'Brett's Property Investment News: What’s all the fuss over credit rating?'

Hey guys

Welcome to this week’s YPC Property News Update. Find out why the time is right to invest in a Residential Property Fund. With its high return on investment and only £10k initial outlay, we’ll be foolish not to consider this type of investment.

Is the cold weather to blame for falling house prices? What about stamp duty relief and consumer confidence – do they not factor into the equation? We’ll also take a look at how demand can drop like a stone but can also come back quickly...

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2010 posts...

  • How YPC Lettings performs better than any local agent? (25th Feb 2010)
  • Sophia's goodbye present - Her first (and last) blog - Why we can guarantee 6 weeks to let a property at YPC (25th Feb 2010)
  • YPC Team help an Orphanage in Morocco (25th Feb 2010)
  • YPC Group donates another USD$1000 to Kiva (19th Feb 2010)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Would you agree to a regulated buy to let market? (17th Feb 2010)
  • New photos - Heartwood Forest tree planting day (17th Feb 2010)
  • Our new product: a residential property fund accessible to everyone... (9th Feb 2010)
  • Congratulations to Rosemary Chileshe our newest Lettings Manager. (1st Feb 2010)
  • We're expanding our Guarantees... Now we've got a full 2 year Rent Guarantee on all our properties. (29th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulatons, Daniel Varnaseri, our newest Property Consultant. (27th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations Ron Kumar, our newest Property Consultant. (27th Jan 2010)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: SVR reversal causes outcry for Skipton Building Society customers (25th Jan 2010)
  • New Build Off Plan Property is the best property strategy for 2010 through to 2016. (24th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations Mika Paech on her role change to Projects Manager (24th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations Karen Earthrowl on her promotion to Director of Client Services. (24th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations to James Bourn, our New Property Consultant. (24th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations to Aftab Khan, our New Property Consultant. (24th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations to Stafford Baxtor, our New Property Consultant. (24th Jan 2010)
  • YPC Family Day - Come join us plant some trees at YPC Group's Woodland Forest. (22nd Jan 2010)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: House prices stay low... is it the right time to invest? (18th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations to Steve Royle, our new Business Development Manager for YourPropertyPlatform. (15th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations Katie Moyce our new Lettings Manager (14th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations, Siobhan Hardacre our new Property Manager. (14th Jan 2010)
  • Congratulations to Makeda Henry our newest Property Manager. (14th Jan 2010)
  • Our phone systems being upgraded... (14th Jan 2010)
  • Finished the first draft of my next book 'Successful Property Investments' (13th Jan 2010)
  • Power outage at YPC HQ: Update-we're back! (11th Jan 2010)
  • The benefits of lower end areas that have massive regeneration programmes. (9th Jan 2010)
  • 2010 UK House Price Predictions (3rd Jan 2010)

    • 2009 posts...

