property development

The first viewings – Do you like Roman architecture?! from RookieRenovators 991 days old

We went to see various properties and some of them were interesting to say the least. There was one that seemed to have two doors into every room, the ...

Costs – doing our sums from RookieRenovators 991 days old

We started with the basics – a maximum amount we were looking to spend on a property in terms of purchase value, and savings in the bank to spend on ...

Viewing properties – what to look for from RookieRenovators 991 days old

When a property comes up that might be worth a look, the first thing I do is check against other prices on the road on www.houseprices.co.uk to see if ...

Mortgage maze and avoiding taxes from RookieRenovators 991 days old

[ ... ] income tax. If you do more than one property development and start to do a couple or more a year, they’ll also see it as trading whether it’s ...

Getting Started – Mortgage, Solicitor, Surveyor from RookieRenovators 991 days old

When it comes to getting the finances and legal work set up, use your contacts. Ask anyone and everyone – friends, neighbours, estate agents - if they ...

Getting Started – Where to look for property from RookieRenovators 991 days old

We’re based just outside Stoke where property is comparatively cheap, even though in the last few years prices have shot up. The city isn’t the prettiest ...

Getting started - the very beginning from RookieRenovators 991 days old

I actually recommend starting with the BBC webpages: www.bbc.co.uk/homes. They have loads of really useful information about everything from researching ...