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Education is the most important part of building a successful, profitable property portfolio and here at Your Property Club, we provide it at no charge, as part of our service to you.
Many other companies charge you an arm and a leg for a very basic level of education, but in these pages, Brett Alegre-Wood, our Managing Director has made available over 200 articles, all archived. Don't forget to register as a client for free access to our team who can answer any questions you may have.
Brett’s Weekly Property News: SVR reversal causes outcry for Skipton Building Society customers 25 Jan 2010
Brett’s Weekly Property News: House prices stay low… is it the right time to invest? 18 Jan 2010
The benefits of lower end areas that have massive regeneration programmes. 09 Jan 2010
2010 UK House Price Predictions 03 Jan 2010
How to overcome the risk of being one of 20 apartments to let in the same development at the same time. 01 Dec 2009
How English property companies are ripping off Hong Kong investors… 22 Nov 2009
Developers’ confidence grows as the market returns… 06 Nov 2009
My adventures in property refurbishment 04 Nov 2009
YPC videos that you will want to watch. 09 Oct 2009
Off plan already showing results in London and greater UK 06 Oct 2009
Are prices really rising? Or is it just due to a lack of supply? 04 Oct 2009
YPC’s New offering: Free remortgages for the life of your property!!! 23 Sep 2009
Even Pension Experts say Property is the Way Forward 13 Sep 2009
Brett’s Off Plan Special: So you want to be an off plan investor? 21 Aug 2009
House price rise of 0.1% the first for 18 months 05 Aug 2009
Brett on GMTV with Penny Smith 28 Jul 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Can the government’s wallet tame the recession? 23 Jul 2009
The truth about Ground Floor Apartments… 17 Jul 2009
Word from the street: mortgage companies are making more profit than ever 13 Jul 2009
Off Plan Property becomes the more viable option to buying property 12 Jul 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Positive trends give the housing market hope. 07 Jul 2009
Don’t wait to buy property. Instead, buy property and wait. 30 Jun 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: The 4th Way to Make Money From Property. Opportunity or Risk? 23 Jun 2009
Confidence returning? 16 Jun 2009
Are you going to be part of ‘The Herd’? 06 Jun 2009
Can you really afford to build a portfolio without expert direction? 25 May 2009
Where’s the real value in your property??? 17 May 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – It must be recovery.. or not? 05 May 2009
You still did the absolute right thing! 10 Apr 2009
YPC Group announces the launch of YPC Wealth Ltd. 09 Apr 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – Week 5 of the Recovery Special 01 Apr 2009
Quantative easing means more bad news for pensions 18 Mar 2009
On the shortage of new homes… 16 Mar 2009
Buy the property, structure the deal… 12 Mar 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – Week 3 of the Recovery Special 09 Mar 2009
How to profit from the off plan boom of 2009-2016 05 Mar 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – Week 2 of the Recovery Special 03 Mar 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – Week 1 of the Recovery Special 24 Feb 2009
The myths surrounding the “Discount off RICS!” 21 Feb 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – 16th February 2009 16 Feb 2009
Which valuation is the correct valuation, when buying your buy-to-let property? 15 Feb 2009
“Build to order”, the developers’ new business model 13 Feb 2009
Developers are now ‘out of stock’ or ‘out of options’… 08 Feb 2009
Why the YPC team have rather large smiling faces… 06 Feb 2009
The ultimate strategy for 2009 – The Portfolio B Strategy… 25 Jan 2009
What do a Nintendo DS and property investing have in common? 29 Dec 2008
Some quick thoughts before you purchase land… 16 Nov 2008
The perfect complement to your off-plan purchase: the deposit bond
New Video: Weekly Property Update – 11th Nov 2008 12 Nov 2008
What does it all mean? 09 Oct 2008
It’s a perfectly natural part of building a portfolio… 29 Aug 2008
New build shake up will bring certainty back to the market… 30 Jun 2008
May 08: 75% mortgages and other Buy to Let Ramblings… 08 May 2008
Stability returning to the markets… 04 May 2008
Foreign Buyers Guide to purchasing in the UK… 12 Apr 2008
Our 4 Property Guarantees: taking away the risk in working with us! 30 Mar 2008
What is a RICS valuation really worth? 18 Feb 2008
The Principle of ‘Zig-Zag’! 22 Jan 2008
Brett’s 5 and Hold Strategy – 76 point checklist. 20 Jan 2008
YPC Young Investors Club 14 Dec 2007
If I could pass along just one lesson on investing in the UK, it would be… 15 Nov 2007
My strategy is best! Isn’t it? 17 Jul 2007
Affordable Housing and New Build Property… 16 May 2007
Important changes and the Red Book rules 02 May 2007
Who’s responsible? Who’s to blame? 23 Mar 2007
Should you buy property in Thailand? 03 Feb 2007
The best time to buy property is…? 24 Jan 2007
Podcast #4: Brett’s ‘5 and hold’ strategy 15 Nov 2006 
Do you have a “Dinner Party” portfolio? 14 Nov 2006
Why mortgage lenders never lose! 09 Nov 2006
How many is too many in a development? 19 Oct 2006
Property Inspection – Windsor Gate, High Wycombe 18 Oct 2006 
Lets face it – things go wrong! Don’t worry — it’s normal!