  • KIVA - Changing the world $25 at a time. (25th Dec 2009)
  • YPC Chrissy Animation - Jingle Bells (22nd Dec 2009)
  • YPC Wealth contactable again... (11th Dec 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: The pros and cons of the pre-budget report (9th Dec 2009)
  • YPC Christmas party photos in the gallery (8th Dec 2009)
  • Sorry - YPC Wealth phones & internet offline until Tuesday (8th Dec 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Lender eases deposit requirements for borrowers (2nd Dec 2009)
  • How to overcome the risk of being one of 20 apartments to let in the same development at the same time. (1st Dec 2009)
  • Movember: Fourth and final week (24th Nov 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Why 8 out of 10 savers are losing money? (24th Nov 2009)
  • How English property companies are ripping off Hong Kong investors... (22nd Nov 2009)
  • Movember: Week 3 - Introducing Mitch Wrangler, Harry Pearl & Lenny Rockwell (17th Nov 2009)
  • YPC Group welcomes Josie Chi as our new Lettings Manager in our London Office (13th Nov 2009)
  • Movember: Week 2 - 'Will the Real Mo Sista Please Stand Up?' (10th Nov 2009)
  • Developers' confidence grows as the market returns... (6th Nov 2009)
  • Congratulations Josie Chi, our new Head of Lettings. (5th Nov 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Why a shortage of over 1 million homes is opportunties for investors (5th Nov 2009)
  • My adventures in property refurbishment (4th Nov 2009)
  • The YPC Group Photo (3rd Nov 2009)
  • YPC Group welcomes Shane Hindocha as new Sourcing Manager in our London Office (2nd Nov 2009)
  • Movember: Week 1 - Introducing the YPC hairless Mo Bros (2nd Nov 2009)
  • The 3+1 Plan wins the Peoples Book Prize for Non-Fiction in September. (1st Nov 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Branson's no virgin to banking (29th Oct 2009)
  • If you're trying to get in touch with our aftercare department... (23rd Oct 2009)
  • Some recent reviews for The 3+1 Plan found on the web (21st Oct 2009)
  • Mortgage Market Review by the FSA - Right track, wrong time. (19th Oct 2009)
  • For the record: Clarifying some thoughts on the The 3+1 Plan Book. (19th Oct 2009)
  • Congratulations to our half marathoners (12th Oct 2009)
  • New review of 'The 3+1 Plan' online... (11th Oct 2009)
  • The YPC men will be turning very hairy for Movember... (11th Oct 2009)
  • YPC videos that you will want to watch. (9th Oct 2009)
  • Off plan already showing results in London and greater UK (6th Oct 2009)
  • Are prices really rising? Or is it just due to a lack of supply? (4th Oct 2009)
  • Congratulations to Manny and Roy on joining the exclusive £3 million pounds in Property in a month club. (1st Oct 2009)
  • The 3+1 Plan now Number 1 in Personal Finance at Amazon.co.uk (29th Sep 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Let's talk real issues at the G20 (24th Sep 2009)
  • YPC's New offering: Free remortgages for the life of your property!!! (23rd Sep 2009)
  • Some of the team are off to Beerfest in Munich. (23rd Sep 2009)
  • YPC Policy Change - We no longer accept cheques. (13th Sep 2009)
  • 3+1 Plan spends its fourth day in the Top 100 of Amazon. (13th Sep 2009)
  • Even Pension Experts say Property is the Way Forward (13th Sep 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Purchasing Managers Shopping to Boost Economy (10th Sep 2009)
  • The 3+1 Plan book launch last night at Borders (10th Sep 2009)
  • Photos from Elizabeth and Simon's wedding (8th Sep 2009)
  • The Aussie beats the SAFAs to the prize! (6th Sep 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: 'Banks gets richer at the expense of the investors' (1st Sep 2009)
  • YPC's girls move up in the world... Our new office... (28th Aug 2009)
  • Awards day at YPC (28th Aug 2009)
  • The first real copy of my book arrived in the mail today! (25th Aug 2009)
  • Weekly Property News: Can recession be over by September 2009? (21st Aug 2009)
  • Brett's Off Plan Special: So you want to be an off plan investor? (21st Aug 2009)
  • We're at number 1 on Amazon's Hot Future Release list (17th Aug 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Quantitative easing slows down as the economy improves. (14th Aug 2009)
