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Property Finance, Property Valuation & Tax

Learn more about property finance, property valuation and taxation and how these issues affect property investment and real estate development activities.

Property finance, valuation and taxation are complex areas of property investment and we would always recommend that investors and developers seek independent, expert assistance when dealing with such matters. However, we also believe that prudent investors should have at the very least a basic understanding of such issues, especially those that are critical to achieving success.

Investment Property Partners have brought together a series of helpful guides, articles and other resources written specifically for property investors, property developers, and finance and investment professionals covering property finance and insurance, development appraisals, asset valuations, property tax issues and more.

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Property valuations and valuation surveyors

Property Valuations & Valuation Surveyors – Guide for Property Investors

The various activities that are required during the course of your average property investment or real estate development can be complex and involved. The diverse range of skills and experience required typically come from a team of professional and financial advisors including surveyors, property agents, financiers, lawyers and other professionals, including property valuers and chartered valuation surveyors.

Property investment and development are complicated areas, and ones in which the advice of professional advisors is often invaluable if you are to avoid making serious and costly mistakes.

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SIPP commercial property investment

SIPP Commercial Property Investment & Pensions Guide

Were you aware that it is now possible to buy commercial property assets through your personal pension fund? Well you can, using a special financial vehicle called a SIPP or self-invested personal pension. With the changes to the UK’s pension rules many investors now choose commercial property as one of their preferred SIPP investment vehicles because of its potential for capital growth and regular income.

A SIPP, which stands for self-invested personal pension is a specialised personal pension scheme that gives you greater freedom over the types of investment you can buy to build your pension fund.

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Financial leverage and gearing in property investment

Financial Leverage, Gearing & Property Investment – Property Investors Guide

Financial leverage as a technique is a very powerful financial tool that many successful real estate and property investors use to great effect in their investment dealings. Financial leverage is a term that you will hear regularly whilst actively investing in property. So, what exactly does it mean, how does it work, and how can property investors use it to their advantage?

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Self build mortgages

Self Build Mortgages – Financing Your Self Build Home

Across the UK self build mortgages are growing in popularity all the time as the trend for self build homes increases the demand for this type of specialist financial product. Building your next home from the ground-up is something that many of us dream of doing and it is becoming more and more popular as people look at new ways of getting their dream home, in the location that they want, and fast.

It is pretty obvious why self build homes are proving to be the way forward for many people… they offer a number of attractive benefits in that building it yourself allows you to design a home that is both aesthetically attractive and functional for your own circumstances and, more importantly can potentially save you plenty of money.

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Buy to let mortgage guide

Buy to Let Mortgage Guide for Landlords & Property Investors

If you are a property investor or existing landlord considering purchasing a buy to let property it is more than likely that you will need a specialist type of property loan known as a buy-to-let mortgage. Buy to let mortgages are not the same as those mortgages designed for home-owners often referred to as residential or home owner mortgages. These two mortgage products are different in a number of ways and you should know how they differ.

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Quantity surveyors and construction cost planning

Quantity Surveyors – Professional Building & Construction Cost Planning

Investing in property, property development, building and construction are all complicated activities, and ones in which the advice of experienced professionals, including quantity surveyors is often invaluable if you are to avoid making serious and costly mistakes.

There are a range of professional advisors covering many different specialist property, planning, and construction, legal and financial subjects that any aspiring investor or property developer should be aware of, even if you choose not to call on their expertise.

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Mortgage guide - Which mortgage is best?

Mortgage Guide – Which Mortgage Is Best?

As more and more financial products begin to crowd the UK property market it has never been more difficult to understand the various mortgage types… there are simply so many these days. So how, you may well ask, do you know which mortgage package is right for you?

When it comes to property finance, mortgages and selecting the best financial products, it is all about research.

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