Which strategy is the best of all? 22 Sep 2006
The black, the white and the grey of purchasing property 20 Sep 2006
Why choose to work with Your Property Club? 11 Sep 2006
Are solicitors really alarmists? 05 Sep 2006
Important precautions if exchanging without a mortgage. 22 Jun 2006
Are “gifted” deposits such a good thing? 13 Jun 2006
The 3 P’s of the mortgage application 03 May 2006
Why you shouldn’t buy more than one in a development! 16 Apr 2006
How many properties before your portfolio will run off its own steam? 16 Mar 2006
The youngest millionaire 03 Mar 2006
The Emu Investor that tried to spoil my sunday :) 05 Feb 2006
What to do after 2 years cashflow is up? 04 Jan 2006
Why use Your Property Club’s preferred mortgage broker and solicitor? 04 Dec 2005
Why I don’t invest in Bulgaria, Croatia, Florida, Cyprus, Romania or anywhere else 25 Nov 2005
The real life use of leverage 16 Nov 2005
Why am I ’skint’? A message for us all 13 Oct 2005
What does infrastructure mean to your portfolio? 09 Oct 2005
The property letdown! 07 Oct 2005
Important questions to ask your mortgage broker 28 Sep 2005
New build Property vs off plan Property; which is better? 10 Sep 2005
What guarantees have you got? 04 Sep 2005
Why buy in Spain? 19 Aug 2005
What does BTL rentals stacking up mean? 02 Aug 2005
The Myth of Property Hotspots 24 Jul 2005
What is ‘due diligence’? 27 Jun 2005
Should you use credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans to build your portfolio. 21 Jun 2005
Decisionmaking 09 Jun 2005
Spanish portfolio building 04 Jun 2005
How to purchase spanish property for under £10,000 02 Jun 2005
2 laws of buy to let purchasing 31 May 2005
Property Cycles 2 – Uptrend/Cashflow 30 May 2005
Property Cycles – Phase 4 – Galloping/Restructure 16 May 2005
Property Cycles – Phase 3 – Galloping/Buy/Remortgage 15 May 2005
Property Cycles – Phase 1 – Stagnate/Watch Cashflow 06 May 2005
What is a “set and forget” property investor? 05 May 2005
How much should you receive in rent? 04 May 2005
No Perfect Deal, Only Perfect Timing 23 Apr 2005
Why a 10% deposit is required to buy off-plan 20 Apr 2005
Brett’s 10% rule of thumb 28 Mar 2005
Brett’s “set & forget property” strategy 10 Mar 2005
Cashflow bad, capital good 05 Mar 2005
Important property dates and your cashflow 28 Feb 2005
Brett’s “set & forget” philosophy 28 Jan 2005
Brett’s 1, 2 STOP Strategy 10 Jan 2005
In search of the perfect property deal 05 Oct 2004
Beware of inflated valuations 30 Sep 2004
Everyperson House Rule 18 Sep 2004
What's all the fuss over credit rating?
Would you agree to a regulated buy to let market?
Tories tells us the necessity of recovery without the fine details
Standard variable rate reversal causes outcry for Skipton Building Society customers
House prices stay low... is this the right time to invest?
