Wednesday, 31 December 2014

SImon Zutshi - Property Mastermind Programme - 3rd January, 2015

I do hope you have had a wonderful time over the last week with your family and friends and as it is New years eve, I am sure you are starting to think about next year and what surprises it may hold for you. 

You may of previously expressed an interest in the Property Mastermind Programme, and I wanted to give you the opportunity to join me on a live webinar this coming Saturday (3rd January),  2015 at 10.30am. 

To register for this no cost webinar just click on this link and we will automatically email you with the full details, of how you can join the webinar live on Saturday

This webinar is designed to help you work out for yourself, if the Property Mastermind Programme is perfect for you, or not.   

There will be no sales or special offers on Saturday, because you can’t just pay to come on the Property Mastermind. So you won’t need your credit cards. I just want to give you the facts, so that you can make an informed decision. 

We have a very strong track record of results that our delegates achieve when on The Property Mastermind Programme, and of course I am keen to maintain our excellent reputation, which means that we want to make sure the Property Mastermind is right for you, and that you are right for it, before you commit to your own success by joining us. 

On this webinar, I am going to answer all the frequently asked questions including the following:
  • It is really possible to replace your income in 12 months?
  • Can this still work if you have a poor credit rating?
  • How much capital do you need to start with?
  • How much time do you need to put in?
  • What level of experience is the programme ideal for?
  • Is success guaranteed?
  • How is this different from other property training?
As this is a live webinar, you will also be able to ask me any other questions that you want answered. After this webinar, you will have a clear idea if the Property Mastermind is right for you now or some time in the future. 

To join me on Saturday on this no sales webinar, just click here now and we will send you an email with the webinar joining instructions. 

I look forward to sharing this information with you on Saturday at 10.30am. 

Have a fantastic time tonight whatever you are doing. 

Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. 

Best wishes, 


Simon Zutshi 
Founder, property investors network 
Author of the Amazon No 1 Best Seller “Property Magic” 

PS If you are at all interested in joining the Property Mastermind at some point in the next year, then I suggest you join me on this live webinar. I will share with you details of how you can save at least £1000 off the investment. So click here now to register for this webinar.

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

This Time Next Year Rodders.....

Are you a Millionaire Yet ?

I hope you had a great Christmas and are having a relaxing week.

If you're like most Entrepreneurs, even when you're watching another re-run of 'Only Fools and Horses' half your mind is wandering off to the year ahead and your plans for success.
I do think that this is an important time of year for us to take a step back and start thinking about how we're going to make 2015 special - and profitable.

With that in mind, here are three key factors that the most successful Entrepreneurs I've worked with over the last 20 years build into their planning:

1. Clarity. It's not enough to hope for a successful new year. Your brain needs more clarity and precision than that. It needs to know precisely what you want, so that if you wander off course, your sub conscious mind draws your attention to it and comes up with a solution. By the  1st January you should be able to produce a piece of paper with three key pieces of information on it:

Your target turnover for 2015
Your target profits for 2015

How many new customers you are going to need in 2015 to achieve those goals.

Without these numbers, you are wandering into the new year with nothing but a vague idea of what you want. With the numbers, you have the power of clarity and precision.

2. An Internet Marketing Plan. You don't need me to tell you that the future of your business depends on your ability to master the internet. I work with thousands of business owners every year and without exception, those who succeed and particularly those who become millionaire entrepreneurs, are masters of the internet. Everyone else is struggling and frustrated with the internet. If you've got a website that is not performing, you are not alone and it's probably not your fault. You may not have had the support and advice you need. But sorting this out once and for all should be top of your list for the year ahead.

3. Time. How you handle time will have a major impact on your level of success in 2015. The 80/20 Principle tells us that 80% of your results tend to come from just 20% of your efforts. So, for example, in most businesses 80% of profits come from just 20% of customers. So you should treat the top 20% radically differently from the rest (whoever said that all customers were equal was nuts). But it also means that 80% of your results and profits probably only come from about 20% of your time. If that's the case, is it possible that 80% of your time is spent on activities that are either a waste of your time - or at least an ineffective use of your time? Creating a Time Revolution in your life is the biggest gift you can give yourself for the new year. And spending more of that time on Marketing and Internet Marketing will make you a lot of money.

As we enter 2015, I will be spending 10 weeks working with a group of success driven business owners to make 2015 their best year ever. If you would like to be one of them then please get in touch with me..

If you 'get' that the key to success is getting all the customers you need - and the key to that is great marketing and internet marketing, come and join me:

Then, as Dell boy would say, this time next year........

Always be Awesome.

Work Smart and Not Hard.

