A strange choice perhaps for property people, but there’s more to this than meets the eye (ahem … if you’ll pardon the visual pun!). Inspired by a post on Property Tribes about the influence of colour, I thought I’d share with you a book on the subject that I have used as a manual several times. Continue reading
The Complete Guide to Property Development for the Small Investor: How to Identify the Best Opportunities in a Volatile Property Market by Catherine Dawson. The third edition, published in 2009, importantly takes into account changes in the property development market, post credit-crunch. Continue reading
Sarah Beeny’s Price the Job is a handy little guide for the new/fairly new property investor or developer (or even just a private homeowner) who wants to understand how to undertake small development work, such as replacing a kitchen or bathroom, and assumes the reader has little or no knowledge of the building game. Dealing with builders and tradesmen can often be very frustrating if you don’t talk their language — this book attempts to right that and give you a sense of confidence when working with the trades. Continue reading
The Housebuilder’s Bible explains everything you need to know about managing a build, be it a new build from scratch or refurbishment/renovation of an existing property. It’s written by a builder using simple easy-to-understand every day language and doesn’t assume any previous property development experience. Continue reading