Airbnb guests are complaining about their hosts and the lack of transparency on the website. There's a new trending name for this – “Airbnbust” Before we get into this article, I have to say I was a big Airbnb fan at the beginning, but recently I switched back to staying in

We're slowly entering the spending revolution of crypto, when people get the tools and means to use crypto for everyday purchases, such as buying real estate. During the pandemic, crypto was one of the things that got popular in the online sphere. People were constantly speculating on random coins and

If you ever rented or let a place, you most likely have some surreal experiences with your landlord or tenant. In this short post, we collected a few of our favourites from the internet. 👇 BTW, if you have problems with your landlord/tenant, please reach out and we'll help! Don't

It’s harder and harder to buy a home in London as average house prices are currently 13 times the average annual salary. Statistics The average London house price reached a record £521,000 in December A lack of properties available to rent means that high prices and rents are

As a buy-to-let property investor, your worst nightmare has come true. Your tenants having trouble paying their rent. What should you do and more importantly, what can you do legally? Write to the tenant Communication is important! If the rent hasn't been paid after several days, start calling or emailing

Naturally, for our generation, it's really hard to imagine decentralised systems as we all grew up in a country with centralised government and used centralised services our entire life. For instance, if your Amazon parcel gets lost, you just call Amazon and ask for a refund. They’re responsible for

Have you ever wondered where the interest in your savings account comes from? Or why do banks give you money to switch? Of course, any reasonable business wants to operate with the aim of making a profit, and banks are no different. So how do they make money? The interest

How do you know if you’re choosing the most beneficial property? Analysing a property is an important part of property investment. The 50% rule is a simple tool that allows investors to assess whether or not a property will generate adequate cash flow. Sounds pretty handy, right? Don't like

Staycations, as opposed to overseas holidays, have seen a huge boom over the past 18 months. Which has caused thousands of buy-to-let landlords to consider switching to short-term lets. Should you consider switching to short-term lets? What are the advantages? Don't like reading? Listen to this issue of Nothing Fancy

There are two things that are said to be certain in this world, death and taxes. Stamp duty is one of those taxes... Where did it come from and why do we have to pay it?  During the purchasing process of a property, stamp duty can be a major cost,

Warren Buffet credits compound interest as the driver of his enormous wealth accumulation. Benjamin Franklin once called it the “stone that will turn lead to gold”. As a real estate investor, it’s important for you to know how compound interest works and how you can make it work for

Flipping real estate has always been hot, is it as easy as it sounds? Should you get into it? We’ve collected the top things to keep in mind when flipping property. What is property flipping? Flipping real estate involves buying a property cheaply, fixing or improving it and then

If you’re new to property investing then you’ve probably heard the term REIT somewhere. If you haven’t heard of it before, well, here you go. What is a REIT? A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a corporation that owns or finances income-producing real estate across a

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  🎄 Or is it? It definitely is for the UK economy, this gift-buying season is filled with overconsumption and a LOT of spending, with an estimated industry value of £42 billion in the UK alone. Although this is awesome for the economy, environmentalists argue that Christmas is an environmental

Tenants renting a property are required to pay a security deposit to the landlord before moving in. Deposits give landlords security in case of damaging the property. Typically, landlords get 5️⃣ weeks of rent which they must place in a tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme. How much can a landlord

For years there has been a stigma surrounding renting a house. It's usually seen as the only option if you can't afford to buy one. People think of it as a short-term thing, whilst they save up for a deposit. Whilst ownership of a property may be good, it shouldn't

Meta, Verse, Metaverse... Can somebody explain why I should participate in the Metaverse? Also, why does Zuck from FB (Meta) want us to be there? These are all relevant questions that I have been asking myself way before the "Metaverse" name was cool and trendy. > What Zuckerberg What it wants

Are we in a real estate "bubble"? Here’s why you shouldn't be worried and how Proptee is a solution. Before we dig into the bubbly UK housing market, first we should define what a bubble is. 💡 Bubble = price for something that exceeds its fundamental value by a large margin.

Now it's clear that Zillow is better at advertising than property investing. What is iBuying and why did it fail? Also, give it up for Proptee Apollo!🙌 Zillow, an American online real estate marketplace company, is closing down its iBuying business as well as shutting down its Zillow Offers division.

Ben and Alex are waving at you from PropteeFinancial technology and real estate investing are becoming more similar every day. With a lack of transparency and credible information, it’s hard keeping up with everything. So we created a weekly email newsletter to give you everything you need to know