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Investment Property: What Is an Investment Property? Investing in property has for a long time been considered an intelligent investment strategy. Investment property provides investors steady and passive income, long term financial security and equity build up, along with many other benefits. An investment property is a commercial or residential […]

What Is Hotel Room Investment? A hotel room investment can give you a regular passive income together with an exit strategy that can deliver a lump sum profit when you decide to sell up. As an investor you can enjoy the regular, passive rental income along with the lump-sum profit […]

Best Property Investments UK – According to the latest Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), national house prices, demand, new vendor instructions and sales all continued on a downward trend throughout the end of 2018. Simon Rubinsohn, RICS Chief Economist, said this is mainly as […]

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 present […]

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 the 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 […]

3 Ways To Accelerate Your Property Portfolio Growth Is your goal to quickly build a property portfolio that gives you a good return every month? You may already own an investment property and want to expand your portfolio, or you may have a portfolio, but it isn’t quite meeting your […]

Some of our investments feature a buy back option in the contract. First-time investors may not know what it is, but many investors in fully-managed properties who are familiar with the buy-back see the option as gold dust.

The Fastest Way To Generate An Income Using Property Investment Strategies 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 […]

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 Is Dominating The Market With £1bn Of Transactions In Q1 2018 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 […]

The Best Retirement Investments Are Fully-Managed Properties In this article, we will be going over the advantages of investing in a fully-managed investment property and why they are the best retirement investments for those who want to save by earning a stable, passive income. The UK’s ageing population is a […]

UK Property News – April 2018 Summary It’s that time again – a recap of last month’s UK property investment news. April was not a bad month for the property investment sector. Even with the government’s mortgage interest tax relief changes that cut landlord profits at the start of the […]

The UK Is Europe’s Most In Demand Country For Hotel Investments Buying hotel rooms for investment are a popular choice for property investors in the UK and overseas. Many overseas investors see the massive potential in the UK’s hotel sector, which is why in 2019 the UK remained the number […]

The Ultimate Buy-To-Let Guide For Savvy Investors The team at Sterling Woodrow believe that keeping our clients well-informed is the key to a profitable and successful investment. That is why, in our buy-to-let guide, we strongly recommend that clients should opt for a fully-managed property investment rather than becoming a […]

An Overseas Property Investment Would Be A Great Addition To Your Portfolio We have previously looked at how foreign investors, mostly from Asia, are taking advantage of the prosperous UK property market and a recent report from CRBE found that in the last quarter of 2017, a record-breaking £3.2bn out […]

UK Property News – March 2018 Summary The month of March has been a fairly quiet one compared to the recent norm of the UK’s volatile yet buoyant property market. While the UK property market and it’s investors have continued to remain resilient to the ongoing government changes and the […]

Investors Are Moving Away From London Because The Yield On Property Investment Is Higher In The North When you are talking about the UK in terms of the North and the South, it’s like black and white. Whether it is the lifestyle, property market or accents, there is a big […]

Is Property A Good Investment In The UK? The Northern Powerhouse Is Creating New Property Investment Hotspots A concept announced by former Chancellor George Osborne in 2014, the UK’s Northern Powerhouse and its population of over 15 million people has come a long way, steadily gathering pace as a collective […]

UK Property News – January/February 2018 Summary 2017 was an eventful year for the UK property market and in that time there was a lot of new legislative changes in the property investment industry that has elevated apprehension for many people already in the game and many others who want […]

Why Glasgow Is An Excellent Buy-To-Let Student Accommodation Investment Hotspot Many people will certainly think of London and Manchester when the words, ‘buy-to-let student accommodation’ are mentioned. Whilst these areas are prevalent in the student accommodation investment sector, they have become over-saturated with student developments. That means that students will […]

Buying An Investment Property To Get The Highest Returns Property investment has been a strong investment asset class for decades, in most cases outperforming many other mainstream forms of investment. The process for buying an investment property has changed a lot over the years simply because the market is always […]

Why Buy Student Accommodation As An Investment? Student accommodation investments have been amongst the most popular types of property investments in the United Kingdom over the last 5 years. The rise in popularity and profitability of this asset class are indicative of the changes that have taken place in the […]

What Are Hotel Room Investments And Why Are They Profitable? Hotel room investments are one of the UK’s most profitable property investment sectors and one that is continuing to grow in popularity among a wide range of property investors, from first-time investors looking to get a quick start in the […]

Implications of 2017 Budget For Foreign Property Investors Housing has been a big focus of the Tory government despite the fact that its flagship programme has failed to deliver a single home in 3 years! So, the budget offered a chance to further legislate against the crisis in housing that […]

EU Students Accepted To UK Universities Second Highest on Record, Whilst Non-EU Overseas Students Coming to Study in UK Has Never Been Higher As we have reported on many occasions on this blog the student property investment sector has been the top performing investment for many years, buoyed by ever-increasing […]

Why Are So Many People Purchasing A Hotel Investment Property? A hotel property investment can give you a regular passive income together with an exit strategy that can deliver a lump sum profit when you decide to sell up. As an investor you can enjoy the regular, passive rental income […]

Hotels Are Good Investments for Property Investment Beginners and First-Time Buyers Hotel investments are a specialist property investment strategy that falls under the commercial property sector. They are slightly different from the traditional buy-to-let property investments because they aren’t exactly ‘residential’. As a result, hotel investments do not attract stamp […]

Is Buying a Care Home a Good Investment? Care Home Investment – All around the world the median age of populations is increasing. In more developed and affluent countries such as the US, western Europe, Japan and South Korea the numbers of elderly residents and retirees living longer have increased […]

The Reason Now Is The Best Time To Invest In A Care Home Property Care home investment UK offers investors who wish to build their property portfolio with alternatives to the more traditional buy-to-let residential properties a high-demand and high-return option. Care homes are a growing asset class that can […]

Why Are Care Homes Good Property Investments? Care home property investments are one of the quickest growing sectors in the property investment world. Due to a growing and ageing population, the demand for UK care homes is estimated to increase by a significant 60% between now and the year 2023. […]

Brexit Uncertainty Shows No Effect on Student Accommodation Investments Purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) investments have been wildly successful with investors across the United Kingdom as well as those overseas. The demand for student housing has been growing over the past couple of decades as student numbers increase and the […]

The Benefits of Investing in Student Accommodation Purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) is an investment sector that is developing into a wealth-building strategy that outperforms many other types of property investment within the UK. It is an investment strategy that is certainly worth a closer look whether you are a […]

Is Student Accommodation a Good Investment in the UK? Are They Right For You? Student Accommodation Investment – If you are an experienced property investor or even if you’re just starting out then you most likely would have heard about purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) properties and the investment opportunities […]

What is the Difference Between Off-Plan and Turn-Key Buy-To-Let As a new buy-to-let investor, you need to understand the difference between turn-key and off-plan buy-to-let property investment. Buy-to-let is one of the most popular property investment strategies for both new and experienced investors. Building a buy-to-let portfolio is a great […]

Buy-To-Let Investments: For Experienced & New Buy-To-Let Landlords Thinking of investing in property – here’s some important buy-to-let advice and investment information that will help you succeed. Despite changes to stamp duty and tax relief laws that have made buy-to-let less profitable than before, low-interest rates and a volatile stock […]

Is Buy-To-Let Still A Good Investment? As a first time buyer buy to let has historically been one of the best investments that you could make in terms of returns, with profits coming from both residual rental income and capital appreciation. There have been numerous studies and reports showing the […]