The government recently announced their proposed Budget for 2021; following months of speculation with regards to how they would simulate a post-Covid-19 economic recovery, our questions have been answered. However, as professionals across the property sector, including investors and landlords, have suffered due to the Budget in recent years, how […]
Coronavirus still weighs heavily on the minds of investors world-wide. One need only look to the constant volatility in the global markets recently to see that investor fears surrounding COVID-19 will be affecting financial decisions for months to come. In the UK, it’s important to understand how these fears will […]
The lockdown period has proven to be a trying period for the property sector. With the UK Government actively discouraging people from moving property, lenders, borrowers, agencies and brokers were placed in a precarious position. Short-term relief measures were introduced to support those affected, but the lack of certainty made […]
COVID-19 is a global pandemic affecting developed and emerging economies around the world. Financially, it has had a drastic impact on economic systems and global supply chains. For example, the US stock market experienced decline at a scale greater than during the Wall Street Crash, and governments are eager to […]
With Britain expected to depart the European Union by October 31 and still no deal in place, it’s fair to say now is a sensitive time in British politics. However, negotiating Brexit is not the only major challenge confronting the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. The British economy, while hardly […]
In the wake of base rate increases, a silver lining has been created for UK landlords as interest rates plummet in the slow and volatile buy-to-let market. When it comes to tax reforms, it tends to be all doom and gloom for both investors and landlords alike, and it usually […]
Following today’s autumn budget announcement, a number of the UK’s leading property specialists have commented their opinion below. Jason North Associate Director and London Property Specialist says… “If, in a parallel universe, the EU referendum had not come about, this chancellor’s budget would have been welcomed as an uplifting and forward […]
Our friends at Portico Estate Agents recently attended the Landlord Investor Show, where The Sunday Times’ Economics Editor, David Smith, gave his expert view on when he expects interest rates to rise and by how much. Here’s what he had to say… What are your thoughts on the long-term future for […]
Activity levels on the UK real estate market are slowing down to a halt as political uncertainty rears its head once again. Since we are fast approaching the core of the prime buying season of spring and summer, Britain could face a major slump this year. The year 2016 was […]