  • The 3+1 Plan is top 25 on Amazon (13th Aug 2009)
  • Brett not on GMTV tomorrow now :( (10th Aug 2009)
  • House price rise of 0.1% the first for 18 months (5th Aug 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Property Professionals vs Economists - Are we really over the recession? (5th Aug 2009)
  • Attend Brett's book signing at Borders and receive a free copy of his new book! (4th Aug 2009)
  • Why Northern Rock went from bad to worse! (4th Aug 2009)
  • Announcing the Border's book launch for my book "The 3+1 Plan" (31st Jul 2009)
  • Getting ready to launch our new East London off plan... (30th Jul 2009)
  • Brett on GMTV with Penny Smith (28th Jul 2009)
  • Brett on the couch of GMTV tomorrow at 6:10am (27th Jul 2009)
  • Is your pension pot dropping while you sit by feeling helpless? Time to take some action! (26th Jul 2009)
  • Change in Finders Fees Policy - Our minimum is now £4000 incl VAT per property. (26th Jul 2009)
  • OFFICE POWER OUTAGES - Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th. (24th Jul 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Can the government's wallet tame the recession? (23rd Jul 2009)
  • My favourite book for small business owners and entrepreneurs. (21st Jul 2009)
  • Smaller Banks lobby heats up... Yippehhh!! (20th Jul 2009)
  • YPC Group presents new business plan to Natwest's, Sam Rollinson. (18th Jul 2009)
  • The truth about Ground Floor Apartments... (17th Jul 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Are we heading towards one big bank??!! (14th Jul 2009)
  • Word from the street: mortgage companies are making more profit than ever (13th Jul 2009)
  • Who's to blame?? (13th Jul 2009)
  • Off Plan Property becomes the more viable option to buying property (12th Jul 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: Positive trends give the housing market hope. (7th Jul 2009)
  • Farewell Elizabeth! (3rd Jul 2009)
  • Don't wait to buy property. Instead, buy property and wait. (30th Jun 2009)
  • Goodbye to Elizabeth, Hello to Sophia (25th Jun 2009)
  • Congratulations to Mark Montes and Manny Esezobor on their promotion to Senior Property Consultants. (23rd Jun 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: The 4th Way to Make Money From Property. Opportunity or Risk? (23rd Jun 2009)
  • Brett's away on his official honeymoon in Alaska until the 7th July 2009. (21st Jun 2009)
  • YPC Group is happy to welcome Jason Harding, our newest Property Consultant. (17th Jun 2009)
  • YPC Group welcomes Phil Pick at Business Development Manager at YPC Wealth. (17th Jun 2009)
  • Confidence returning? (16th Jun 2009)
  • YPC Wealth opens for business in our new Lincoln office. (15th Jun 2009)
  • Worrying Changes for Pensions (12th Jun 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: this week it seems everyone is jumping back into property. Find out who they are and why you should join them. (9th Jun 2009)
  • YPC Group hires another Portfolio Manager - Alan Barratt (8th Jun 2009)
  • YPC Group hires Carlton Alfred as Property Consultant. (8th Jun 2009)
  • Are you going to be part of 'The Herd'? (6th Jun 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News: House prices & consumer confidence are on the up! (3rd Jun 2009)
  • Brett's boys weekend in Spain... (28th May 2009)
  • YPC Group annouces Max Clifford and Associates as our PR and Media Consultancy. (28th May 2009)
  • YPC Group announces the appointment of Mika Paech as Executive Assistant to Brett Alegre-Wood. (26th May 2009)
  • Can you really afford to build a portfolio without expert direction? (25th May 2009)
  • Brett’s Weekly Property Update - Split decisions: What you should know about our road to recovery. (21st May 2009)
  • YPC Group announces Nick Rossington as IFA in our Lincoln office. (19th May 2009)
  • Where's the real value in your property??? (17th May 2009)
  • Our 5 Off Plan Property Guarantees (16th May 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property Update - This weeks top 6 indicators of the recession easing off (12th May 2009)
  • Brett guest lectures Building Surveying Course Students at Anglia Ruskin University. (11th May 2009)
