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Views from the rooftop
In April 2017 we introduced a new format for our regular newsletter and replaced our previous news updates with it. To view these please click on the editions below.
From The Property Pulpit

The UK and Brexit – a damp squib for the property market?
At the time of the Brexit vote we commented that it would be the end of the year before there was an indication of its

The UK Autumn Budget and the effects on the property market
The UK Chancellor’s Autumn Budget contained elements that will affect ‘buy to let’ owners of UK property. The Chancellor is trying to address the high

Is Brexit an opportunity? For some it is, for some it isn’t
The Brexit result took most commentators and analysts by surprise and, we must admit, us as well. The bookmakers were expecting the Remain campaign to

USA commercial property and its appeal to large and small investors
The USA commercial property sector performed well in 2016, but it is still under the radar for most Asia based investors who are missing out

A consistent approach to an attractive sector
We have long advocated the attraction of a secure income stream and smaller properties: In December 2012 we sent out a property bulletin advocating HMOs

Short term development projects: Do you need to like the location?
A remark often made to us by investors is that they have no interest in investing in, or may not like, a particular market. Quite

‘Investors dump new flats back on market’
London’s Evening Standard newspaper is required reading for many of the city’s residents and commuters heading home and further afield. Its articles are, in general,

A secure income stream – peace of mind in turbulent times
Stock markets around the world are currently going through a degree of turmoil and analysts and commentators are undecided on what impact this will have

Changes to UK inheritance tax and the housing shortage
Many offshore investors have historically made use of company structures to avoid inheritance tax. However, the UK government has recently decreed that from April 2017