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	<description>A blog written for anyone interested in UK property investment.</description>
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		<title>Buy to Let an Attractive Option</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been featured in the news recently that Birmingham is the latest UK city to be hit by a rather large shortage of rental properties. It seems that there is extremely high demand for rental properties in the West Midlands city.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/10/buy-to-let-an-attractive-option/</link>
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		<title>Postive Solutions BTL Surgery Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I came off a fixed rate mortgage deal only to find out I had been transferred onto a DIFFERENT lender's standard variable rate and was paying a massive 4.54% OVER BASE on my monthly repayments!  I was pretty shocked as the SVR of the original mortgage was just 2.14% over base. The mortgage repayments seemed reasonable and the rent was still covering the monthly mortgage payments so it took me a while to notice this. I had my original BTL mortgage with a specialist BTL lender who has since been wound up. All their mortgages were ported onto a prominant Midlands based lender.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/09/postive-solutions-btl-surgery-sessions/</link>
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		<title>Allsop Property Auctions Summer Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please see an interview with Gary Murphy of Allsop – one of the leading auction houses in the country – where we discuss recent sales patterns; the popularity of auction buying; impending base rate rises; auction stock level predictions; getting the best deal possible in the current market; dealing with negative equity; placing the right guide price when selling; conditions of sale and recent emerging issues that investors should be aware of.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/06/allsop-property-auctions-summer-update/</link>
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		<title>Sarah Beeney on the Current State of Play…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needing very little introduction, Sarah Beeney’s reputation as a genuine expert in all aspects of property ownership is unquestionable.  With a number of varied business interests – including a TV series, an award winning property portal and a popular dating website – her dedicated and strong work ethic has made her a household name and a positive figure representing the property industry as a whole.  Please see an interview below where we talked about what Sarah has been up to; the future effects of base rate rises on the property market; protection against negative equity; acquisition strategies; buying at the right price in the current climate; buying to sell; lease options; the growth of the Tepilo brand and the online vs. offline estate agency debate...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/04/sarah-beeney-on-the-current-state-of-play-in-the-uk-property-market/</link>
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		<title>Interview with the UK Empty Homes Agency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With a UK property market considered to be at one of its relative lowest points for decades, the hunger for investors to build their portfolios is ever-apparent.   One potential acquisition strategy – that is often overlooked due to perceived misconceptions – is to look into properties that have been left empty by previous owners.  Please see an interview below with David Ireland of the Empty Homes Agency with whom we discussed current levels of empty properties in the UK; the effects of the recession on the situation; the housing deficit; the government’s response; what steps can be taken to investigate an empty home; seeking legal advice; available grants for renovating empty properties; getting advice from local authorities; the organisations’ campaign for council tax relief as well as a very worthwhile conference worth attending on May 23rd.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/04/interview-with-the-uk-empty-homes-agency/</link>
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		<title>Paragon Relaunches Mortgage Trust Buy to Let Finance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mortgage Trust has returned to lending with the launch of a range of buy-to-let products that are only available via intermediaries.  The brand is part of Paragon but stopped lending in February 2008 and is now being relaunched by the firm.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/04/paragon-relaunches-mortgage-trust-buy-to-let-finance/</link>
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		<title>Getting Your Buy to Let Mortgage ‘Dipped’ in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article on ensuring you have the best chances of securing buy to let mortgage finance in what remains a difficult climate.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/03/getting-your-buy-to-let-mortgage-%e2%80%98dipped%e2%80%99-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>Zoe Cairns on Social Media for Property Investors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using social media to meet, network and even engage in property business is now a well-established form of communication.  Many subscribers would already know Zoe Cairns – a mortgage broker, investor and now owner of social media training company – who kindly took some time out to write a guest blog post on how the property industry can use ever popular online tools to benefit their businesses.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/02/zoe-cairns-on-social-media-for-property-investors/</link>
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		<title>Rightmove Speak on Buy to Let and More&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now a household name, the Rightmove property portal has now become the first point of call for the large majority of the nation’s house buyers and sellers.  Launched in 2000, the company is now listed on the London Stock Exchange and recently attracted attention as being one of the only sites on the planet that Google were afraid to compete with due to its well established presence.  We were therefore very grateful to be able to ask some questions to Miles Shipside – the company’s commercial director – who has had an integral role in bringing the company to where it is today.  We focus on how the company has grown over the last 10 years; maintaining its strong position; 2011 plans; searching for investment property; quality control; what makes a successful property advertisement; the overseas property market; the Rightmove property index; the role of the web in the future of buying / selling property and estate agency fees.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/02/rightmove-speak-on-buy-to-let-and-more/</link>
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		<title>February 2011 Buy to Let / Landlord Finance Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest mortgage finance products for UK buy to let investors and landlords.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.psinvestors.co.uk/blog/2011/02/february-2011-buy-to-let-landlord-finance-update/</link>
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