In March, Andrew Turner, chief executive at specialist buy to let broker, Commercial Trust Limited, predicted that 2019 would see significant growth in the holiday and short-term lettings market. Just over three months on, that prophecy appears to be in the midst of fulfilment, as thousands of Britons elect to […]
There’s no disputing that buy-to-let property investors have had all kinds of challenges thrown their way over recent years. Nevertheless, the fundamental law of supply and demand has continued to do its work. It is therefore, still perfectly possible to make solid returns from buy-to-let in the UK. You do, […]
Without doubt 2019 has so far proved a year of change within the buy to let sector. At a time of Brexit uncertainty, political and economic uncertainty, what can landlords expect from the private rental sector in the second half of 2019? Andrew Turner, chief executive at specialist buy to […]
Jerald Solis, Business Development and Acquisitions Director of Experience Invest explains to our readers the benefits of buying purpose built student accommodation Across the UK there are some 2.3 million people studying at university. The vast majority (76%) are undergraduates and, of course, many of these students relocate away from home to […]
For all the (largely unwelcome) changes in the buy-to-let market of late, the fact still remains that the ancient law of supply and demand ensures that residential buy-to-let remains an attractive asset class and that even the Houses-in-Multiple-Occupation niche, which is particularly highly regulated, can be a solid option for […]
While the fishing community has long been famous for its tales of “the one that got away”, there are doubtless many property investors looking at current property hotspots and thinking “I should have seen that coming.” In an attempt to prevent investors from having to think that in future, here […]
Housing needs in the UK are changing amid declining levels of home ownership and lifestyle shifts. Rather than the traditional ‘buy-and-hold’ model, residential housing needs are shifting towards developments that are built for rent and aimed towards a specific demographic who are at a particular life stage. As such, funding […]
London, formerly unrivalled in the UK housing market, has seen house prices plummet in recent years. With house prices continuing to decline, experts say that the London property market is struggling to compete with smaller cities in the north. The once booming market has seen house prices more recently fall […]
With staycations being more popular than ever before, couples and families are looking to the beautiful areas of the United Kingdom to take their annual holidays. Whilst summer is peak season for these adventures, other special occasions such as Easter and Christmas also invite breaks away. And with holiday makers […]
In our first post on Property Strategies we looked at the nuances of buy to let and this week we are going to delve into a technique that we can use with this strategy – BRR or Buy, Refurbish, Refinance. But in case you missed my last post, let’s just recap […]
