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1 in 3 Millennials Will Rent Forever

May 23rd, 2018|Commentary|

1 in 3 Millennials Will Rent Forever Up to 1 in 3 Millennials will rent forever, those born between 1980 and 1996, will never own their own home says new research from the Resolution Foundation. Escalating house price growth, rising cost of living and deposits. Contrasted with a backdrop of relatively stagnant wage inflation is creating [...]

House Prices Will Continue to Outpace Wage Growth

May 20th, 2018|Commentary|

House Prices Will Continue to Outpace Wage growth. The UK housing market is still expected to grow by around 3.5% per year over the next five years. Therefore, house prices will continue to outpace wage growth, despite signs that the market has become more subdued recently. In an "ominous signal" for aspiring first-time buyers, surveyors [...]

House Prices to Soar over the next 4 years

April 4th, 2018|Commentary, UK House Prices|

House Prices to Soar over the next 4 years. In spite of "Brexit", House Prices to Soar over the next 4 years despite Brexit; according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). As the UK economy goes from strength to strength over the next few years house prices are expected to grow by [...]

UK House prices continue to rise in 2018

April 3rd, 2018|Commentary, Uncategorised|

UK House prices continue to rise in 2018 UK house prices continue To rise in 2018, still continuing an upward trend over the year; despite lack of enquiries and sales volumes falling. Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist, says: “Lack of inventory on agents’ books continues to provide a major challenge with the number of valuations [...]

Property Investment In Manchester Remains Popular

April 3rd, 2018|Commentary, UK Property News|

Property Investment In Manchester Remains Popular Property Investment In Manchester Remains Popular, as Manchester continues to be at the centre of the Northern Powerhouse. Manchester has built a strong reputation as a property investment hot-spot. Where investors, can buy in a prime city centre location for a fraction of London; attracting higher yields and stronger [...]

Buy-to-let Property Investor Trend

April 3rd, 2018|Commentary|

Buy-to-let property Investor Trend Changing There has been a change in the Buy-to-let property Investor Trend. Now, the average landlord in the UK is now spending less on property purchases. Buy-to-let property Investors are now seeking out seeking out lower valued properties; therefore, seeking better yields. Property investors are now seeking to invest in areas [...]

Why Invest in Birmingham?

March 29th, 2018|Commentary, Guide, International Investor News|

Why Invest in Birmingham? Are you thinking of Investing in the UK property market and not sure what locations to consider? We look at the key question,  Why Invest in Birmingham? And why Birmingham should be on your list of areas to consider for your buy-to-let property investment. As the largest metropolitan borough in Europe, [...]

Britain Sees Rise In International Student Applications

March 27th, 2018|Commentary|

Britain Sees Rise In International Student Applications The latest figures from  UCAS indicate a sharp rise in the number of applications to UK universities from international students. This latest development marks a significant turnaround from 2017, when application numbers from the EU fell by seven per cent. It was a result that many attributed to [...]

UK House Prices Are Up Nearly 5%

March 13th, 2018|Commentary|

UK House Prices Are Up Nearly 5% UK House Prices Are Up Nearly 5%, the average UK property price rose 4.7%. The market growth across has slowed,but UK House Prices Are Up Nearly 5%. Areas outside of the Capital are recording faster growth, according to recent data. House prices across the country increased 4.7% in [...]

UK property prices rebound to a new high

March 13th, 2018|Commentary, UK House Prices|

UK property prices rebound to a new high The latest Nationwide Building Society index has shown that UK property prices rebound to a new high. House prices in the UK have bounced back from their previous months decline. Data shows a 1.1 per cent rise in June, the highest since April 2015. Therefore, showing that the [...]