  • YPC Sales Team training on New 'Property Derivative' product range. (10th May 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property Update - It must be recovery.. or not? (5th May 2009)
  • Now more than ever you need to have your property Fully Managed... (3rd May 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property Update - The big news in house prices and mortgages: Why things may not be as they seem!! (28th Apr 2009)
  • Brett's 2009 Budget Special!!! (27th Apr 2009)
  • YPC Group announces Ruth Healey as Office Manager of our Lincoln Office... (26th Apr 2009)
  • YPC Group welcomes Mika Paech as new Property Manager in our London Office. (26th Apr 2009)
  • Brett’s Weekly Property Update - Deflation, Recession and Pensions: What do they mean for you? (21st Apr 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property Update - How 3 weeks can make massive difference in property!!!! (14th Apr 2009)
  • YPC Group announces plans to open second office in historic Lincoln. (11th Apr 2009)
  • You still did the absolute right thing! (10th Apr 2009)
  • YPC Group announces the launch of YPC Wealth Ltd. (9th Apr 2009)
  • Brett’s Weekly Property Update - It's Good News Today! (7th Apr 2009)
  • YPC appoints new Web Development Manager, Russell Jones (3rd Apr 2009)
  • Brett’s Weekly Property Update - Week 5 of the Recovery Special (1st Apr 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property Update - Week 4 of the Recovery Special - What GDP means to the recession... (23rd Mar 2009)
  • How many Monkeys does it take to regulate the UK economy? (19th Mar 2009)
  • Vertical rush conquered in 10 minutes! (19th Mar 2009)
  • Take 1 building with 42 stories and 920 Stairs and you have Brett and Simon's crazy adventure... (18th Mar 2009)
  • Quantative easing means more bad news for pensions (18th Mar 2009)
  • On the shortage of new homes... (16th Mar 2009)
  • YourPropertyClub wins 'Ride with the Stig' for Comic Relief. (14th Mar 2009)
  • The Defined-Benefit to Defined-Contribution Transition (12th Mar 2009)
  • Buy the property, structure the deal... (12th Mar 2009)
  • You can't trust a RICS valuation anymore!!! (10th Mar 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - Week 3 of the Recovery Special (9th Mar 2009)
  • Quantitative Easing doesn't have to mean inflation (8th Mar 2009)
  • How to profit from the off plan boom of 2009-2016 (5th Mar 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - Week 2 of the Recovery Special (3rd Mar 2009)
  • Congratulations to our 5 new Property Consultants (2nd Mar 2009)
  • RBSs Sir Fred Goodwin's pension - be veeeeerrrry scared... It impacts us all... (1st Mar 2009)
  • Don't start worrying until it happens to you!!! (1st Mar 2009)
  • Just how much is your pension worth? (25th Feb 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - Week 1 of the Recovery Special (24th Feb 2009)
  • "Quantitative Easing" now, may mean inflation later... (22nd Feb 2009)
  • The myths surrounding the "Discount off RICS!" (21st Feb 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 16th February 2009 (16th Feb 2009)
  • Which valuation is the correct valuation, when buying your buy-to-let property? (15th Feb 2009)
  • "Build to order", the developers' new business model (13th Feb 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 10th February 2009 (11th Feb 2009)
  • Developers are now 'out of stock' or 'out of options'... (8th Feb 2009)
  • YPC welcomes Dr Danielle Aw to the team... (6th Feb 2009)
  • Why the YPC team have rather large smiling faces... (6th Feb 2009)
  • YPC office closure due to Electricity outage. (5th Feb 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 2nd February 2009 (2nd Feb 2009)
  • YPC Snow Day! (2nd Feb 2009)
  • Could maximum 70% buy-to-lets be on the way? (30th Jan 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 26th January 2009 (26th Jan 2009)
  • YourPropertyClub.com bucks the trend and hires 7 new team members. (25th Jan 2009)
  • The ultimate strategy for 2009 - The Portfolio B Strategy... (25th Jan 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 19th January 2009 (19th Jan 2009)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 12th January 2009 (14th Jan 2009)
  • Summary of 2009 House Price Predictions... (5th Jan 2009)

