Tougher tax regimes, stamp duty surcharges and stricter regulatory requirements for landlords mean the erstwhile honeypot of the property investment game, i.e. traditional residential buy-to-let investments, are slowly making way for alternative commercial property investments, such as hotel room investments and purpose-built student accommodation investments (PBSA). These commercial property investments […]
What is a Staycation? The English dictionary defines the word ‘staycation’ as, “A holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.” The term staycation came about because an increasing number of Brits are favouring staying within the […]
The Rise of The 'Staycation' According to travel marketing group, Sojern, UK staycations have soared amongst British travellers due to effects of the weaker pound and continued Brexit-related uncertainty. Adam Ewart from Send My Bag explained that the popularity of taking vacations within the UK during the summer months has […]
Is your goal to quickly build a property portfolio that gives you a good return every month? You may already own a property investment and want to expand your portfolio, or you may have a portfolio, but it isn’t quite meeting your financial goals. Whatever the case, we have some […]
Some of our investments feature a buy back option in the contract. First-time investors may not know what a it is, but many investors in fully-managed properties who are familiar with the buy-back see the option as gold dust. What is a Buy Back Option? Buy backs are put in […]
Those who are looking to build their capital using property investment strategies may have heard before that it is not an investment for a ‘quick buck’. Whilst some investors enjoy renovating and flipping properties for an immediate profit, others like to keep their asset to receive an ongoing income. Properties […]
We can see that in May the property market has picked up a bit of steam. The slight drops in April are now levelling out and it is yet another month of great investing climate. Read our April news roundup if you want a reminder of the market in April. […]
In one of our older blog posts, we outlined the predicted demand for care home properties in the UK and the growing interest in senior housing investment, especially in areas where the elderly population is proportionally higher. We have some new care home investment opportunities that are perfect for clients […]
The student housing investment sector, also referred to as the student accommodation sector, experienced about £1 billion of transactions, in just the first quarter of the year. This figure was mostly made up of single asset sales from all types of investors. As well as this, recent research on the […]
