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The Hidden Lesson I Learned From Twenty Years of Property Ownership

I used to think time would fix everything.

Hold a property long enough, and it will rise in value. Simple. Reliable. Except it wasn’t.

The moment I realised this was when I looked at a city centre flat we had owned for two decades.

After all those years, it had barely moved in price.

Not because the area was bad or the market was flat. It was because it was a leasehold.

That one detail changed everything for me.

The service charges kept climbing.

The leasehold complications slowed every decision down.

Then came the waking watch costs, which were painful to absorb.

And after Grenfell, the entire market shifted. Demand softened. Buyers hesitated.

Lenders became cautious.

What I learned was that a property can look good on paper yet still be held back by the structure around it.

I once believed these issues were just my personal frustration.

Then I realised many people felt the same. Investors stepped back.

Buyers stopped considering certain flats.

That meant the deals got better for those who understood the landscape and were willing to work through the complications calmly and with a long-term view.

The bigger lesson for me was that even when a market feels messy, opportunity doesn’t disappear.

It just moves. Sometimes it hides in places others have stopped looking.

Sometimes it sits behind a problem most people don’t want to untangle.

Sourcing property deals in the UK still offers a solid way to build income if you know where to look and stay patient enough to move when others freeze.

That mindset has shaped how I work today and how I help others find their path in a shifting market. 🔑

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