LONDON
BY MIKE SMUTS
The Quick Fire Guide
To investing in London
T
he principle of letting out a property to paying tenants does not change, wherever you buy in the world.
But the details do – and it’s often these small details in which the difference between profit and loss lies.
You need to know where to look and what to buy to maximise your return on investment. In this article,
we cover some of the main considerations.
Have a deta iled plan
This is vitally important. Unless you have a clear goal and plan, you will easily be distracted once you start looking at
different investments. Your emotions may take over, and before you know it, you may have bought a property that can’t
produce the results you wanted. No entrepreneur worth his salt would start a business without a plan – you should be
no different. You need to be crystal clear on what strategy you are going to follow to build your London portfolio.
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