Adrian Hibbert - Cal me anytime on 07966 871854

"In the long run, it’s not just how much money you make in your Job or your own Business that will determine your wealth but how much of that money you put to work by investing in the Right ASSETS..."

Saturday, 27 December 2014

Do you have a Kindle or iPad?

 
If you do, then I have a Christmas treat for you! 

And if you don’t have one, don’t worry you can still get hold of this Christmas treat so read on! 

If you have been given a Kindle or iPad this Christmas then lucky you, and I am sure very soon you will be looking to download some great books onto your new toy! 

As you may know my book “Property Magic” is an Amazon No 1 property best seller, and the latest updated, 4th Edition is also now available on Kindle. 

So here is the Christmas treat: 

When you buy your Kindle version of Property Magic from Amazon.co.ukbetween now and 29th December I will send you three brand new videos, with content that I usually only share on my live 3-day Mastermind Accelerator workshop.

In these, 3 video’s I will share with you:

1)   How to find potential motivated sellers online
2)   How to build your portfolio using other people money
3)   How to monetise every motivated seller lead you find

This is almost 60 minutes of brand new content never shared before outside of my 3 day workshop.

Here are 4 easy steps for you to benefit from this offer.
  1. Click here now to order your Kindle version of Property Magic.
  2. Forward a copy of your Amazon receipt topa@propertyinvestorsnetwork.co.uk
  3. Please make sure you email your proof of purchase to us before 9am on Monday 5th January.
  4. Once the team are back in the office they will email you a link to these 3 videos as my thank you.
Now I know you may have read one of the first three editions of Property Magic, but I want to make sure you know about the 4th Edition, as it has lots of updated and new content including:
  • 4 new case studies,
  • Brand new chapter on Purchase Lease Options,
  • 5 questions to help Estate Agents identify motivated sellers
  • How to find and work with joint venture partners
I like to think each edition of Property Magic gets better and better, so if you have not read this 4th edition it is well worth buying. 

And finally, if you don’t have a kindle or iPad then I would not want you to miss out on this Christmas treat and so you can still receive the 3 brand new videos, by just ordering a physical copy of Property Magic from Amazon using this linkand then follow step 2 and 3 above. 

I do hope you enjoy the rest of your Christmas break. 

Kind regards, 

Simon Zutshi 

Founder, property investors network 

PS. If you have already read Property Magic and loved it, I would really appreciate it if you could write a review on Amazon so that other people can discover how it could help them. Many thanks for your help.

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from CARDIFF.....

I wanted to take this time to wish all my Facebook followers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

One of my absolutely not guilty pleasures this time of the year are Christmas movies and we're just about to settle down for 4-6 hours of watching Jingle All The Way, Miracle on 34th Street and maybe one other...

I love this time off and use it to visualize and get clear on exactly what sort of year I want next year and I've found it to be a critical period in my year...

I urge you to do the same over this period if you don't already, it'll serve your 2015 like nothing else, I promise.

Okay, it's movie time and a few beers in Cardiff later...I'll catch up with you in a few days...

Monday, 22 December 2014

Property Wealth UK - Must Read Books...


The following books are those that are regularly cited as being "must read" for anyone with an interest in creating wealth through property:

"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" – Robert Kiyosaki

"Real Estate Riches" – Dolf de Roos

"The E Myth" – Michael Gerber

"The Leadership Secrets of Attila The Hun" – Wes Roberts and James Lurie

"The One Minute Manager" – Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

"What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School" – Mark McCormack

"Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" - T. Harv Ecker

"Billionaire - The Life and Times of Sir James Goldsmith" – Ivan Fallon

"The Rothschild Dynasty" – John Coleman

"Conversations with Millionaires" – Litman/Oman/Allen

"The One Minute Millionaire" – Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen

"Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps" – Allan & Barbara Pease

"Cashflow Quadrant" – Robert Kyosaki

"How To Get Rich" – Felix Dennis

"Business Model Generation" – Alexander Osterwald and Yves Pigneur

"The Richest Man in Babylon" – George S Clason

"Man's Search for Meaning" – Viktor Frankl

"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" – Stephen Covey

"How to Get Rich, Not Quick" – Norb Janis

"Awaken the Giant Within" – Anthony Robbins

"Multiple Streams of Income" – Robert G Allen

"Maximum Achievement" – Brian Tracy

"The 80/20 Principle" – Richard Koch

"Eat That Frog" - Brian Tracey

"The Complete Guide to Property Investing Success" - Angela Bryant

"The Millionaire Next Door" – Thomas J Stanley & William D Danko

"Nudge" – Brian H. Thaler

"Outliers" – Malcolm Gladwell

"Bounce" – Matthew Syed

"Deep Survival" – Laurence Gonzales

"The Snowball: Warren Buffet - Business and the business of Life" – Alice Schroeder

