Invest in Property using a Self Invested Pension Plan (SIPP)

The rules which govern what sort of property investments one can place into a personal pension plan such as a SIPP in the UK (Self Invested Pension Plan), a 401K in the US or, for Europe, a QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme) are not well understood by many so we've written this article to help people understand the rules a little better. Read More

Is your Pension behaving badly?

A recently published report - a recent article in the Investors Chronicle - identified over £18billion of pension funds languishing in funds that simply were not performing. Obviously, the performance of stock markets is largely to blame. Over 5 and 10 year periods some of these funds had failed to produce returns that would have rivalled the returns one could have achieved by leaving the money in cash on deposit with a bank. So why do we keep using them? Read More

German listed building property investment

These exclusive investments offer secure returns of 12%+ over 18-24 months typically.  The unique combination of a structure that utilises the favourable tax treatment for the eventual German owners, discounted prices achieved with cash purchasing and high quality renovation works makes these listed buildings extremely desirable and hence quick to sell.