We all know the old property adage: “location, location, location”, but in the light of the current situation in the buy-to-let market, it’s worth reiterating it and emphasizing its importance. Location can not only determine the long-term profitability of an investment, but whether the risk involved is appropriate for any […]
For investors, the global property market has long been an exciting prospect, but this feeling is now disappearing at a rapid rate. With the combination of high property prices and low interest rates it looks as though the market has reached a point where it cannot go any higher. Affordability […]
What the average London property price can buy you around the world Londoners could move abroad and swap their one-bed flats for a seven-bedroom mansion complete with swimming pool, new research has revealed. The investigation, commissioned by international money transfer experts, Foreign Exchange, found that homes in ten cites around […]
It’s very hard to make before and after comparisons when multiple variables change at once. Over recent years, a fair number of changes have hit the buy-to-let market, from the tax “triple whammy” to regulatory changes such as the “right to rent” scheme and, of course, the prospect of Brexit […]
The great British public seem to be getting very good at delivering surprises. In the 2015 election, pollsters expected a hung parliament and saw the Conservatives achieve a narrow, but workable, majority. In the 2016 referendum, pollsters expected remain and saw leave achieve the narrowest of wins. In the 2017 […]
If you want to be a successful landlord, you’ve got to be tax efficient. Portico London estate agents ask the experts, including seasoned landlord Richard Blanco, for 10 legitimate ways to reduce your bill. 1. Expense, expense, expense The first step in making your property tax efficient is knowing what […]
It’s probably fair to say that the mortgage market drives the UK housing market. Of course, there are cash-rich investors, who can buy property without finance, but they are the minority. Generally speaking, therefore, the health of the UK mortgage market is a very good indicator of the health of […]
The north of England continues to be the UK’s most exciting prospect for property investors as London and the south continue to slow. The Hometrack Index shows overall growth but with significant regional differences In quarter one 2017, the Hometrack Index showed nationwide house price growth of 5.7% year-on-year and […]
With everything which has been happening in the UK recently, it’s hardly a surprise that the housing market as a whole has taken something of a battering. It’s also hardly a surprise that some people are getting nervous about the prospect of house prices entering a downward spiral, or even […]
The UK has long had a substantial rental market, hence the interest in buy-to-let investment. As is generally the case with any branch of the UK property market, however, in reality the national rental market is effectively a patchwork of local markets, which just happen to be in the same […]
