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Luton has become one of the U.K.’s more prominent property hotspots over the last few years. If we look back to 2016, Luton boasted the UK’s best performing property market, re...
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It is fair to say there has been a significant boost in home ownership across the UK since the 1980s. This was the time that the Tory government introduced the right to buy scheme ...
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There has been a significant increase in the popularity of home offices of late, which if done correctly can increase the value of your property. We therefore thought it would be u...
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When the UK government decided to hand Hong Kong over to the Chinese authorities there were serious concerns about the possible long-term consequences. Despite an array of politica...
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Investing in property should be seen as a long-term project although there are obviously ways and means of making a short-term profit. When looking to the longer term it is importa...
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At a time when Brexit is again centre stage, you may have missed the fact that US investment in London property is reaching record levels. Figures for central London hotspots such ...
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Like many different areas of investment, there is a temptation to overcomplicate property development and sometimes lose sight of your long-term goals. Before you can get started y...
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Real estate has always been seen as solid, go-to investment where we can determine our own risk, leverage and returns. Despite retail investors saturating some domestic markets, it...
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A report last year by the BBC, based on research by the Liberal Democrat party, has highlighted the scandal of empty homes in the UK. While it is unclear whether all of these prope...
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As homeowners and investors across the UK look to benefit from low mortgage rates there are potentially huge savings for those in a position to overpay their monthly mortgage payme...
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There is no doubt that there have been significant changes to the UK property market over the last few years. We have seen the introduction of new regulations, increased costs and ...
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UK property portal Placebuzz has issued some very interesting data regarding overseas interest in UK property. This comes at a time when the UK is gripped with Brexit fever and ste...
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It is extremely easy to sit back once you have agreed a mortgage and acquired a property. Initially, when looking to secure the original mortgage capital you will likely look aroun...
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Over the last few years, indeed since the mortgage crash of 2008, the idea of securing an interest only mortgage or a 100% mortgage has never crossed the minds of many lenders or b...
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It is fair to say that the last few years have seen a massive increase in the costs associated with private landlord operations. We have seen stamp duty increase, mortgage relief r...
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Many people will be surprised to see that the UK housing market remained relatively resilient, outside of London, during April 2019. This comes at a time of what can only be descri...
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Since the high street banks took a step back, in light of the 2008 US mortgage crisis, private banks have taken a step forward. As we have mentioned in previous articles, there is ...
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There is a big difference between manageable debt and debt which is out of control. Over the last decade UK interest rates have been at the bottom end of historic lows. There would...
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If we put Brexit to one side for the moment, there are many expats originally from the UK looking to acquire property in their former homeland. The value of sterling has fallen sin...
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The loan to value (LTV) ratio is simply mortgage funding represented as a percentage of the value of the property it is being used to purchase. The higher the LTV the greater the m...