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" – Dale Carnegie

"Goals!" – Brian Tracy

"Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got" – Jay Abraham

"The Hungry Spirit" – Charles Handy

"The Dip" – Seth Godin

"Money For Nothing and Your Property for Free" – Andy Shaw

"Six Thinking Hats" – Edward De Bono

"The Beermat Entrepreneur" – Mike Southern and Chris West

"The Road Less Travelled" – Dr M Scott Peck

"The Art of the Deal" – Donald Trump

"Work the System" – Sam Carpenter

"Total Recall" – Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy" – Isadore Sharp

"Key Management Ratios" – Ciaran Walsh

"Raving Fans" and "Customer Mania!" – Ken Blanchard

"FISH: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results" – Stephen C. Lundin

"Harvard Business Review: The Essentials" – Havard Business School

Follow the links to purchase these books from the Property Bookshop.

Many thanks to Jayne Owen of Property Bookshop for helping compile this list.

Please feel free to add any other books to this list that you have found useful on your property journey!

Property Tribes UK Update 22nd December, 2014

Welcome to our "Landlord Enlightenment" newsletter, full of trending topics and landlord learning!

Hopefully you are now winding down and starting to relax for the festive season .... This email is sent to you from our storm-ridden motorhome on the beautiful Isle of Skye in Scotland where we are spending our Christmas and New Year!


One of our favourite sayings this year was "The more you learn, the more you earn!". ~ Steve Bolton

We are therefore proud to present the Property Tribes Essential Book and Reading list - a community-generated list of the most valuable and inspirational books for property investors. Why not use Christmas and the New Year to read up and inspire yourself to get 2015 off to a flying start:

Property Tribes Essential Book and Reading List

Community project:

We are creating a community-generated list of how different councils around the U.K. treat empty properties with regards to council tax.  We would be most grateful if you could add your council's policy to the thread:

Council Tax exemptions - empty and substantially unfurnished properties

Featured content:

How well do you know the person who owes rent to you?

HMRC disappointed at tax collected from landlords in 2014

Update tenant utilities in a few clicks with this free new service - New Occupier 

Important new decision from Court of Appeal on tenancy deposit protection post Superstrike

DWP release details of latest areas for Universal Credit roll out 

Welsh landlords to take on joint liability for tenant's water debt from January 2015.

Latest and trending topics: 

Russia and China - affect of their economies on the U.K. property market? 

Christmas no longer the time to buy, it seems ...

Older homes face PRS ban

Tenant with increasing mobility problems asks for property to be adapted

Property Tribes member shares his latest refurbishment project - a derelict bungalow transformed!

Unwanted HMO guest - advice please

Rightmove No.1 business on google searches for 2014

On the Market - have you heard of it?

My property predictions for 2015

Most popular discussions on Property Tribes in 2014! 

Trouble in Birmingham? 

6 bed HMO vs. 5 bed HMO

Advice needed for unwanted guest in HMO

Welcoming Brooklands Commercial Finance as a sponsor of Property Tribes

RITA "Once Upon A Tax" series of articles for landlords to understand the basics of landlord and property tax:

If you are posting your self-employed tax return on-line, then you must have it completed by 31st January 2015.

Leading up to this important date in the landlord's calendar, earlier this month saw the launch of our "Once Upon A Tax" series, produced in conjunction with our tax partner Rental Income Tax Advisors, or RITA for short.

RITA has produced 10 guides to property and landlord tax to help landlords get to grips with their tax affairs and understand the basics.

Part 1 - I'm a new landlord - where do I start? 

Part 2 - Getting the basics right

Part 3 - What to do if you owe tax or are due a refund 

Part 4 - Coding notices and their relationship to self assessment

Part 5 - Payments on accounts 

Part 6 - Self assessment return 

Part 7 - Insurance and repairs

Part 8 - Other expenses

Part 9 - Wear and tear

Part 10 - Final considerations

Your community news:

Our special tax series from our tax partner, Rental Income Tax Advisors, is now complete. Catch up with all 10 parts:

Once upon a Tax - a new series of property and landlord tax basics from RITA.

Spotlight on a Tribe:

Our Property-a-holics Tribe (General Discussions) is powered by the lovely people at Northwood Lettings.

Northwood have over 80 branches across the U.K. and have been providing their market-leading Guaranteed Rent service for over 18 years.

Northwood have just launched a new free guide and checklist for landlords:  How to choose a professional lettings agent.  Download it >>> here.

Find your nearest Northwood branch >>> here.

 
Spotlight on a Sponsor: 

It's thanks to our sponsors that Property Tribes remains a free to use community resource.

We are always grateful if PT members could consider using the services of one of our sponsors.