    • 2008 posts...

  • Pension funds in a £65 billion shambles... (31st Dec 2008)
  • What do a Nintendo DS and property investing have in common? (29th Dec 2008)
  • How to have a guaranteed tenant for the life of your property. (22nd Dec 2008)
  • Never, never sell!!! (18th Dec 2008)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 15th Dec 2008 (15th Dec 2008)
  • Christmas Office Closure - 20th Dec 2008 to 5th Jan 2009 (14th Dec 2008)
  • Christmas Drinks - The Photos (9th Dec 2008)
  • Brett's Weekly Property News - 8th Dec 2008 (8th Dec 2008)
  • Hallelujah: our saviour: the "credit crunch". (7th Dec 2008)
  • Merry Christmas... from the YPC Choir :) (6th Dec 2008)
  • Congratulations to our new team members and Goodbye to a few old ones. (30th Nov 2008)
  • Weekly Property Market Update - 18 November 2008 (24th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Are you afraid to call? (20th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Are we what you expect? (20th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Find out what you can dig up on YPC on the internet! (20th Nov 2008)
  • The Ezytrac Training Course: The final episode and conclusion (20th Nov 2008)
  • The Ezytrac Training Course: Cashflow Page (20th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Three Wise Men choose YPC (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Experienced Investor tells all about YPC (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Where there's a will, there's a way! (19th Nov 2008)
  • The Ezytrac Training Course: Dates page (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: How to make money standing still! (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: We source the property, so you don't have to! (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Why you don't have to work for the rest of your life! (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: How we changed Simon's life full circle (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: How YPC made Sid look out of London (19th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: YPC breeds a new property tycoon! (19th Nov 2008)
  • The Ezytrac Training Course: The properties page (18th Nov 2008)
  • The Ezytrac training course: Episode One (18th Nov 2008)
  • Stories: Charlie speaks his mind about YPC.... (18th Nov 2008)
  • Some quick thoughts before you purchase land... (16th Nov 2008)
  • The perfect complement to your off-plan purchase: the deposit bond (16th Nov 2008)
  • Brett and Arlene's Wedding Photos. (14th Nov 2008)
  • New Video: Weekly Property Update - 11th Nov 2008 (12th Nov 2008)
  • Dirty Rotten Bast&^ds... Important message for those with a flexible facility. (10th Nov 2008)
  • Check out our new "Upcoming Events" page... (7th Nov 2008)
  • Awesome news for investors: base rate comes down to 3%... (6th Nov 2008)
  • A Stark Contrast: Australian and UK Housing supply . (21st Oct 2008)
  • Server Migration Thursday 16th-Friday 17th October (16th Oct 2008)
  • Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize winner congratulates Gordon Brown... (14th Oct 2008)
  • What does it all mean? (9th Oct 2008)
  • November Client Workshop Full! Places still available for Young Investors.... (23rd Sep 2008)
  • Phones now working (23rd Sep 2008)
  • Our First 3+1 Plan Workshop a huge success... (22nd Sep 2008)
  • Andrew Marr's interview of Gordon Brown. (21st Sep 2008)
  • YPC Young Investors Workshop: Saturday 29th November (10th Sep 2008)
  • Next Client Workshop: Saturday 22nd November (10th Sep 2008)
  • Brett in Spain - Weds 10th Sept until Tues 16th Sept (9th Sep 2008)
  • Simon and Brett attending the Property Industry Annual Awards Dinner (9th Sep 2008)
  • Office Closure: Friday 12th Sept - Team Spain Trip (8th Sep 2008)
  • South African Charity Golf Day a massive success despite the rain... (5th Sep 2008)
  • Office Closure: South African Charity Golf Day (3rd Sep 2008)
  • Elizabeth Jones joins the team as Events Manager (30th Aug 2008)
  • It's a perfectly natural part of building a portfolio... (29th Aug 2008)
  • Client Workshop is now fully booked (12th Aug 2008)
  • Client Workshop (9th Aug 2008)
  • Spot the YPC team member! (7th Aug 2008)
  • Congratulations to Roy for reaching the £2 million property club. (30th Jul 2008)
  • YPC goes Casual for the August heat... (30th Jul 2008)
  • YPC announces sponsorship of South African Charity Golf Day (26th Jul 2008)
  • Property Launch: Trinity View, Gainsborough (25th Jul 2008)
  • Important changes to our snagging policies... (17th Jul 2008)
  • YPC to expand into Lincoln and Midlands... (1st Jul 2008)
  • New build shake up will bring certainty back to the market... (30th Jun 2008)
  • What to do if your 85% mortgage can only be refinanced to 75%... (25th Jun 2008)
  • Credit Crunch: a new sting in its tail... (12th Jun 2008)
  • The same me, rebranded (6th Jun 2008)
  • A response to the truth about property TV Show on BBC2! (13th May 2008)
  • May 08: 75% mortgages and other Buy to Let Ramblings... (8th May 2008)
  • Stability returning to the markets... (4th May 2008)
  • YPC launches Property Portal (3rd May 2008)
  • A very YPC Birthday!! (24th Apr 2008)
  • We're off... (17th Apr 2008)
  • Boys in Spain and Girls at the Phantom... (16th Apr 2008)
  • Foreign Buyers Guide to purchasing in the UK... (12th Apr 2008)
  • Our 4 Property Guarantees: taking away the risk in working with us! (30th Mar 2008)
  • YPC's New Flexible Working hours. (29th Mar 2008)
  • The newest members of the "Million pounds in Property Sales in a single month" club. (28th Mar 2008)
  • Property Launch: Roda Golf and Beach Resort (28th Mar 2008)
  • IMPORTANT: How will the 'credit crunch' affect your off plan mortgage? (10th Mar 2008)
  • Property Launch: Moorlands Court, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (6th Mar 2008)
  • Property Launch: Stonegate Mews, Balby, South Yorkshire (28th Feb 2008)
  • Property Launch: Aura, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 (20th Feb 2008)
  • Property launch: La Torre, Polaris World, Murcia, Spain (19th Feb 2008)
  • What is a RICS valuation really worth? (18th Feb 2008)
  • Property Launch: The Edge, Bocking, Braintree Essex (16th Feb 2008)
  • Happy Valentines Day! We are closing at 530pm today. (14th Feb 2008)
  • Simon on holidays 29th February - 17th March 2008. (12th Feb 2008)
  • Property: Oldham houses sell out with an hour of launch. (12th Feb 2008)
  • Brett on holidays 21st Feb - 9th March 2008. (3rd Feb 2008)
  • I have an apology... (2nd Feb 2008)
  • Property: Victoria Court, Durham (31st Jan 2008)
  • Property Launch: La Isla de La Terraz, Polaris World, Murcia (29th Jan 2008)
  • YPC's successful trademarks (28th Jan 2008)
  • The Principle of 'Zig-Zag'! (22nd Jan 2008)
  • Property: Coopers Court, Kings Lynn, Norfolk (21st Jan 2008)
  • Brett's 5 and Hold Strategy - 76 point checklist. (20th Jan 2008)
  • Marie recovering from her operation... (14th Jan 2008)
  • Property Launch: St Catherine's, Lincoln (10th Jan 2008)
  • Property Launch: 10-13 London Road, Boston, Lincolnshire (8th Jan 2008)
  • YPC moves to new office in Angel, London (3rd Jan 2008)

