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Negotiation, Negotiation, NegotiationNegotiation, Negotiation, NegotiationProperty Investment in the UK - from Entrepreneur TV's Mark Harrison, author of "Property Negotiation" and "The UK Property Millionaire" Articles
Northern Rock - the difference between ?Solvent? and ?Liquid? explained
2007-09-20 22:00:00 There’s a lot of financial terminology flying around at the moment (and a lot of finger-pointing for that matter, but that’s another subject for another day), so I thought it would be worth stepping back and re-visiting where the problem REALLY is. For example, earlier this week, the Telegraph wrote: This is not a solvency issue -this ... More About: Economics , Rock , Liquid , Northern , Difference
Northern Rock - Savers vs. Investors
2007-09-19 16:16:00 Well, Friday’s post about Northern Rock has proved to be my most popular blog post ever, and it’s certainly an odd situation. On Friday, I said “There?s no downside to having cash in hand over the weekend” and I stand by that. I hadn’t expected, though, that so many people would still be trying to withdraw ... More About: Economics , Savers , Investors
The Bank of England and Northern Rock
2007-09-14 19:39:00 Oh joy, Northern Rock has a “short-term liquidity crisis”, does it? For those who haven’t been watching the newsfeeds, the Bank of England did something slightly unusual today (in the sense of, they did something they hadn’t had to do since they went independent about ten years ago) - they agreed to provide a set of ... More About: Economics , Investment
Thank you for the kind words
2007-09-07 23:04:00 rear end Originally uploaded by Mark Harrison UK I’d like to say a big “thank you” to all of you who have emailed me since Tuesday sending your best wishes. It’s amazing how fast word gets around. Just to reassure you, I have whiplash, but am otherwise fine. My arm’s in a sling, but I went ... More About: Car Insurance , Words , Hank
Oops, we did it again
2007-08-29 17:39:00 If you subscribe to the YourPropertyExpert.com newsletter, you will have been more than a little surprised to receive the July issue today. It turns out that we had systems problems at the end of July, and we didn’t realise this until today, when we came to send out the August issue (and, bluntly, realised we hadn’t ...
How well do you know your parents?
2007-08-22 21:34:00 I’ve just come back from a rather good party - after all, my parents are only going to have one Ruby wedding anniversary. Meeting some of the family I’ve not seen for 10+ years, and hearing some of the stories about my parents’ wedding, I’ve realised how little “hard footprint” they left back in the 60s ... More About: Social Networking , Blog Marketing , Parents , Parent , Well
Good blog design really affects rankings
2007-08-21 21:02:00 If you’re blogging (and, of course, you should be), then you will probably be interested in reaching as many people as possible. One way to do this is by submitting your blog into the “blog lists” - the likes of blogtopsites, and blogtoplists and so on. If truth be told, not that many people find my blog ... More About: Design , Blog , Blog Marketing , Good , Ally
Mog007 - last update on this blog
2007-08-17 14:38:00 Thanks to those of you who’ve come to this blog over the last week for your Mog007 updates. Thanks also to those regular readers who’ve put up with the interruption in your normal service. Now we’re back in the office, we’re updating Mog007.com with the photos of the event, including links to several attendees who’ve uploaded their ... More About: Blog , Update
Mog007 - Gymkhana
2007-08-12 14:35:00 The Mog007 Gymkhana, organised by our sister Centre in the Thames Valley, TVMog has been taking place today. TVMog have stepped up to bar, with a series of Bond-themed tests, including: The golden crossbow (shooting at a target from your Morgan): Thunderball: More About: Hana
Mog007 Exclusive - MSCC Chairman?s latest project revealed
2007-08-12 01:15:00 During the “make a Bond gadget” competition, some tables were trying very hard to disguise their creations from enemy operatives. Fortunately, our intrepid agent (fine, honourable, devoted fellow) was able to elude the enemy spys (evil, twisted, cowards) and take a photograph of Peter Johnson’s creation, code-named “Aero 10″. More About: Exclusive , Project , Chairman , Chai , Irma
Mog007 - Bond-themed Gala Dinner
2007-08-12 01:06:00 This evening saw the Bond -themed Gala Dinner . Guest of honour was Charles Morgan, the third generation of the family to head the Morgan Motor Company, who drove down specially from the factory in Malvern to attend in his stunning series three Aero 8. Seen here chatting to Morgan Sports Car Club Chairman, Peter Johnson before dinner. ...
