Yearly Archives: 2017

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Rental Demand in Manchester

September 10th, 2017|Property Market Analysis|

Rental Demand in Manchester Rental Demand in Manchester is soaring, it is now reported that nearly 30% of housing in Manchester is privately rented. The market is in high demand and the under-supply of private rented accommodation is expected to rise by up to 40% over the coming 10 years. The UK’s 2nd city, is [...]

Where to Invest? Looking for a stable and low risk investment option?

September 10th, 2017|Guide|

Where to Invest? Looking for a stable and low risk investment option? The options can be endless and confusing, there are a number of expatriates who are looking for investment options and are unsure where to invest their money. The political instability and depressed oil prices creating uncertainty in the MENA Region and Middle eastern [...]

How will the General Elесtiоn Result impact UK Property Mаrkеt

September 10th, 2017|Commentary, General Election, UK Property News|

How will the General Elесtiоn Result impact UK Property Mаrkеt General еlесtiоnѕ often аffесt thе hоuѕing mаrkеt аnd housing prices. With thе rесеnt rеѕult of Brеxit, landlords mау be feeling a little restless about thе future. It’s wеll known within thе property industry thаt trаnѕасtiоnѕ tеnd tо еаѕе оff during the build-uр of a gеnеrаl [...]

Asian Investors Continue to Invest in UK Property Market

September 10th, 2017|Commentary, International Investor News|

Asian Investors Continue to Invest in UK Property Market Despite the ongoing Brexit negotiations, Asian investors are still focused on buying up a large volume of London’s property market, according to research by real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield. With past demand being predominately from the Middle East, the demand for residential and commercial [...]

Cost of Getting on the U.K. Property Ladder Surges to Record

September 10th, 2017|First-Time Buyers, UK Property News|

Cost of Getting on the U.K. Property Ladder Surges to Record By Lucy Meakin - Bloomberg - Published 1 July 2017Cost of Getting on the U.K. Property Ladder Surges to Record First-time buyers in the U.K. property market are paying a record amount to purchase a home, with Londoners shelling out almost double the average [...]

UK Buy-to-let Rental Market

September 10th, 2017|Advice, Commentary|

UK Buy-to-let Rental Market UK Buy-to-let Rental Market or private rented sector (PRS) has been on growing steadily since the 1990's. The number of people living in rented accommodation has doubled. One in five households is privately rented. The English Housing Survey, published earlier in the year, found there are now 2.5 million more households [...]

Calls for Government to building to tackle UK Property Shortage

September 10th, 2017|Commentary, Property Market Commentary, UK Property News|

Calls for Government to build to tackle UK Property Shortage Calls for Government to building to tackle UK Property Shortage.  Ministers urge May to introduce policy which would see local councils forced build new homes. There is growing pressure to solve the 'housing crisis'. Furthermore, MP's attempt to balance new house building policy with concerns [...]

Rising House Prices Restricting First Time Buyers

September 10th, 2017|First-Time Buyers, Property Market Analysis|

Rising UK House Prices Means First Time Buyers are Frozen out Rising House Prices Restricting First Time Buyers. UK's rising house prices have been outpacing wage inflation for many years, which for many aspiring homeowners, has left the first time buyers needing larger deposits which has made home ownership getting further out of reach for [...]

UK Property Values Up Year to May

September 10th, 2017|Commentary, UK Property News|

UK Property Values Up Year to May The property market shrugged off any potential referendum turmoil. Recording a 3.3 per cent annual rise in values to May. Values have risen £7,400 on the cost of a typical three bedroom semi at £220,706, said the Halifax. There has been “virtually no change” in house prices over [...]

Property Values Still Up from Last Year

September 6th, 2017|Uncategorised|

Property Values Still Up from Last Year Halifax house price index: Property values are stagnent - yet Property Values Still Up from Last Year Halifax released their house price index for June 2017, and their results show house prices are dropping. However they are still higher than at the same time last year. House prices [...]