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I Don’t Like Globrix Property Portal
29 Oct 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 9 Comments
Anyone used Globrix before? Earlier today I was planning on using Globrix to check out the local talent on the market. Unfortunately, my plans quickly came to a halt when [...]
New Property Investment Project Business Cards
23 Sep 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 6 Comments
Right, so here are the facts… My blog is growing on a daily basis (I think) I get various property-related companies and professionals emailing me all kinds of shit on [...]
London Landlord Show 2009, Who’s Attending? Anyone?
04 Sep 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 3 Comments
It’s FREE, it’s LOCAL (London is local for me) and it could be quite interesting, so I think I’m going to attend this landlord bash. Who knows, I may even [...]
The Lost Art Of Being Polite
27 Aug 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 8 Comments
Just to warn you all, this post has nothing to do with property or being a landlord. This is about me throwing my toys out of the pram due to [...]
Landlord Searching For Perfect Tenants
20 Aug 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
I have a 2 bedroom mid-terrace house located on the outskirts of Cambridge City, available from early November for someone, or some people, to make into a new home. The [...]
Hilarious Ad By Landlord, ’4 Bedroom Undesirable Shit Hole’
19 Aug 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 3 Comments
I noticed this ad on Gumtree the other day and found it hilarious. I don’t know who, why or what, but I like. And here are the visuals… I really [...]
I’m Suffering From “Shitty Savings Account” Syndrome
22 Jun 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
This time last year I had two saving accounts’ with Halifax. I had a “Regular Saver” which gave me a 10% interest rate, and a “Guaranteed saver” which gave me [...]
The Worst Bloody Thing About Being A Landlord
08 Jun 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 18 Comments
Hi all! I’ve very recently come stumbling back from a scandalous trip away in Vegas, hence why the stream of fresh content has been dry as a Nun’s vagina for [...]
Most Estate Agents On Twitter Are Idiots
13 Apr 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 17 Comments
Meh, as pointless and shitty as I think Twitter is, to my despair, it’s become another one of those geeky rages that I’ve embraced as part of my daily life. [...]
Letting Agent Is Trying To Rip Me Off
04 Apr 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 8 Comments
Ok, yesterday I wrote a blog post about how I encountered a rude, cock-face letting agent. Well, the saga continues… Basically, the letting agent wanted £500 to find me tenants [...]
Mark Sawyer Of Property Association Has Threatened To Take Legal Action Against Me
15 Mar 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 25 Comments
Now, this is an interesting/concerning situation. It’s a bit long winded, but I’ll try to be to-the-point. Just to clarify, writing this blog post is going to be a real [...]
I Got Stood Up By A Prospective Tenant
09 Mar 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
Unfortunately, they’ll be nothing of substance written in today’s blog post, I’m just going to rant a little about how I fucking hate time-wasters. I got a phone call last [...]
I’ve Fallen Out With My Ex-Tenant Over Her Security Deposit
14 Feb 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 7 Comments
It’s pretty amazing how a relationship can turn from warm apple pie to steaming shit over something as superficial as money. The situation I’m in so ridiculous that I don’t [...]
My Favourite Tenant Is Leaving
20 Jan 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
So, check it… I got a phone call 2 days ago from one of my longest and most faithful tenants (since 2005). Initially, I thought I was going to be [...]
Who Watched Repossessed Last Night On BBC1?
07 Jan 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 7 Comments
Broadcast: BBC 1, Tuesday, January 6th, 2009. 10:30pm (I think it was a repeat, not entirely sure). The TV guide describes it as the following: Powerful documentary about three families [...]
Cashback Credit Cards- A Great Way To Spend
06 Jan 2009 / Ranting Landlord / 2 Comments
Has anyone got a cashback credit card? If so, which one, and what kind of deal do you have? I’m not entirely sure how popular cashback cards are, or how [...]
House Price Crash Idiot Attacks Again
30 Dec 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 25 Comments
Low and behold, another House Price Crash idiot tries to please the mob on the forums by tossing a banana into the circle. This particular idiot put together an inaccurately [...]
My Tenant Is Starting To Get On My Tits
01 Dec 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 5 Comments
I’m secretly getting increasingly frustrated and angered towards a longtime tenant of mine. I’m a whisker away from carrying the burden of hating her. Then again, “hate” is pretty extreme, [...]
Being A Landlord Limits Your Lifestyle Options
14 Nov 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
The other day I was having one of those, “I wish I could escape to a tropical haven, kick back and drown in the breasts of exotic women” kind of [...]
Start Your Own Property Blog
18 Sep 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 8 Comments
I’ve been blogging for nearly 2 years now and uptil now I haven’t actually covered the topic of blogging. Hmm..odd. I wonder what held me back? And the only reason [...]
