One of the best living environments in London North-east London’s borough of Redbridge is known for its high performing schools, excellent transport links, thriving shopping areas and award-winning parks. Around a quarter of the borough is covered by forest & green areas which is why it’s known as the leafy ...

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If you want to retire early, here’s how property can help An investor recently asked me why I thought residential property investment was a better retirement vehicle than the stock market. He had been speaking to a financial advisor, who had advised him to put his £40,000 savings into a ...

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The best economic prospect outside London Guildford the county town of Surrey is an affluent area. And according to a recent survey by UK Vitality Index, it has the best economic prospects outside London. The results rank each location in six categories: most productive, fastest-growing, most entrepreneurial, best educated, greenest and ...

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Tips to profit as a property investor from day one In property investment, there isn’t a mistake that hasn’t already been made. Most are made by beginner investors, who haven’t yet gained the experience to avoid them. It’s these mistakes that stop investors from continuing after their first investment and ...

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Our hearts go out to the victims of the Grenfell fire, I sat in Singapore at lunch watching in mixed emotions knowing that I had actually lived a couple of years down the road from the site. As much as we cannot bring them back, let's hope the political establishment ...

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The impact of Crossrail on Royal Docks E16, East London The £15 billion Crossrail project is on schedule for operations to commence in 2018. This will bring enormous benefits to E16 with journey times between Liverpool Street and Custom House reduced to just 7 minutes. ...

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Property price rise in London and UK cities are smashing inflation, too. Sometimes I get the feeling that the media are desperately trying to crash the UK property market. Two items of property investment news over the last few days highlight just how media headlines are deliberately misleading. Reporters seem ...

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It's amazing to hear people talking down London property just like they did before and during the financial crisis. ‘London was overcooked', ‘Don't buy London', ‘Stay away or lose your shirt'. I have heard it all before and sure London isn't growing like it was but make no mistake London ...

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Could smaller properties be the key to profitable inner-city property portfolios? Generation rent looks set to underpin buy-to-let investment in the UK for decades to come. According to a survey carried out earlier this year, most don’t plan to buy. Almost half wouldn’t pay more than 30% of their monthly ...

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40% of the borough is undergoing regeneration The London Borough of Southwark is undergoing dramatic regeneration. From The Shard in the north right down to Peckham in the south-east, billions of pounds are flowing into huge development projects. ...

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