An employment hub with a 47% uplift in housing demand County Durham is a hub to multiple employers and is home to just over 20,000 senior officials. The 2011 Census estimates that County Durham had a population of 513,200, which means the population of the county had increased by 3.9% ...
Population growth is a key driver of property investment potential Visit any city in the UK, and you will see there is a consistent property investment theme. UK cities are getting taller. Skyscraper towers in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham are changing the skyline and adding thousands of apartments. These towers ...
Act fast to thwart the taxman and keep your property profits With the end of the tax year approaching rapidly, now’s the time to get all your paperwork together when calculating the buy-to-let tax you owe. In this article, we’ll look at the buy-to-let tax rules and how to make ...
Rents up and mortgage rates down in a quiet UK property market Investment news over the last week has been mostly positive for property investors. As I discussed in my property rant “Why I laughed when they said buy-to-let is dead!”, 2016 saw a lot of negative headlines for residential ...
There is no comparison between existing and new build property One of the most common objections we hear about new build property is that it’s ‘overpriced’. It is a theory we hear most often from beginner investors – usually, those who have recently had a large dose of ‘Home under ...
Negotiating the best off-plan investment As a property investor, you’ll learn to love numbers. After all, you don’t invest without wanting to make a profit. Once you’ve bought a buy-to-let property, you’ll be concerned with maintenance costs, investment property management fees, the mortgage interest payments, and, of course, maximising your ...
It pays to know the pros and cons before you invest When I started out in property, one of the first things my investment mentor taught me was to always take a balanced view of any opportunity. It means being fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of any investment ...
Take advantage of off-plan property and minimise the risks Off-plan property is a property that is planned, but not yet built. It’s become popular with developers and property investors. In this article, you’ll learn: Why developers sell property off-plan Some of the advantages for property investors The major risks of ...
Why overseas investors are cashing in on property UK Overseas investors in property UK have had a lot of success in the past. It is especially true of those who have invested in London off-plan property. Moves to try to kerb foreign investment into the UK property market have done ...
Don’t blame foreigners for on-fire property prices One of the themes over the last few years is that the surge in UK property prices has been caused by overseas investors. Even Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, ordered an inquiry into the part that overseas investors play in the London property ...
How Property Investors with Little Time Can Invest in New Build and Off Plan Property using a Regeneration Strategy and Where Exactly to Invest.
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