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Why UK Property Remains an Attractive Investment in 2023
It's generally considered that the UK property market is a stable and attractive market for non-UK investors and there are some good reasons why you might want to invest in 2023: Potential for capital appreciation: Property values can rise over time, and investing in...
Distressed Assets in the UK Property Market in 2023
As 2022 draws to a close, so too does a turbulent year in the UK property market. The mini-budget in September sent shockwaves through the mortgage market, resulting in a rapid increase in mortgage interest rates. The Bank of England base rate now sits at 3.5% after...
How High Interest Rates are Impacting Buy-To-Let Investors
Thinking of becoming a landlord? Property is a great investment, however you may have more to lose than gain in borrowing from the banks to invest in buy-to-let property. Unless you’ve got a big pile of cash in the bank, you’ll need a mortgage from the bank to buy the...
How will rising interest rates affect property investments?
Higher interest rates and the threat of recession mean the outlook for UK house prices is becoming more uncertain by the day. Over the past decade, UK house prices have surged higher, supported by low interest rates and easy credit conditions. However, now the Bank of...
London house prices are at their strongest in six years as workers return to office
Property prices in London have risen at their fastest pace in six years as workers flocked back to offices in the capital. House prices in London are up 8.8 per cent year-on-year, with the average home in the city now standing at £554,718, almost double the national...
Rental demand up by 14% as supply falls
Rightmove’s analysis of its own listings for January suggests demand in the rental market is 14 per cent up on a year earlier – just as supply is precisely 14 per cent down. The website states that the market, both for rentals and sales, remains remarkably buoyant,...
Buy-to-let sales boom as landlords rush to benefit from stamp duty holiday
Landlords behind highest % of BTL purchases since 2016, according to Hamptons. Buy-to-let landlords are joining the rush to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, with the proportion of property sales agreed with investors hitting its highest level in four years....
A game changer for buy-to-let and tenants? As corporate landlords muscle into letting homes we look
For many years the Government has indicated it would like to see the UK’s private rented sector ‘professionalised’. That meant more, large scale landlords funded by pension scheme money and companies with a long-term view providing consistent service to tenants, and...