We’re On Team Kirsty Allsopp
23 Jul 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 5 Comments
That’s right, we at property Investment Project are on team Kirsty Allsopp. Not because we particularly like her (or dislike her, just for the record) or because she’s a property [...]
Tony Blair Is Suffering From Negaive Equity. So What?
04 Jul 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
I just read an article on The Independent website, by Robert Verkaik, titled, After all the gloom, at last there’s some good news on house prices…. The article dribbles on [...]
The Shit I Hate About Being A Landlord
08 Jun 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 41 Comments
Over the past few years I’ve spent a large portion of time talking about the perks of being a landlord; consequently I’ve managed to neglect discussing the skid-marks of the [...]
House Price Slowdown Vs House Price Crash
22 May 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 3 Comments
It seems as though the nation has been bitten by the stupid bug. The symptom of the bug is complete inability to appreciate the difference between a “house price slowdown” [...]
Housing Slowdowns Are Temporary- Ride With The Tough Times, Don’t Rent
12 May 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
For those worrying about the recent drop in house prices- I urge you to think positively and ride with the tough times; visualise the bigger picture. Housing slowdowns and crashes [...]
House Price Crash Forum Member Writes To The Bank Of England
22 Apr 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 1 Comment
I admire people that take proactive approaches to represent their stance on a certain subject they feel passionate about. Rally leaders, political figures, even hippy protestors in masses- those people [...]
Property Investment Project Is Now On Facebook- Join The Revolution
19 Apr 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
Just a quick note for the regular readers- Property Investment Project now has a fan page on Facebook. Some of the more observant readers may have already noticed the Facebook [...]
Property Seminars Are A Waste Of Time And Money
30 Mar 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 2 Comments
Yeah, I said it, and I’ll say it again. Property Seminars are a big, fat waste of time and money. Pffft. I went to one on Friday for one reason, [...]
“House Price Crash Is Cancelled” Screams The Psycho
29 Feb 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
I’ve come across a lot of crazy property people in my time, but none quite as extreme as my most current find. My latest find makes Michael Jackson look like [...]
Halifax Asked Me To Review My Northern Rock Mortgage- WHAT A WASTE OF TIME
26 Feb 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 1 Comment
On Saturday I went into my building society, Halifax, just to deposit a few cheques. As I walked in, I noticed a freestanding whiteboard, scribbled on it with a felt [...]
Why Do Subprime Lenders Get Blamed For Serving Their Purpose?
27 Jan 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 2 Comments
What is subprime lending? It’s the practice of making loans to borrowers who do not qualify for the best market interest rates because of their deficient credit history. During the [...]
The Average Person Doesn’t Know Shit About Money
25 Jan 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
I went out last night to a seedy club in Chelmsford (Essex) to celebrate my mate’s 25th. The place smelt like feet. Literally, stunk of cheesy feet. I think it [...]
Birmingham Midshire Finally Lowered My Mortgage Interest Rate
19 Jan 2008 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
For those of you who remember, last month I had a moment of despair when I broke down into tears, bitching about how Birmingham Midshire Didn’t Lower Their Rates when [...]
Renting Is Dead Money
31 Dec 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 6 Comments
Absolutely, money spent on rent is deader than the era when Charlie Sheen and chewing bubble gum was cool. I know a lot of people will disagree, but that’s because [...]
Birmingham Midshire Didn’t Lower Their Rates- I’m Remortgaging
21 Dec 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 4 Comments
On the 6th of December 2007 the Bank Of England lowered interest rates from 5.75% to 5.5%. I was expecting the drop and I was actually looking forward to the [...]
Who Is Your Ideal Property Babe?
18 Dec 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 24 Comments
There comes a time when every man has to surrender to his active testosterone, so without further ado, please allow nature to take its course by letting me mentally ejaculate [...]
A Housing Crash May Encourage Your Tenant To Leave
11 Dec 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 0 Comments
On one end you have landlords that want to welcome a property crash so they can add more properties to their portfolios. A declining market for an ambitious landlord is [...]
Things I Hated Hearing From My Tenants
12 Oct 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 2 Comments
Every landlord has a list of things they dread hearing from their tenants; the list usually consists of requests from tenants that are completely inappropriate or require effort from the [...]
I Hate It When My Tenant Calls
10 Oct 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 6 Comments
Whenever I see my tenant’s name flashing on my mobile phone screen, I know it’s not good news. Granted, it rarely happens, but when it happens, I panic. When does [...]
Reasons Why I Hate My Tenant
03 Sep 2007 / Ranting Landlord / 122 Comments
Before you commence on reading my ungodly rant, I want to clarify a few things. This blog post is written on the back of a gruelling, lengthy and painful eviction [...]
I initially started this website because I wanted to document my every step from property idiot to property landlord,
in hope that people would find my site and help me along the way. I literally didn't have a clue about being a landlord
when I started this website.