest costs, the impacts of Section 24 (and buying as an individual / non-corporate), yield requirements, buying in Limited companies, corporation / income / dividen tax on extracting capital, being a landlord under a future Labour government, avoiding buy-to-let / Section 24 tax "saving" schemes, build to let's impact on the sector and 2 year vs. 5 year fixed buy-to-let rates. 
#property #propertyinvestment #buytolet #section24 #corporatelandlord
 
LINKS (RESOURCES) REFERRED TO IN THE PODCASTSection 24 (Finance Act 2015) Calculator
Selling a Tenanted Property
Selling a Property Portfolio
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 12 - How to Establish a Property Seller's Real Motivation?

James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers quick home buyers explore how to get a feel of a seller's motivations for properties on the open market. Topic discussed include tracking "on the market" time frames, monitoring price reductions, overpriced housing stock, communicating with estate agents, accounting for works required on a property and standing out from the crowd as a property buyer / investor. 
#propertyinvesting #buyingproperties #sellhousefast #webuyanyhouse #propertybuying #estateagent
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Buyers London
House Prices London
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Property Solvers Podcast - Episode 11 - Buying Property in London (2024)

James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers (UK's leading "sell house fast" and "we buy any house" company) explore property buying in London - exploring the plateaued state of the current market, price trends, nominal vs. real house price distinctions, the impact of interest rates, affordability and where things may be heading... 
#LondonHousePrices #PropertyBuyersLondon #HomeBuyingLondon #BuyPropertyLondon #SellPropertyLondon #SellHouseFastLondon #WeBuyAnyHouseLondon
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Buyers London
House Prices London
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Property Solvers Podcast - Episode 10 - Property Valuation Tools

Ruban Selvanayagam of homebuying firm Property Solvers runs through some of the prominent online property valuation tools including Rightmove sold house prices, Zoopla, HM Land Registry (HPI Index), Net House Prices, Mouseprice, Property Price Advice, Our Property, The Move Market alongside some useful Google Chrome extensions 
#propertyvaluation #housevaluation #howmuchismyhouseworth #propertyvaluationtools
 
LINKS (RESOURCES) REFERRED TO IN THE PODCASTHouse Valuation with Property Solvers
UK House Prices (Search Your Local Area)
London House Prices (Search Your Local Area)
Rightmove Sold House Prices
Check Property Sizes (via the EPC Register)
Differences Between Asking and Sold House Prices in Your Local Area
Property Log (Google Chrome Extension)
Patma (Google Chrome Extension)
Property Tracker (Google Chrome Extension)
Zoopla House Valuation
Land Registry Valuation (UK HPI)
Net House Prices
Mouseprice
Property Price Advice
Our Property
The Move Market
Acadata House Prices
Property Data
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 9 - Interview with Jonathan Rolande from the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)

Ruban Selvanayagam from Property Solvers (the UK's leading We Buy Any House and Sell House Fast company) chats to Jonathan, founder of the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and director of House Buy Fast.We explore what the NAPB does, why it was important for such an organisation to exist in the professional homebuying industry, the NAPB's relationship with the Property Ombudsman (TPOS), the TPOS-NAPB Code of Practice, business ethics in the "sell my house fast" / "we buy any home" industry, transparency throughout the process, the future of the direct to vendor approach in house sales and earning sellers' trust as the sector continues to develop. 
#nationalassociationofpropertybuyers #napb #sellhousefast #webuyanyhome #webuyanyhouse #propertybuyingcompany
 
MORE ON THE NAPBNational Association of Property Buyers 
Property Solvers Blog Post on the NAPB
Property Solvers on the NAPB site
 
RELEVANT LINKS
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House

Episode 8 - Investing in the Stock Market vs. Property Market

Ruban Selvanayagam (Property Solvers) quizzes James Durr (Property Solvers) on his experiences of investing in the stock market alongside property.We discuss James' broader exposure (both positive and negative) to the stock market, the pros + cons relative to real estate, key risks, index fund + other more "passive" investing strategies, historical performance / trends of the stock market relative to property alongside Bitcoin + other forms of crypto currency ("alt coin") investment.Disclaimer - this is not financial advice and Property Solvers strongly encourage listeners to undertake due diligence. 
#propertyinvesting #stockmarket #investingstrategy
 
Property Solvers Investor Profiling
Become an Auction Partner
Property Solvers (Sell House Fast)
Property Solvers (We Buy Any House)
Property Solvers Auctions
Property Auctions News
How to Value Your House