The Insider on TV3 on using the ‘investor method’ of property valuations This piece is about using rental yields to create a valuation, the way it works is to use the annual rent and assume that it represents... Continue reading
Irish Property Owners Association budget 2013 response The Budget failed to address one of the key issues for landlords in the private rental sector, who are providing good quality homes for... Continue reading
Know your customer ‘KYC’ and fact finding Knowing your Customer - Fact Finding A regulated entity must know and understand the clients situation and needs, prior to offering fi... Continue reading
Dear Banks, leave me alone… How to speak to them In the process of negotiating with banks many of our customers feel various things, like intimidation, fear, confusion and anger. In tr... Continue reading
Mortgage writedowns occurring, but how much? We often hear that banks are writing down mortgage debts, but then the lenders themselves say 'this isn't happening'. For such a large ... Continue reading
The risk of inflation, who do you trust? I have no doubt that as we keep pushing more and more money into the system to keep the ship afloat that it may prove to be inflationar... Continue reading
Clawing your way back I thought it would be interesting to show a small table that outlines the issue with losing money, the figures below show what you have... Continue reading
Turning points? Back into recession methinks… I hope you enjoyed the first round of economic history from 2008 to 2011, I think it is time for round 2. Alan Greenspan was on CNBC l... Continue reading
Landlord statistics are wrong…. depending on how you read them! I had a wonderful debate today on Newstalk where we discussed the rental market, Threshold sent in their Chairperson Aideen Hayden. The... Continue reading