    • 2007 posts...

  • Christmas & New Year Office Closure (21st Dec 2007)
  • We're moving office up the road... (16th Dec 2007)
  • Congratulations to Mike Smuts, our new Portfolio Manager. (14th Dec 2007)
  • YPC Young Investors Club (14th Dec 2007)
  • Our three newest Property Consultants (3rd Dec 2007)
  • YPC Welcomes Arlene Alegre to the team as Quality and Human Resources Manager. (1st Dec 2007)
  • Office Closure - Leadership and Team Building Weekend. (28th Nov 2007)
  • Is anyone sick of the outrageous marketing practices (20th Nov 2007)
  • If I could pass along just one lesson on investing in the UK, it would be... (15th Nov 2007)
  • What happens when your development burns down? (7th Nov 2007)
  • Which YPC team member has the best moustache? (5th Nov 2007)
  • What does 14 people, 1 weekend and a closed office have to do with Spain... (24th Oct 2007)
  • Property launch: Moorgate, Retford, Nottinghamshire (17th Oct 2007)
  • The 2 rents in property... (10th Oct 2007)
  • Brett on holidays until 22nd October. (5th Oct 2007)
  • Property launch: Ahlux Mill, Leeds (28th Sep 2007)
  • Website changes - Bear with us (15th Sep 2007)
  • Property Launch: XQ7, Salford Quays, Manchester (13th Sep 2007)
  • Friday afternoon drinks here at YPC (11th Sep 2007)
  • Property launch: St Mary's Grove, Lowton, Lancashire, WA3 (7th Sep 2007)
  • YPC brings you property from around the world from 3rd Sept. (28th Aug 2007)
  • Simon mobile not working until the 1st Sept (28th Aug 2007)
  • A full year at our Kings Cross office. (15th Aug 2007)
  • Property Launch: Sector One, Prescot, Merseyside (8th Aug 2007)
  • Brett on holidays until the 15th August (6th Aug 2007)
  • Isn't it time you raised the rent?! (28th Jul 2007)
  • Property launch: Wallace Court, Balham, London, SW17 (23rd Jul 2007)
  • My strategy is best! Isn't it? (17th Jul 2007)
  • Property Launch: Carrington Park Apartments, Warrington (17th Jul 2007)
  • Property launch: Palermo Road, Willesdon, London NW10 (10th Jul 2007)
  • Property Launch: St Helens, West Auckland, Durham (2nd Jul 2007)
  • Property launch: Laurel Road, Amthorpe, Doncaster (2nd Jul 2007)
  • Congratulations to Mick Rawlinson, Property Acquisitions Northern Region . (27th Jun 2007)
  • Finally we are setting aside time to sell La Porteria... (25th Jun 2007)
  • Property Launch: The Mews, North Hykeham (24th Jun 2007)
  • Congratulations to our 2 new property consultants (21st Jun 2007)
  • Congratulations to Ben Adzofu, our new Sales Director (20th Jun 2007)
  • "Spending the rules" (20th Jun 2007)
  • Property Launch: Upper Richmond Road, Richmond (14th Jun 2007)
  • We're Growing... (14th Jun 2007)
  • My first Solo Helicopter flight! (13th Jun 2007)
  • Property: Carrington Park sells out in 4 hours (7th Jun 2007)
  • Spalding sells out in a day (7th Jun 2007)
  • Property Launch: Flinders Park, Spalding (5th Jun 2007)
  • YPC becomes agent for Polaris World in Spain. (3rd Jun 2007)
  • Property Launch: Avante Court, Kingston, KT1 (25th May 2007)
  • Property: Rycote Place, Aylesbury (16th May 2007)
  • Affordable Housing and New Build Property... (16th May 2007)
  • Mike Smuts on holidays in South Africa until the 28th May. (12th May 2007)
  • YPC expands in Spain with the opening of our first overseas office. (11th May 2007)
  • Property: Zenith Apartments - Limehouse (9th May 2007)
  • Brett gets engaged in Venice... (8th May 2007)
  • Office Closure - Friday 4th May 2006 (3rd May 2007)
  • Important changes and the Red Book rules (2nd May 2007)
  • Happy ANZAC to all our Antipodean friends. (25th Apr 2007)
  • Brett's St Georges Day Celebration Dinner at Whitehall Palace (24th Apr 2007)
  • James De Souza starts as Property Acquisition Manager. (23rd Apr 2007)
  • Alana Alegre starting as Marketing Manager (23rd Apr 2007)
  • Property launch: The Vale, Acton, London W3 (22nd Apr 2007)
  • Property: Leybourne Park - Aylesford (15th Apr 2007)
  • Finally our server is working. (12th Apr 2007)
  • Property: Hanworth Rd - Hounslow (5th Apr 2007)
  • Property: Ontario Tower at New Providence Wharf - Canary Wharf (4th Apr 2007)
  • Dinner and drinks night raises £676 for charity! (1st Apr 2007)
  • Drinks and Dinner night - fully booked! (30th Mar 2007)
  • Property: Anchor Quay - Lincoln (26th Mar 2007)
  • Who's responsible? Who's to blame? (23rd Mar 2007)
  • Happy St. Patrick's day (19th Mar 2007)
  • We have donated £500 for Red Nose Day... (15th Mar 2007)
  • St Patricks Day Closure - 16th March. (11th Mar 2007)
  • "Set and Forget" property book review (9th Mar 2007)
  • Property: Tensquared - Grays Essex (1st Mar 2007)
  • Server will be offline from 1am until 6am, on March 12th (25th Feb 2007)
  • The lighter side of client testimonials (5th Feb 2007)
  • Should you buy property in Thailand? (3rd Feb 2007)
  • Congratulations to Chloe Batteson on her promotion to office manager. (26th Jan 2007)
  • The best time to buy property is...? (24th Jan 2007)

    • 2006 posts...

