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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 Property Investment News: What’s all the fuss over credit rating? 04 Mar 2010
How YPC Lettings performs better than any local agent? 25 Feb 2010
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Would you agree to a regulated buy to let market? 17 Feb 2010
Our new product: a residential property fund accessible to everyone… 09 Feb 2010
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Tories tells us the necessity of recovery without the fine details 03 Feb 2010
New Build Off Plan Property is the best property strategy for 2010 through to 2016. 24 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
How do the airlines affect your holiday let property? 04 Jan 2010
2010 UK House Price Predictions 03 Jan 2010
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Lender eases deposit requirements for borrowers 02 Dec 2009
How to overcome the risk of being one of 20 apartments to let in the same development at the same time. 01 Dec 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Why 8 out of 10 savers are losing money? 24 Nov 2009
One of my favourite Investment poems… 22 Nov 2009
How English property companies are ripping off Hong Kong investors…
If you don’t have a purpose in life, someone will give you theirs… 16 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
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Let’s talk real issues at the G20 24 Sep 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 Weekly Property News: Purchasing Managers Shopping to Boost Economy 10 Sep 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: ‘Banks gets richer at the expense of the investors’ 01 Sep 2009
Weekly Property News: Can recession be over by September 2009? 21 Aug 2009
Brett’s Off Plan Special: So you want to be an off plan investor?
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Quantitative easing slows down as the economy improves. 14 Aug 2009
The Tale of Two Properties and Turning Lemons into Lemonade… 10 Aug 2009
House price rise of 0.1% the first for 18 months 05 Aug 2009
Why Northern Rock went from bad to worse! 04 Aug 2009
Brett on GMTV with Penny Smith 28 Jul 2009
Is your pension pot dropping while you sit by feeling helpless? Time to take some action! 26 Jul 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Can the government’s wallet tame the recession? 23 Jul 2009
Smaller Banks lobby heats up… Yippehhh!! 20 Jul 2009
The truth about Ground Floor Apartments… 17 Jul 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Are we heading towards one big bank??!! 14 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
The 4th and final way to make money from property 16 Jun 2009
Are you going to be part of ‘The Herd’? 06 Jun 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: House prices & consumer confidence are on the up! 03 Jun 2009
Can you really afford to build a portfolio without expert direction? 25 May 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – Split decisions: What you should know about our road to recovery. 21 May 2009
Where’s the real value in your property??? 17 May 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – This weeks top 6 indicators of the recession easing off 12 May 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – It must be recovery.. or not? 05 May 2009
Now more than ever you need to have your property Fully Managed… 03 May 2009
Brett’s 2009 Budget Special!!! 27 Apr 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – Deflation, Recession and Pensions: What do they mean for you? 21 Apr 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – How 3 weeks can make massive difference in property!!!! 14 Apr 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 – It’s Good News Today! 07 Apr 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – Week 5 of the Recovery Special 01 Apr 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property Update – Week 4 of the Recovery Special – What GDP means to the recession… 23 Mar 2009
How many Monkeys does it take to regulate the UK economy? 19 Mar 2009
Quantative easing means more bad news for pensions 18 Mar 2009
On the shortage of new homes… 16 Mar 2009
The Defined-Benefit to Defined-Contribution Transition 12 Mar 2009
Buy the property, structure the deal…
You can’t trust a RICS valuation anymore!!! 10 Mar 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – Week 3 of the Recovery Special 09 Mar 2009
Quantitative Easing doesn’t have to mean inflation 08 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
RBSs Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension – be veeeeerrrry scared… It impacts us all… 01 Mar 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – Week 1 of the Recovery Special 24 Feb 2009
“Quantitative Easing” now, may mean inflation later… 22 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
Brett’s Weekly Property News – 10th February 2009 11 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
Brett’s Weekly Property News – 2nd February 2009 02 Feb 2009
Could maximum 70% buy-to-lets be on the way? 30 Jan 2009
The ultimate strategy for 2009 – The Portfolio B Strategy… 25 Jan 2009
Who’s really the property expert? 15 Jan 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News – 12th January 2009 14 Jan 2009
The 18-year Property Cycle… 10 Jan 2009
Summary of 2009 House Price Predictions… 05 Jan 2009
Pension funds in a £65 billion shambles… 31 Dec 2008
What do a Nintendo DS and property investing have in common? 29 Dec 2008
Never, never sell!!! 18 Dec 2008
The dangers of buying off plan in the wrong market… 16 Dec 2008
Are you heading to zero? 12 Dec 2008
Hallelujah: our saviour: the “credit crunch”. 07 Dec 2008
Weekly Property Market Update – 18 November 2008 24 Nov 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
Dirty Rotten Bast&^ds… Important message for those with a flexible facility. 10 Nov 2008
Awesome news for investors: base rate comes down to 3%… 06 Nov 2008
A Stark Contrast: Australian and UK Housing supply . 21 Oct 2008
