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 cost of renting private accommodation and the chronic ongoing shortage of houses, particularly in London where nearly one third people rent rather than own the properties they live in. As …
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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 on some exceptional opportunities. This is due to a variety of reasons including lack of awareness by investors and concerns over entering a large and diverse market for the first …
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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 (House in Multiple Occupation) which produce high rental returns In May 2014 our property bulletin highlighted the demand for smaller centrally located properties and the value they offered compared to …
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 naturally, there are sometimes valid reasons for this. Just as some people won’t invest in pharmaceutical or technology shares because they think the sectors will under perform, some people will …
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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 on the world’s major economies. Given the problems in China it is reasonable to expect more turmoil in the future. The economy there is now too large to be ignored …
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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 property in the UK, whether directly or indirectly, held by foreign domiciled persons will be liable to UK inheritance tax This means they look through the structure to see who …
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We have been involved in property development for many years and follow some basic guidelines which we thought would be helpful to share with our readers. There is a general perception that the property development sector is the domain of larger institutions or special development companies and that smaller investors do not have access to …
Short term development projects – what investors should consider before investing Read More »
As many of our clients and followers will know, we are developing a block of 28 large self contained studio units in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent. A number of our clients have asked why we decided to develop in this city. London or cities such as Birmingham and Manchester would appear to have been a …
The five rights of property investment and why we chose Stoke-on-Trent Read More »
With the Spanish property market showing signs of recovery some of our readers have asked where in Spain they should buy and whether the oversupply in some areas will impact the recovery. It is certainly true that there is still an oversupply of properties throughout Spain and this is likely to remain the case for …
The UK government has changed the stamp duty rates in its Autumn budget statement. The changes, which are effective immediately, have drawn positive responses from most commentators and analysts. It certainly benefits buyers of lower valued properties and penalises buyers of properties valued at more than GBP937,500. Under the new rules, no tax will be …
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