Having done £200m+ in transactions over the last 15 years, one thing keeps coming back to me: in property, negotiation isn’t an occasional skill – it’s the job. At 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 we’re negotiating every day – with contractors, agents, land sellers, lenders – and the compounding effect of that shows up directly in the outcomes. Two principles I lean on in every deal: 1. 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: The most important negotiation is the one you have w

I see the current market like musical chairs. While interest rates are high, the music is playing and most people are frozen.Meanwhile, those who can raise capital – or already have it – are quietly taking the best chairs out of the room. When the music stops (when rates come down), I believe prices will move fast. Look at the setup: Wage inflation ~29% Rents up c.32%, pushing more people towards buying One of the weakest periods of new housing supply in decades Major lenders

Introduction Inflation erodes cash. If you want to protect and grow wealth in a world where prices keep rising, property is the practical, multi‑engine hedge: rental income, capital appreciation and leverage working together to preserve and amplify purchasing power. Why Property Works as an Inflation Hedge Dual engines — rents and capital growth. Property delivers immediate rental income and long-term capital appreciation. Replacement-cost inflation (materials, labour, land)

Because your mortgage is not really priced off the base rate. It’s priced off: SONIA (the overnight rate banks lend to each other at), and 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 (what the market thinks SONIA will average over 2, 5, 10 years), plus what 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 and 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 can earn elsewhere. 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁. Banks agree overnight lending rates between themselves. SONIA is the average of all those d

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