Mog007 - Concours entrants
2007-08-11 14:07:00 One of the treats of the bigger Morgan events is the number of cars shown in the concours. The concours judging team ready for action: The oldest entrant - a 1925 Grand Prix: A 1935 three-wheeler prior to its restoration by Alan Sharpe: … and after: And, newly back in the UK, the original Plus 4, ... More About: Concours , Tran
Mog007 - Concours track lap
2007-08-11 10:30:00 To prove that cars are in running order, concours entrants have to do a short run. Being at Goodwood, we arranged for the run to be a couple of laps of the track. The good news is that the cars managed, from the 1925 three-wheeler through to the brand new models. The safety briefing for track ... More About: Track , Concours , Trac
Mog007 - Friday evening Hog Roast
2007-08-10 23:06:00 Well, just before 10pm, and we’re back from the Hog Roast . With over 480 booked, this was always going to be the largest event from a catering point of view (although the Gala Dinner tomorrow is more complex, so probably involves more food by volume!) Up on the South Downs, Goodwood (horse) racing course provides a stunning ... More About: Friday , Evening
Mog007 - free track laps at Goodwood for attendees!
2007-08-10 12:56:00 Our friends at Brand Hatch Morgan sprung a pleasant surprise on us this morning. They are organising the track day portion of Mog007, and they’d brought along a brand new Roadster to give attendees a free lap (as a passenger) round Goodwood Circuit. Rod Coe of BHM rises to the occasion as James Bond: Coming back ... More About: Free , Track , Trac
Mog007 - the Friday Track day has started
2007-08-10 10:59:00 Morgans from as far afield as the Netherlands have come for our Friday track day (well done, Julf and Elaine!) Signing in for the day: Safety Briefing: Noise check: Lining up: And the first car is of… More About: Track , Trac , K Day
Mog007 - we?re set up and ready?
2007-08-09 23:28:00 Mog007 is the 2007 national event for the Morgan Sports Car Club, and it start tomorrow. This year, it’s the turn of the Sussex Centre, and Mary, I, and the rest of the committee have been working on this for 3 years. The event’s at Goodwood - a good venue for a sports car event, I hope ... More About: Ready
Lunch Parties, courtesy of the Luxury Homes Digest blog
2007-08-09 13:48:00 Luxury Homes Digest is one of those US sites that demonstrates how much UK estate agents need to change to appeal to the Web Generation. Mixing quirky items with Real Estate information, it’s well-designed, amusing, and an interesting insight into how real estate works in the lives of the super-rich. (Oh, and they sell homes as ... More About: Luxury , Lunch , Blog , Parties
The Government WILL take back control of Interest Rates, rather than leavin
2007-08-08 23:34:00 After my article about Market Crashes at the weekend, I’ve had some questions about my comments about Government . My view remains that interest rates will (again) be set by politicians at some point in the future, but my reasoning is slightly non-trivial. When he was Chancellor, Gordon Brown oversaw the transfer of base rate control away from ... More About: Interest Rates , Back , Interest , Control
Kyte TV - impressive customer service!
2007-08-08 15:30:00 A couple of days ago, I had a conversation with Phil Campbell about the power of Video Blogging. I remembered that I had a little USB webcam in a crate, so I plugged it in, and tried a couple of the sites he recommended. I’m going to be reviewing Operator11.com in the future, but I thought I’d ... More About: Social Networking , Customer Service , Service , Customer , Custom
Another step forward for customer choice.
