PropertyInvesting.com | Lainy | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/lainy/activity/ Activity feed for Lainy. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:08:32 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 5286f57fbca54176a3db320a35a94648 Lainy replied to the topic Buyer Beware - Rental Return in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379108-buyer-beware-rental-return/#post-4508932 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:53:07 +0000 Having a vacant property is abit nerve racking especially if it your first property.
We have three IP’s and the first one did not let straight away because we choose the wrong agent. Have learnt now to use a minimum of two agents at the same time to market it. Insist on two month notice clauses so that you have a reasonable time to find…[Read more]

]]> 9d6436eeed72247512adfd160ec7f9c3 Lainy replied to the topic Buying an IP on a Greek Island in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379048-buying-an-ip-on-a-greek-island/#post-4508528 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:34:56 +0000 Thanks for the links, this taxation one will be very useful. If I have read it right there is no capital gains tax in Greece and transfer tax may be the equivalent of stamp duty?

I have found a website for a company that arranges mortgages and will as them.

Thanks again

]]> 7ca67c2e1089a0efa99a7d14f17fb070 Lainy replied to the topic Buying an IP on a Greek Island in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379048-buying-an-ip-on-a-greek-island/#post-4508525 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:47:14 +0000 Thanks for this information. I think your parents are very brave buying land and building from scratch. The disadvantage I have is that I do not speak the language.
To begin with I think I should keep this project simple and buy what I can actually see.
Are your parents taking out a Euro mortgage from a company based in Greece?

]]> bdd768460eee635ed079f6c2d8589571 Lainy replied to the topic UK property - contacts? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379035-uk-property-contacts/#post-4508450 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:35:05 +0000 Hi, I’m from London and havelived in Melbourne for a year now and have thre investment properties thereon a buy to let basis.
I have used Mortgage Express for our loans. A friend of mine has 25 properties and has used Paragon who will look at you and your history as a landlord.
What ever you do beware of tie-in penalties. I am trying to get out of…[Read more]

]]> 20bc5aea222aef3e75c459c74b29569f Lainy replied to the topic Building a property portfolio in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377067-building-a-property-portfolio/#post-4496050 Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:26:25 +0000 Never heard of the concepts of swaps before in the UK. Does the company you are borrowing the mortgage from need to know that you are going to swap it on?

]]> 933d4c75e0cd340c688fa1c84fa957ae Lainy replied to the topic Building a property portfolio in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377067-building-a-property-portfolio/#post-4496049 Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:24:25 +0000 what do the terms LMI and LVR stand for please?

When assessing the suitability of a property to lend money against that is going to be let out, do the finance companies need to see evidence of the future rents too or are they basing it on whether you as an individual are good for the risk?

]]>