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Is UK Property Still A Foundation For A Balanced Portfolio?

June 2nd, 2019|Brexit, International Investor News, Property Market Analysis|

Is UK Property Still A Foundation For A Balanced Portfolio? Much has been reported about Brexit and how stable is the property market? Many were predicting property prices to plunge. In fact, the opposite has happened. What is happening with Brexit? Theresa May has tried and failed 3 times to pass the Withdrawal Agreement through [...]

Buy Property on Installments

March 14th, 2018|Mortgages and Finance, UK Property Picks|

Buy Property on Installments Now it is possible for clients to own a property without a large deposit. and you can now Buy property on instalments, broken down into monthly management payments! For many people, UK property has been a platform for significant wealth building. Investors have long been able to build their wealth through [...]

UK House Prices have Risen 10.1%

July 10th, 2017|Property Market Analysis, UK House Prices|

UK House Prices have Risen 10.1% UK House Prices have Risen 10.1% in the first three months of 2016 by 2.9%, compared with the last three months of 2015. Halifax Housing Economist Martin Ellis, said “House prices in the first three months of 2016 were 2.9% higher than in the final quarter of 2015. The annual rate has grown from 9.7% to 10.1% in March.” “Current market conditions, however, remain very tight with an acute supply/demand imbalance continuing, together with continuing low interest rates and a healthy labour market, indicate that house price growth is set to remain robust.” Key Facts UK: House Prices have Risen 10.1% House prices in the three months to March were 10.1% higher than in the same three months a year earlier. This was higher than the 9.7% rise recorded in both January and February. The annual rate has been within the 8%-10% range for nearly the whole period since the start of 2015. House prices rose by 2.6% between February and March. The quarter on quarter change is a more reliable indicator of the underlying trend. Monthly house price changes can be volatile. (Source:Halifax House Price Index 2016). Supply remains very low despite more sales instructions. New instructions by home sellers increased for the third successive month in February following ten monthly falls in a row. This rise, however, was not sufficient to prevent the stock of secondhand properties for sale falling as sales increased. The stock for sale remains close to record low levels. (Source: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) monthly report). Many of the currencies in the Gulf are pegged against the US dollar. As we experience a period of dollar strength, it is an opportune time for buyers from the Middle East region to buy property in the UK as the strong dollar increasing overseas purchasing power from the. Please contact our Dubai or London office to buy property in the UK. […]

Rise in Chinese interest in UK property as the pound falls

July 6th, 2017|Commentary|

Rise in Chinese interest in UK property as the pound falls. There has been a notable rise in Chinese interest in UK property post Brexit. The Pound has fallen to it’s lowest point in 30 years & Investors from China are surging into the UK property market.  The fall in the pound has created opportunities [...]

Annual House Price Growth Remains Broadly Stable 4.3%

July 5th, 2017|Commentary, UK House Prices, UK Property News|

Annual house price growth remains broadly stable at 4.3% The annual rate of house price growth remained "broadly stable" at the start of 2017 at 4.3%. Therefore, just below the growth rate in December of 4.5%, according to the latest Nationwide house price index. House prices increased by 0.2% over the month, after taking account [...]

UK House Prices Set To Rise For The Next 50 Years

July 5th, 2017|UK House Prices, UK Property News|

UK House prices set to rise for the next 50 years, continuing to outstrip incomes, warns ex-Bank of England economist UK House Prices Set To Rise For The Next 50 Years; continuing to outstrip the average income which won't keep pace with the escalating cost of housing. Therefore, the continued property price rise will put [...]

UK Property Prices Rise in December

July 5th, 2017|UK House Prices, UK Property News|

UK Property Prices Rise in December UK Property Prices Rise in December. The latest figures from the Halifax reveal that the UK house price average rose by 1.7% in December; adding nearly £4,000 to the average house value. The rise takes 2016 increase to 6.5%. Therefore, pushing ratio of prices to earnings to just shy [...]

Weak Pound Means it’s time to Invest in UK Property

July 3rd, 2017|Advice, International Investor News|

Weak Pound Means it’s time to Invest in UK Property Since June 23rd, when the UK decided they would exit the European Union; there has been a strong weakening of the Great British Pound. The falling pound was accelerated by Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that Article 50 would be invoked in March 2017. Therefore [...]

Will ‘Brexit’ effect the UK Housing market?

November 13th, 2016|Property Market Commentary|

Will 'Brexit' effect the UK Housing market? Will 'Brexit' effect the UK Housing market? Investors and speculators eagerly await the forthcoming EU referendum, where the British public will vote if they are to remain in the European Union or leave the EU, is anticipated that an exit vote could have a profound impact on the [...]

UK Apartment Prices Rise

November 13th, 2016|Property Market Analysis, UK House Prices|

UK Apartment prices rise by £1,000 per month since the global financial crash. UK Apartment Prices Rise by over £1,000, which is more than many workers in the UK! UK Apartment Prices Rise above the all other property types in the UK since 2008 Flat prices have shown the highest growth since 2008, outperforming all [...]