2007-08-07 16:55:00 As you may know, both www.yourpropertyexpert.com and www.mythinge.com run on servers that run something called Linux. Linux is an alternative to Microsoft Windows, that started on the premise that there were two ways to develop software: Either pay a bunch of programmers to do it, and exchange your money for their time. Generally, this software is sold ... More About: Customer , Choice , Step , Thing , Custom
Free audio downloads from web marketer, Mark Anastasi
2007-08-07 15:13:00 Last year I went to a fantastic seminar run by Mark Anastasi. Since then, he and I have stayed in regular touch, despite the fact that he’s moved to Cyprus. He’s agreed to give away 4 free live recordings where he explains: How he went from broke to financially free in just 28 days How he sold over ... More About: Downloads , Audio , Free , Stasi
No, it wasn?t me in the Sloane Street Diamond Robbery
2007-08-06 14:48:00 My neighbour just mentioned to Mary that she had to watch out for whether she gets any diamonds for Christmas, and if so, call the police. She then told Mary about a news story about a Diamond Robb ery in Sloane Street where (and I quote my neighbour) “Two posh-spoken men got dropped off from a Bentley. ...
Yes, I read a lot?
2007-08-06 14:42:00 A couple of years ago, Daniel Wagner interviewed me for “Property Habits”, and one of the questions he asked was how many books on “business and investment” I had. At the time, I counted, and the answer was a bit over 100. It turns out I missed a bookcase - sorry about that, Daniel. Anyway, as the number ... More About: Read
Free ?Direct Mail for Dummies? (for UK Readers) from Royal Mail
2007-08-05 20:15:00 The Royal Mail are giving away free copies of “Direct Mail for Dummies ”, seemingly to anyone who registers. Presumably they feel that the more people who read that book, the more will start using postal services again! If you’d like a copy, you can get one here at the Royal Mail’s website. Thanks to Dwayne Kerr for letting ... More About: Direct Marketing , Readers , Free
Logic Error: The average earner can?t afford the average property?
2007-08-05 18:19:00 There’s a “logical error” going round the Internet at the moment. It runs as follows: The average family can’t afford an average house, therefore property is overpriced The calculation then typically looks at the average income in an area, and compares it with the average selling price of property, and the mortgage rate. The conclusion is then ... More About: Property , Error , The A , Logic , Prop
How big is a portfolio?
2007-08-04 09:08:00 Brett Wood has just written a good article about “portfolios”. He makes the point that, actually, to retire, provided you have the mortgage on your PPR paid off, plus three other properties owned outright, then you can retire… and that anything more than that is a “lifestyle” question, not a “security of retirement” question. It’s something that ... More About: Portfolio
Market Crash - part 2
2007-08-04 00:11:00 Interesting - had lots of feedback by email. (People - feel free to leave comments) on this one. I’m glad to report that the property investors seem to be a lot more grounded than the Web2.0 “pundits” who have all said the same thing, so time for a little overkill ?This time it?s different. ... More About: Economics , Social Networking , Market , Investment , Part
Yes, there will be a market crash (for both technology stocks and property)
2007-08-03 11:27:00 Yesterday, I was involved in two separate conversations, both of which ended up being about market crashes. Firstly, I’d been asked to record a CD about property investment mistakes for Nightingale Conant, and one of them was buying in the wrong way for where we are in the market cycle. Then, I was drawn into the debate ... More About: Technology , Social Networking , Stocks , Market , Property
New dates for Property Negotiation 1-day training course
More articles from this author:2007-08-02 12:26:00 Two new dates for the course have been announced: 6th October 2007 24th November 2007 Both courses are at Gatwick. Click here to book. Here’s what some past attendees have said about the course: One of the most useful one day seminars I have ever been to. Mark’s sincere, simple, humorous and down to earth approach really helped me ... More About: Property , Dates , Training , Negotiation , TRAI 1, 2, 3, 4 |