Our Financing Tribe is powered by Shawbrook Bank who provide specialist products for landlords and property developers. These can only be accessed by intermediaries, including our new sponsor Brooklands Commercial Finance.
 
Thank you for your time reading our newsletter and we look forward to welcoming you to Property Tribes very soon.  Always something new!  Always something you!

Sunday, 21 December 2014

TV Property Expert, Martin Roberts...



We are delighted to announce that the hugely popular TV property expert, Martin Roberts, will be appearing at the Property Investors Worldwide Pre-launch to present his views on the UK property market for 2015.




This exciting event is to be held on Saturday 17th January 2015 at The Hilton Metropole Hotel (NEC) Birmingham and is not to be missed.

Who needs to be there?

Those whom have an interest in the very latest "Low Money Down" Property Investment Strategies being employed by UK Property Portfolio Millionaires.

Affiliate/Referral & Network Marketing Professionals, will definitely want  to hear from Internet Marketing Expert Ben Dixon from Chicago, USA. Ben will be covering how to leverage the internet to generate leads for your business. Ben made over $170K with an affiliate marketing compensation plan this first year using the internet! He's someone you don't want to miss!

Those whom want an unfair advantage over other Property Investors, by having  up-to-the-minute market property intelligence. We will be previewing "SCRUTARE", the UK's most intelligent property investment management software that works on your laptop/tablet.

Places are limited so book online now to avoid disappointment

http://bit.ly/14mLVDn

Monday, 15 December 2014

How do I issue a Statutory Demand?

What is a statutory demand?
It’s a formal demand for payment, which carries with it the threat of a winding-up petition if payment is not made within three weeks. And you don’t need a solicitor to issue it.
Often, the mere threat of a winding-up petition is enough to encourage a debtor to pay immediately. This is a useful tool in the current climate, where many debtors delay paying purely for cash flow reasons.
If the debtor ignores the statutory demand, the next step is to apply to the High Court for a winding-up petition. This is costly, and there is no guarantee that you will recover your money if a winding-up order is made.
When it is unsuitable to use one?
Avoid this route if you want to preserve a commercial relationship, if you know that the debt is disputed, or if the debtor has a valid counterclaim. The courts view the use of statutory demands for disputed debts as an abuse of process, and the debtor could obtain an injunction preventing you from issuing a winding-up petition. If this happens the court is likely to penalise you heavily in costs.
Statutory demands may only be issued for debts of more than £750. Because of the cost of issuing a winding up-petition, they may not be cost-effective for debts of less than £5,000.
A statutory demand is also unsuitable if the debt has not crystallised, so it is unclear what must be paid and by when, or if the debtor has insufficient funds to repay the debt.
How do I start?
First, you need to establish that there is no reason for non-payment. Write to the debtor demanding your money. Make it clear which invoice you are referring to (by attaching a copy) the amount due (including any interest), and the date by which payment was due. If you don’t mention interest,
Often, the mere threat of a winding-up petition is enough to encourage a debtor to pay immediately

you will not be entitled to claim it. Give the debtor a finite amount of time to pay – seven days is normal – following which you will issue a statutory demand. Send the letter by fax and post.
I have written to the debtor and received no response. What is the next step?
Fill in the form for a statutory demand for a debt that is immediately payable (form 6.1, available from www.insolvency.gov.uk/forms/ englandwalesforms.htm). This includes a section called “Particulars of debt”. Repeat the information you put in the letter of demand.
Once you have completed the paperwork, check the name of the recipient and the address. In the case of a registered company, you can check the address on the Companies House website. Send the documents to its registered office by registered post. Alternatively you can arrange for delivery by hand, preferably by process servers. The debtor now has 21 days to pay, or to offer you security for the debt. Or, if it disputes the debt, it can apply within 18 days to get the statutory demand set aside.
Twenty-one days have passed and still I have not had a response. What now?
The next step is to apply for a winding-up petition, if the debtor is a company, or a bankruptcy order for an individual. This can be costly – court fees alone cost more than £1,000. Unlike a statutory demand it is usually necessary to instruct solicitors.
The time and date of a hearing will be fixed. Two weeks before the hearing, an advert may be placed in the London Gazette, causing the debtor’s bank to freeze its assets and making it impossible to obtain credit. This may spur the debtor to either offer payment or raise grounds – possibly spurious – for disputing the debt and demanding you withdraw the petition.
If the debtor pays up, you should immediately ask the court to cancel the hearing. If it raises grounds for disputing the debt, you must decide whether to continue or withdraw the petition. If you discontinue you will need to make an agreement as to costs with the debtor’s solicitors. You will need to attend the hearing if it goes ahead, and if a winding-up order is made, you may not recover your money. Luckily, many debts are paid before this stage.

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