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6 February, 20266 February, 2026

Should You Consider Buying Property Abroad?

In this latest post on the Future of Money and wealth, I will introduce the concept of adding Global Resilience to your portfolio, and in this post specifically buying property abroad. In a previous post: Property Investing in a Currency Collapse, I talk about how you can mitigate against a calamitous scenario of your local currency collapsing. One protective method is buying property abroad. Here I take a deeper look at this strategy.

31 January, 202631 January, 2026

Smart Contracts in Real Estate Coming Soon to a Deal Near You

If you have every bought a property in the UK, especially in England or Wales, you will welcome Smart Contracts in the Real Estate market. Currently the average time to complete a residential property purchase is 18-22 weeks.

28 November, 20251 December, 2025

How to Build a CBDC Resilient Property Portfolio

In this next post in the blog series – The Future of Money, we open a new section which gives practical strategies for building wealth. The first raft of posts lay the groundwork of knowledge around how finances and the world of money will change, and is changing now. One pillar of wealth is the asset class property, so today, we will specifically look at how to build a CBDC resilient property portfolio.

24 October, 20251 December, 2025

6 Ways CBDCs Could Change Real Estate Investing Forever

In this latest post in the series The Future of Money, I look at how CBDCs could change real estate investing.

I, along with many people of my generation, am completely opposed to the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency, for reasons which I will lay out in a later post. However, we still need to educate ourselves about what they are, how they will affect us and how we can prepare for them if they do come.

So here I set out six ways in which they might specifically affect property and real estate investors.

5 September, 20251 December, 2025

The 3 Biggest Fears That Stop People Investing in Property

I remember when I almost bought my first rental property, back in around 2009. This was just after the credit crunch of 2008 which rocked the global financial markets. As a result of this, fear rippled through the world. Banks were bailed out by governments and they became more reticent to lend money.

22 August, 20251 December, 2025

Property Investing in a Currency Collapse: What You Need to Know

In part three in my mini-series on the risks to your property investments, I look at the unlikely event that there is a financial currency collapse. In the previous posts I looked at, what powers the lender has to repossess and then what powers local and national government have to control your asset.

15 August, 20251 December, 2025

Repossession Risk Part 2: Government Powers Over Your Property

In last week’s post we looked at the scenarios in which a mortgage lender could take repossession of your property. This week we will explore Government Powers Over Your Property and how they can possess a buy to let property or order you to sell. What compensation would there be?

8 August, 20251 December, 2025

Mortgage Repossession Myths: What Landlords Need to Know

One of the fears of Buy-to-let investors is that they could lose their investment. For instance, could there be a mortgage repossession or confiscation by a government body? Both scenarios would be extremely rare. Here I highlight some unlikely circumstances where a mortgage company would either call in a loan or repossess a property.

23 May, 20251 December, 2025