Viewed through one lens, the UK residential property market is going through a period of subdued activity. According to the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the number of homes registered for sale on estate agents’ books has fallen to record lows, the amount of time it takes to sell a house…
The UK residential property market is ripe with opportunities for investors. Yes, the referendum vote to leave the European Union has generated a degree of economic uncertainty, but residential property has, nonetheless continued to deliver reliable yields and capital growth. And with demand for apartments and houses set to outstrip supply for the foreseeable future,…
A decade on from the great financial crisis and almost two years after the referendum vote to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom’s economy is proving resilient in the face of a considerable degree of uncertainty. That’s not to say that the UK is firing on all economic cylinders. As the negotiations with the…
A bold step into the future or a dangerous journey into the unknown? The truth is that no-one knows as yet whether the decision by British voters to leave the European Union will have beneficial or detrimental impact on the United Kingdom’s economy. Until a trade deal is agreed and the final shape of the…
The United Kingdom’s referendum decision to leave the European Union triggered a round of national soul searching. In the days, weeks and months that followed the vote, policymakers, business leaders, media commentators and the public at large tried to identify and explain the factors that underpinned the unexpected outcome. There was no simple answer but…
It has been almost six years since the Government relaxed some the planning restrictions surrounding the conversion of commercial property into residential accommodation, a regulatory adjustment that is continuing to change the face of towns and cities. Until relatively recently, town centres tended to be dominated by commercial buildings, such as offices, warehouses and retail…
In December last year, the Economist newspaper asked if Britain’s buy-to-let boom had come to an end as landlords faced up to new regulatory and tax pressures. Fast forward a month to a report published in January 2018, and by Finance UK, which found that mortgage arrears on properties owned by buy-to-let landlords had jumped…
The UK residential property market not only represents a reliable and low risk investment over the long and medium term, it is also hugely versatile in terms of the aligning with the goals of individual investors. Alone – or preferably as part of portfolio of assets – an investment in the buy-to-let market can…