Doomsday or Payday? The beginning of the end!!! 16 Oct 2008
Ever heard the saying ‘Safe as Shares’…? 13 Oct 2008
What does it all mean? 09 Oct 2008
Andrew Marr’s interview of Gordon Brown. 21 Sep 2008
It’s a perfectly natural part of building a portfolio… 29 Aug 2008
10 tactics to survive the 2008/2009 downturn… 03 Jul 2008
New build shake up will bring certainty back to the market… 30 Jun 2008
What to do if your 85% mortgage can only be refinanced to 75%… 25 Jun 2008
Credit Crunch: a new sting in its tail… 12 Jun 2008
A response to the truth about property TV Show on BBC2! 13 May 2008
May 08: 75% mortgages and other Buy to Let Ramblings… 08 May 2008
Stability returning to the markets… 04 May 2008
YPC launches Property Portal 03 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
Credit Crunch Update – Where have all the 85% mortgages gone? 24 Mar 2008
IMPORTANT: How will the ‘credit crunch’ affect your off plan mortgage? 10 Mar 2008
What is a RICS valuation really worth? 18 Feb 2008
When the United States coughs the world gets a cold!!! 11 Feb 2008
Why you must track your portfolio! 08 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
Is anyone sick of the outrageous marketing practices 20 Nov 2007
If I could pass along just one lesson on investing in the UK, it would be… 15 Nov 2007
Christmas bargains courtesy of your friendly developers… 13 Nov 2007
What happens when your development burns down? 07 Nov 2007
My thoughts on the latest Council of Mortgage Lenders report… 30 Oct 2007
The 2 rents in property… 10 Oct 2007
My property crystal ball (or) where the market will be in 2010 14 Sep 2007
Having problems managing the cash flow now that interest rates are high? 27 Aug 2007
Isn’t it time you raised the rent?! 28 Jul 2007
My strategy is best! Isn’t it? 17 Jul 2007
The principle of mortgage cost averaging 28 Jun 2007
Why I don’t like long leasebacks, investment funds, hotel pods and other collective investments 23 May 2007
Important changes and the Red Book rules 02 May 2007
Damien Senn interviews Brett Alegre-Wood 17 Apr 2007
Who’s responsible? Who’s to blame? 23 Mar 2007
The lighter side of client testimonials 05 Feb 2007
Should you buy property in Thailand? 03 Feb 2007
Property Inspection: Heatley Mere, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 27 Jan 2007 
The best time to buy property is…? 24 Jan 2007
Property Inspection: Regency Court, South Woodford E18 22 Jan 2007
Where does all your ‘buy to let’ postage go? 20 Nov 2006
Could your portfolio handle a 40% drop in the market? 17 Nov 2006
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
Our First Property Inspection Video – Cheshire St, Shoreditch 12 Oct 2006
Podcast #2: Brett’s “Set and Forget” Property Philosophy 23 Sep 2006
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
Brett’s 5 and Hold Strategy 29 Aug 2006
Important precautions if exchanging without a mortgage. 22 Jun 2006
Are “gifted” deposits such a good thing? 13 Jun 2006
Good News for Property Investors 02 Jun 2006
What are Service Charges and Ground Rent? 13 May 2006
Effective ways to chop up your credit card! 12 May 2006
The 3 P’s of the mortgage application 03 May 2006
Finally! Tenancy deposit protection is upon us! 18 Apr 2006
Why you shouldn’t buy more than one in a development! 16 Apr 2006
Moving with the Market – Rentals 03 Apr 2006
How many properties before your portfolio will run off its own steam? 16 Mar 2006
Get educated, not just in property, but in basic finances too! 13 Mar 2006
The youngest millionaire 03 Mar 2006
You spend your cashflow and I will spend your Capital. 26 Feb 2006
“What I did before property” by Simon 09 Feb 2006
The Emu Investor that tried to spoil my sunday :) 05 Feb 2006
No Decisions, No Responsibility 31 Jan 2006
How to set up your bank accounts to build your portfolio! 20 Jan 2006
The real reasons I do property 12 Jan 2006
Brett’s 3 + 1 strategy 08 Jan 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 direct debit everything! 27 Nov 2005
Why I don’t invest in Bulgaria, Croatia, Florida, Cyprus, Romania or anywhere else 25 Nov 2005
What is inflation and how does it affect your portfolio? 20 Nov 2005
Spain or UK — which is better? 18 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
The expected growth of your portfolio 30 Sep 2005
Important questions to ask your mortgage broker 28 Sep 2005
Emotional development of your portfolio 21 Sep 2005
Everything you need to know about “void” periods 14 Sep 2005
New build Property vs off plan Property; which is better? 10 Sep 2005
What guarantees have you got? 04 Sep 2005
Why I have blonde hair and don’t wear a suit 01 Sep 2005
When to tell your family & friends about your property portfolio! 22 Aug 2005
Why buy in Spain? 19 Aug 2005
The 2 greatest concepts in property!
Ego with success 15 Aug 2005
What do you want from your portfolio, *specifically*? 05 Aug 2005
What does BTL rentals stacking up mean? 02 Aug 2005
What is ‘due diligence’? 27 Jun 2005
Decisionmaking 09 Jun 2005
Recycling your deposits 08 Jun 2005
The Property Sleep Test 07 Jun 2005
Spanish portfolio building 04 Jun 2005
Why lending criteria change 03 Jun 2005
How to purchase spanish property for under £10,000 02 Jun 2005
Ezytrac – Portfolio Management Software 01 Jun 2005
2 laws of buy to let purchasing 31 May 2005
Property Cycles 2 – Uptrend/Cashflow 30 May 2005
One of those moments! 19 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
Managing your lettings agent (Part I) 13 Apr 2005
Should you ever pay off your property? 03 Apr 2005
Brett’s 10% rule of thumb 28 Mar 2005
Brett’s “cash house” strategy 20 Mar 2005
Brett’s 7-10 x 7-10 strategy 14 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
There are only 2 reasons to build a portfolio 20 Feb 2005
Money doesn’t make you happy 13 Feb 2005
How do you create income from property? 04 Feb 2005
Investing “cashflow as capital” strategy 31 Jan 2005
Brett’s “set & forget” philosophy 28 Jan 2005
Brett’s 1, 2 STOP Strategy 10 Jan 2005
Why We Say Property “Portfolio” 02 Jan 2005
Brett’s 2 year cashflow rule 28 Nov 2004
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?