  • Christmas Wishes from the YPC Choir (17th Dec 2006)
  • Property: Lavender Hill Rd, Lavender Hill London SW11 (24th Nov 2006)
  • Where does all your 'buy to let' postage go? (20th Nov 2006)
  • Property - Radius House, Hounslow, London (20th Nov 2006)
  • Podcast #4: Brett's '5 and hold' strategy (15th Nov 2006)
  • Do you have a "Dinner Party" portfolio? (14th Nov 2006)
  • YourPropertyClub in Marrakech - 30 Nov- 3rd Dec 2006 (13th Nov 2006)
  • Brett's trip to Hungary (9th Nov 2006)
  • Why mortgage lenders never lose! (9th Nov 2006)
  • Property launch: The Regency, South Woodford, E18 (5th Nov 2006)
  • Giving back to the local community (1st Nov 2006)
  • Podcast #3: Why work with Your Property Club? (22nd Oct 2006)
  • How many is too many in a development? (19th Oct 2006)
  • Property Inspection - Windsor Gate, High Wycombe (18th Oct 2006)
  • Lets face it - things go wrong! Don't worry -- it's normal! (18th Oct 2006)
  • Property Launch: Windsor Gate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (18th Oct 2006)
  • Welcome to our New Customer Service Manager (17th Oct 2006)
  • Property Launch: 70 Cheshire Street, Shoreditch, London E2 (17th Oct 2006)
  • Property Launch: A+ Apartments, London N1 (15th Oct 2006)
  • Launch of new clients' site with Ezytrac (4th Oct 2006)
  • Jessica Ramtin joins the team as Editor and Public Relations Manager (30th Sep 2006)
  • Property Launch: Villa Golf, Costa Blanca South, Spain (23rd Sep 2006)
  • Podcast #2: Brett's "Set and Forget" Property Philosophy (23rd Sep 2006)
  • Which strategy is the best of all? (22nd Sep 2006)
  • Newcomer 'Edeus' launches 90% buy to let products (20th Sep 2006)
  • The black, the white and the grey of purchasing property (20th Sep 2006)
  • Property Launch: Roda Beach and Golf Resort, Costa Calida, Spain (20th Sep 2006)
  • Our first flowers (20th Sep 2006)
  • PropertyHounds - My spanish property managers... (20th Sep 2006)
  • Now you can SKYPE us at "YourPropertyClub" (19th Sep 2006)
  • Podcast #1: The 3 P's of the Property Mortgage (19th Sep 2006)
  • Kiwi conspiracy (19th Sep 2006)
  • Property: Ringley Lock, Stoneclough (19th Sep 2006)
  • New Team Member - Mike Smuts starts as Property Consultant. (16th Sep 2006)
  • YourPropertyClub expands again... (15th Sep 2006)
  • Property Launch: Village@Didsbury (14th Sep 2006)
  • Simon and Brett on Landlords course - 26 Sept 2006 (12th Sep 2006)
  • Why choose to work with Your Property Club? (11th Sep 2006)
  • Educational blogs available on MP3 format for Walkmans and IPods. (11th Sep 2006)
  • Property Launch: Woodland Heights (7th Sep 2006)
  • Are solicitors really alarmists? (5th Sep 2006)
  • Property - First Central Park Royal NW10 (5th Sep 2006)
  • Screen Resolution Problems with our site. (1st Sep 2006)
  • Chloe Batteson joins the team. (30th Aug 2006)
  • YourPropertyClub moves offices to Kings Cross (29th Aug 2006)
  • Exceed UK are our new Company Accountants. (28th Aug 2006)
  • Property: La Herrada (8th Aug 2006)
  • Why the right solicitor is vitally important to your portfolio (3rd Aug 2006)
  • Launch of our weekly newsletter - 'Set & Forget Property Ideas' (13th Jul 2006)
  • Important precautions if exchanging without a mortgage. (22nd Jun 2006)
  • Are "gifted" deposits such a good thing? (13th Jun 2006)
  • Property: Denholm Court, Grays Essex (8th Jun 2006)
  • The 3 P's of the mortgage application (3rd May 2006)
  • Finally! Tenancy deposit protection is upon us! (18th Apr 2006)
  • Why you shouldn't buy more than one in a development! (16th Apr 2006)
  • Moving with the Market - Rentals (3rd Apr 2006)
  • How many properties before your portfolio will run off its own steam? (16th Mar 2006)
  • The youngest millionaire (3rd Mar 2006)
  • Property: Ringley Lock, Stoneclough (28th Feb 2006)
  • The Emu Investor that tried to spoil my sunday :) (5th Feb 2006)
  • Congratulations to Simon Shankland (2nd Feb 2006)
  • What to do after 2 years cashflow is up? (4th Jan 2006)

    • 2005 posts...

