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How to Get on the Property Ladder: The First-Time Buyer's Guide to Escaping the Rent Trap and Owning Your Own Home [Paperback]

Ajay Ahuja (Author)
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January 2005
It has never been harder to get your foot on the property ladder. With house prices spiralling upwards, fewer properties available and wider economic uncertainty many people simply can't buy a home. However, by knowing how to increase your buying power, by sticking to certain disciplines and by increasing your awareness of the financial products out there, buying your home will no longer seem an impossibility. Specifically, the book will show you: How to identify your current buying status; How to enhance your status ranking; The definition of buying power and ways to increase it; How mortgage companies really work; How to increase your credit worthiness; How to raise your your first deposit quickly; All the mortgage companies, with their criterias for First time buyers including 125 per cent LTV and high income multiple mortgage lenders; How to get value for money in property; How to deal with estate agents and negotiate effectively with them; Where else to look for that bargain property; How to increase your salary!

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Ajay Ahuja bought his first property at the age of 24, with a GBP500 loan. Now in his thirties, he owns 70 properties and earns an income from them in excess of GBP30,000 per annum. As well as being a buy-to-let multi-millionaire, Ajay is a chartered accountant and the founder and owner of Accountants Direct which provides references for the self-employed for mortgaging purposes. He advises various local councils and accommodation projects and works to provide innovative solutions to problems facing the homeless. He also consults with corporations and private clients to help build property portfolios.

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  • Paperback: 151 pages
  • Publisher: How to Books (January 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1857039327
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857039320
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,162,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mortgage game, vendor gift, status ranking, overall fear, repayment mortgage
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Increasing Your Status Ranking, Buy Your First Home, Understanding the Mortgage Game, Adverse Bad, Prime Good, Bank of England, County Court, Increasing Your Buying Power, Property Ladder
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