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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
Sophia’s goodbye present – Her first (and last) blog – Why we can guarantee 6 weeks to let a property at YPC 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
New Build Off Plan Property is the best property strategy for 2010 through to 2016. 24 Jan 2010
The benefits of lower end areas that have massive regeneration programmes. 09 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
How English property companies are ripping off Hong Kong investors… 22 Nov 2009
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
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Branson’s no virgin to banking 29 Oct 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
On the advantages of offset mortgages 02 Sep 2009
Brett’s Off Plan Special: So you want to be an off plan investor? 21 Aug 2009
Brett’s Weekly Property News: Quantitative easing slows down as the economy improves. 14 Aug 2009
Why Northern Rock went from bad to worse! 04 Aug 2009
Why you will have to Work Longer for a Smaller Pension 30 Jul 2009
Is your pension pot dropping while you sit by feeling helpless? Time to take some action! 26 Jul 2009
Smaller Banks lobby heats up… Yippehhh!! 20 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
The Pension Apartheid 26 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
Worrying Changes for Pensions 12 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
Now more than ever you need to have your property Fully Managed… 03 May 2009
Is the government doing its pension homework? 15 Apr 2009
You still did the absolute right thing! 10 Apr 2009
Does the Pension Protection Fund actually protect your money? 03 Apr 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…
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
Don’t start worrying until it happens to you!!! 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
“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
Recession idea #1: Should the government pay every man, woman and child £1000? 05 Feb 2009
The ultimate strategy for 2009 – The Portfolio B Strategy… 25 Jan 2009
Who’s really the property expert? 15 Jan 2009
The 18-year Property Cycle… 10 Jan 2009
Pension funds in a £65 billion shambles… 31 Dec 2008
How to have a guaranteed tenant for the life of your property. 22 Dec 2008
The dangers of buying off plan in the wrong market… 16 Dec 2008
Are you heading to zero? 12 Dec 2008
Some quick thoughts before you purchase land… 16 Nov 2008
The perfect complement to your off-plan purchase: the deposit bond
Check out our new “Upcoming Events” page… 07 Nov 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
The same me, rebranded 06 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
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
When the United States coughs the world gets a cold!!! 11 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
Christmas bargains courtesy of your friendly developers… 13 Nov 2007
My thoughts on the latest Council of Mortgage Lenders report… 30 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
Why the share market is in turmoil… and why it matters to your portfolio… 15 Aug 2007
Isn’t it time you raised the rent?! 28 Jul 2007
My strategy is best! Isn’t it? 17 Jul 2007
Why simple systems are so important! 15 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
Damien Senn interviews Brett Alegre-Wood 17 Apr 2007
90% Emotion – 10% Property… 15 Apr 2007
Why you shouldn’t play the Monopoly boardgame 25 Mar 2007
Who’s responsible? Who’s to blame? 23 Mar 2007
Remortgage and save up to £1950 per month 15 Mar 2007
What a portfolio manager will do for you? 01 Feb 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
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
How to adjust your Mortgage payment dates 12 Sep 2006
Why choose to work with Your Property Club? 11 Sep 2006
Brett’s 5 and Hold Strategy 29 Aug 2006
How are you going to become rich? 03 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
Effective ways to chop up your credit card! 12 May 2006
The 3 P’s of the mortgage application 03 May 2006
Moving with the Market – Rentals 03 Apr 2006
How many properties before your portfolio will run off its own steam? 16 Mar 2006
The youngest millionaire 03 Mar 2006
You spend your cashflow and I will spend your Capital. 26 Feb 2006
No Decisions, No Responsibility 31 Jan 2006
How to set up your bank accounts to build your portfolio! 20 Jan 2006
Brett’s 3 + 1 strategy 08 Jan 2006
What to do after 2 years cashflow is up? 04 Jan 2006
How to find an extra £200 to pay for an additional buy to let property (part 1) 22 Dec 2005
Why I direct debit everything! 27 Nov 2005
Get smart about credit cards! 26 Nov 2005
The real life use of leverage 16 Nov 2005
Why am I ’skint’? A message for us all 13 Oct 2005
The property letdown! 07 Oct 2005
What’s your reward? 04 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
New build Property vs off plan Property; which is better? 10 Sep 2005
What guarantees have you got? 04 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
Should you use credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans to build your portfolio. 21 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
Ezytrac – Portfolio Management Software 01 Jun 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
Upfront and honest policy 08 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
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 “full management” strategy 15 Jan 2005
Brett’s 1, 2 STOP Strategy 10 Jan 2005
Why We Say Property “Portfolio” 02 Jan 2005
Everyone loves surprises (except in property) 13 Dec 2004
Brett’s 2 year cashflow rule 28 Nov 2004
Everyperson House Rule 18 Sep 2004
Are we facing a double-dip recession?
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
