Any UK property investor before investing in a property should first establish their motivation, as this will help determine where in the UK they should be investing. For the UK property investor is it as simple as choosing between North … Continued

To maximise yields and return on investment, any property investor looking at buy to let properties should bear in mind the tenant that they are hoping to attract. Many headlines have been devoted to the young people being priced out … Continued

The MMR has had a dramatic effect in the ability for residential buyers to obtain mortgages and some estate agencies advise it has impacted in the number of new buyers reporting a fall of 20% in new buyer registrations between … Continued

UCAS published their final suite of figures for university places on the 29th August, 15 days after A level results day. It is interesting to look at these results and see what the effect of the changes introduced by George … Continued

The property market in the UK has seen the introduction of a number of different government initiative more in recent times the help to buy scheme and more recently the Mortgage Market Review. It is interesting to review how these … Continued

The effect of the recent recession on new homes builders has been well documented, but signs are that the concept of buying a home ‘off-plan’ has made a comeback. The Government-backed mortgage scheme or help to buy scheme has two … Continued

In the 2014 budget the chancellor announced changes regarding pension flexibility and the Finance Bill 2014. Individuals reaching retirement age can now benefit from greater access to their pension funds the first of the fundamental reforms announced. From April 2015, … Continued

On the 14th August The Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) issued its Statistical Bulletin regarding Overseas Travel and Tourism, detailing provisional results for June 2014. There were a number of key points the first being “Visits to the … Continued

When contemplating buying property as an investment as well as considering the features of the property, it is also essential that the management of the property is taken into account. The property investor also needs to acknowledge how involved they … Continued

A group of overseas investors who have an understanding of the property in the UK are the expat community . Many are looking at buy to let as a way of keeping a foothold in UK property market. The motivation … Continued

Before buying an investment property research is essential. In a market with concerns about pricing levels, then yields and return on investment become the priority for those considering property as way of saving for the future or as an alternative … Continued

In June the bank of England released  recommendations to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding loan to income ratios for mortgages “The PRA and the FCA should ensure that mortgage lenders do not extend … Continued

2014 saw the 18th anniversary of the first buy to let mortgage which was launched in the UK in 1996. A report by a major UK lender in this specialist area advises that buy to let landlords have: “… made £12,000 … Continued

A number of property funds are predicting double digit returns and forecasting a prosperous future for this sector of UK property investment. In the last few years both the institutional funds and individual commercial assets have performed well providing good … Continued

Recent news headlines have indicated that housing shortages in 2014 are comparable to the levels in the 1950s. There is also opinion that the government’s previous target of 240,000 new homes a year to meet the rising population is unrealistic … Continued

There is constant media speculation that the London Property market is overheated at the moment and pricing has led it to be outside the comfort level  of many investors and so people are looking at property investment outside London but within … Continued