Interest rates are rising: here’s how buy-to-let investors can profit from this The years of low mortgage rates that have benefited investors in UK residential investment property look like they’re coming to an end. Combined with tougher lending rules, and changes to mortgage tax relief that are being phased in ...
UK property investors will benefit for years to come Over the long term, property investment in the UK has outperformed all other major investment assets. When you buy a residential investment property, you’re investing in an asset that pays a better income yield than stocks, bonds, and cash. If you invested ...
Leatherhead is a commuter town brimming with potential. Located around 44 minutes from central London’s major employment hubs Waterloo and Victoria, it’s the perfect place for commuting professionals and families priced out of central London. ...
Helping overseas investors pay less tax on UK property investment Tax should be a four-letter word. If you don’t plan for it, a tax can severely damage your wealth. Like cigarettes, they could come with a government warning. Now, while I don’t think that tax should be the reason to invest ...
Prime commuter belt properties just 25 minutes to central London. Hertsmere is an archetypal middle-class home counties district in the south of the prosperous county of Hertfordshire. Just beyond the northern boundary of Greater London, yet within the popular London commuter belt. The region covers some 39 square miles and ...
Why property investors ignore geography and select location There’s one rule in property investment that everyone has heard: investment return depends on ‘location, location, location’. It’s such an important concept that there has even been a property investment television series named after it. ...
Don’t be blinded by investment guarantees: consider the risks, too. I’ve noticed a phenomenon on Facebook that’s starting to worry me. Not only me, either. I’ve heard from several clients and others interested in residential investment property who want to know more about the ‘student pods’ that are being marketed ...
The third most sought-after place to live for commuters in the south-east Being located at the south-western end of Hertfordshire, one of England’s affluent ‘home counties’ Three Rivers is already a very prosperous and desirable area. Situated only 20 miles north-west of London and with excellent road and rail links, ...
Moving from planning to taking action A couple of weeks ago we published a series of property investment guides that discussed seven considerations before investing in UK property. In this article, I’m going to look at the action points of a basic property investment strategy. This is the step-change between thinking ...
Why the 2016 Autumn Statement is good news for property investment. The Autumn Statement – the first and last by Chancellor Philip Hammond – has been called a “bombshell for property investors” by some industry commentators because of a “crackdown on letting fees”. Such headlines strike fear into property investors, but are you ...
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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