41% of Brits NEVER intend to buy a property!

posted: May 9th, 2012

A staggering 41% (8 million people) claim that they never intend to buy a property. Platinum Portfolio Builder explores why… At present, millions of people are locked out of the property market due to lack of deposit funds or ability to get a mortgage. Recent statistics from MoneySupermarket.com suggest that… Read more…

Never stop learning

posted: April 2nd, 2012

The importance of learning along the way when investing should not be underestimated. One of the best, and therefore most popular ways of picking up the best strategies and ethos’ of successful property investors, is Industry Events, in particular, Seminars. You can learn: Reliable and valuable information on property investments… Read more…

A ‘Buyer’ or ‘Investor’ Market?

posted: March 29th, 2012

Platinum Portfolio Builder looks into why 60% of landlords are planning to buy more properties in the next 6 months… read on for more details >> It may come as no surprise to hear that Landlords all over the country are optimistic in the current buy-to-let market. Those polled in… Read more…

Platinum Portfolio Builder wins OPP Gold

posted: February 28th, 2012

Platinum Portfolio Builder wins OPP Gold … read on for more details >> The OPP awards for Excellence 2011 were hosted at the Property Investor & OPP live at London’s Excel Centre recently. Nick Carlile and the Platinum Portfolio Builder team were proud to receive this recognition for the work… Read more…

Baby Boom? – no! It’s a Buy-to-let boom

posted: January 23rd, 2012

Platinum Portfolio Builder investigates just how thriving the buy to let mortgage market is right now. We’ve all heard of a baby boom but it seems that we could be on the verge of a buy-to-let boom according to Yorkshire based mortgage broker Meridian. With house prices creeping up it… Read more…

Investors Turning to Property Ahead of Traditional Markets

posted: September 6th, 2011

Over the last 12 months we have seen an increase in the number of investors looking to move their capital into the property market as other more traditional forms of investment have been affected by adverse market conditions. Here we look at some of the reasons why so many would… Read more…

20% Increase in Investors Turning to Buy-to-Let Specialists

posted: March 30th, 2011

As rising inflation forces more savers to look for alternative options for their investments, Platinum Portfolio Builder, specialists in investing in buy-to-let properties, has seen a 20% increase in the number of clients taking advantage of its portfolio building services in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the last… Read more…