  • Why use Your Property Club's preferred mortgage broker and solicitor? (4th Dec 2005)
  • Why I don't invest in Bulgaria, Croatia, Florida, Cyprus, Romania or anywhere else (25th Nov 2005)
  • Simon on Holidays. (24th Nov 2005)
  • The real life use of leverage (16th Nov 2005)
  • 3000 readers and growing... (13th Nov 2005)
  • Why am I 'skint'? A message for us all (13th Oct 2005)
  • What does infrastructure mean to your portfolio? (9th Oct 2005)
  • The property letdown! (7th Oct 2005)
  • Important questions to ask your mortgage broker (28th Sep 2005)
  • Brett on Holidays (19th Sep 2005)
  • Everything you need to know about "void" periods (14th Sep 2005)
  • Property: Campoamor, Costa Blanca, Spain (11th Sep 2005)
  • New build Property vs off plan Property; which is better? (10th Sep 2005)
  • What guarantees have you got? (4th Sep 2005)
  • Why buy in Spain? (19th Aug 2005)
  • Property: Village @ Didsbury, Manchester (12th Aug 2005)
  • What does BTL rentals stacking up mean? (2nd Aug 2005)
  • The Myth of Property Hotspots (24th Jul 2005)
  • Property: Balderstone Place, Rochdale (11th Jul 2005)
  • What is 'due diligence'? (27th Jun 2005)
  • Should you use credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans to build your portfolio. (21st Jun 2005)
  • Our new website (21st Jun 2005)
  • Property: Fontana, Costa Blanca, Spain (17th Jun 2005)
  • Property: Costa Dorada, Costa Blanca, Spain (11th Jun 2005)
  • Decisionmaking (9th Jun 2005)
  • Spanish portfolio building (4th Jun 2005)
  • How to purchase spanish property for under £10,000 (2nd Jun 2005)
  • Ezytrac - Portfolio Management Software (1st Jun 2005)
  • 2 laws of buy to let purchasing (31st May 2005)
  • Property: Vista Mar, Costa Blanca, Spain (31st May 2005)
  • Property Cycles 2 - Uptrend/Cashflow (30th May 2005)
  • Company's name changed to YourPropertyClub.com Ltd (27th May 2005)
  • Property Cycles - Phase 4 - Galloping/Restructure (16th May 2005)
  • Don't sign anything! (16th May 2005)
  • Property Cycles - Phase 3 - Galloping/Buy/Remortgage (15th May 2005)
  • Property Cycles - Phase 1 - Stagnate/Watch Cashflow (6th May 2005)
  • What is a "set and forget" property investor? (5th May 2005)
  • Our first Spanish development (5th May 2005)
  • How much should you receive in rent? (4th May 2005)
  • No Perfect Deal, Only Perfect Timing (23rd Apr 2005)
  • Why a 10% deposit is required to buy off-plan (20th Apr 2005)
  • Managing your lettings agent (Part I) (13th Apr 2005)
  • Bretts UK Roadshow (4th Apr 2005)
  • No April Fools - YourPropertyClub's First Educational Blog Posted (1st Apr 2005)
  • Brett's 10% rule of thumb (28th Mar 2005)
  • Brett's "set & forget property" strategy (10th Mar 2005)
  • Cashflow bad, capital good (5th Mar 2005)
  • Important property dates and your cashflow (28th Feb 2005)
  • Property: Pandongate House, Newcastle-Upon-Thames (22nd Feb 2005)
  • YPC moves into Spanish market. (14th Feb 2005)
  • Why Property Mentor is probably NOT what you are after (and what you should be doing instead...) (31st Jan 2005)
  • Brett's "set & forget" philosophy (28th Jan 2005)
  • Brett's "full management" strategy (15th Jan 2005)
  • Brett's 1, 2 STOP Strategy (10th Jan 2005)

    • 2004 posts...

  • Registration of Brett M Wood Ltd (14th Dec 2004)
  • In search of the perfect property deal (5th Oct 2004)
  • Beware of inflated valuations (30th Sep 2004)
  • Everyperson House Rule (18th Sep 2004)