Notes from the North East market.
GUIDES · DEAL BREAKDOWNS · MARKET ANALYSIS — FROM THE SOURCING DESK
Every property goes through the same four questions: does it yield 8% gross, does it return 15% on the cash, does it leave £250 a month after costs, and is it ready to let as it stands? This week we kept count.
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Sixty-eight of the sixty-nine properties that looked like deals this week were not deals. None failed because they needed work. They failed on price against rent.
Two sold comparables on the same street, both much bigger than the house I was valuing. Here is what I got wrong, and what it means for anything you are shown.
Budgets, areas, and the mistakes first-time investors make — plus how a sourcer fits in.
Two of the region's strongest markets, compared on price, rent, demand and outlook.
Sell with tenants in place or wait for vacancy? What each route means for price and speed.
From quayside developments to transport upgrades — where public money is pulling renters next.
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