Apil 25, 2024

So far in 2024 we’ve been advising clients that now is best time to buy UK investment property. The latest data released this month (March) looks like that window of opportunity is closing…..

April 02, 2024

Like the spring flowers pushing up through the earth, house prices are rising and like the April showers falling from the sky, mortgage rates are coming down. It appears the new season has brought…..

March 27, 2024

What’s going on in the UK mortgage market at the moment? Here’s a quick summary on what to expect if you’re looking for a mortgage for a UK buy-to-let property in March 2024.

March 18, 2028

London’s population is expanding, the city expected to house 9.8 million people by 2043, a 10% increase on its present level. Obviously, those people will need places to live. Except, herein lies the problem…..

March 8, 2024

Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Budget yesterday, March 6, widely expected to be his last before the General Election later this year. There were some surprises…..

March 4, 2024

This might be the most important update you read this year, for whilst the headlines shout about inflexible inflation and the marginal gains (or not) of mortgage rates, our eyes are on the UK’s burgeoning…..

February 27, 2024

This month, a study by the FT declared Britain may need up to 300k MORE new homes per year ABOVE its current annual delivery (234,400 in 2023). We are living in an age where UK housing supply…..

February 20, 2024

We have reached the bottom of the affordability correction and are already back on an upward trajectory,” posted a Berlin-based real estate agent in early January. Germany, like parts of the UK…..

February 9, 2024

By 2028, rents in the UK cities of Birmingham and Manchester are expected to increase by 21.5%, say Savills on their present levels. This is ONTOP of Manchester’s 20% increase in rents registered…..

February 7, 2024

Inflation is easing, lending rates are dropping which means that buying off-plan property is the perfect opportunity to take further advantage of these market conditions.

February 2, 2024

Manchester is the youngest city in the UK, a mecca for Millennials if you will, with an average age of 33 - the UK average age circles 40. Enjoying a media consensus .

February 1, 2024

Signs of spring are flourishing across the UK this month. And just like the snowdrops that are pushing through the cold winter earth to enjoy a bit of sun on their face, so too is the UK property market alerting us…..

December 06, 2023

If you place great stock in media headlines, then it’s been a funny old year for the UK property market. Alarmist titles, negative month-on-month comparisons, market data manipulated and spun…

November 17, 2023

UK’s inflation rate dropped to 4.6% meaning if you are in the happy position to have cash to invest, there is a significant buying opportunity now. With financial markets now being fairly firmly behind the idea…..

November 14, 2023

Following the launch of RPA's most recent investment property in Berlin, we have been inundated with questions from people who are interested to explore the market further but who are unsure around the process.

November 9, 2023

As the interest rate situation improves, we anticipate a swift rebound in demand and a subsequent rise in property prices. In the meantime, the combination of increasing rents and slightly declining purchase…..

October 31, 2023

We start this month’s update with interesting news from a survey of GCC-based investors, that will no doubt appeal to our readers. ‘The GCC Investment Barometer’….

October 24, 2023

We hear a lot about ‘Generation Rent’ in the UK; an increasing amount of younger people unable to get on the property ladder, forced to rent for the foreseeable future and with the recent rise in rents…..

October 17, 2023

When looking at property as an investment class asset there are several things that are incredibly important to consider. Perhaps the most obvious is ‘value’, something which on occasions can be quite difficult to define.

October 12, 2023

Gainsborough is a thriving Lincolnshire market town with major growth ambitions. A 20-year regeneration plan for the town is already underway – making now the ideal time to invest in the town.

October 11, 2023

Imagine this… you’ve bought a new build apartment in Berlin. You hold onto it for the next 10 years throughout which you profit from being a landlord in one of the most competitive rental markets in Europe.

October 2, 2023

With interest rates hitting a 13-year high in the UK, investors are looking increasingly favorably on Germany’s historically low-interest lending. Currently, we’re seeing clients with mortgages fixed for 10 years…..

September 29,2023

No capital gains tax within Germany on sales of properties owned for 10 years or more! (A capital gains tax of 25% is applied, if you sell after less than 10 years, subject to certain exclusions.)

September 28, 2023

They say a year is a long time in politics, less so, perhaps, in economics, where - can you believe it - this month marks a year since everyone’s favourite mini-budget (not) sent the housing market…

September 26, 2023

It's fair to say it has enjoyed a renaissance since the end of the Cold War and now after years of strategic investment in its transport infrastructure, housing market and embedding forward-focused industries like tech…..

September 11,2023

Serviced apartments, also known as extended stay apartments, are fully furnished units that offer amenities and services similar to that of a hotel. They can be let out for both short term and long-term rents to tourists …..

September 08, 2023

One of the UK's most famous and storied cities, Leeds has many sides to it. Well known as a party town (you can always have a good night out in Leeds), it is also famous for its excellent universities…..

August 31, 2023

The August market might be best summed up as being out with sensationalism and in with stability offering plenty of good news for UK landlords. The UK government has promised to ditch the requirement…..

July 31, 2023

UK economists were pleasantly surprised this month when the rate of inflation eased, confounding expectations. June’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures saw inflation fall to its lowest level in a year to 7.9%…..

July 28, 2023

A few weeks ago the Renters Reform Bill created a lot of headlines with its first reading in Parliament on 17th May. Billed to “bring in a better deal for renters.”

July 18, 2023

Single Family Rental (SFR), also called Single Family Housing (SFH), is the fastest growing real estate asset class in the UK SFR units are new-build houses (as opposed to apartments) in suburban areas.

July 12, 2023

Described as the North of England’s largest renewal project, Crown View is the flagship 37-storey tower in Manchester’s lauded regeneration of Victoria Riverside; an effective extension to the city centre.

July 6, 2023

This is a perennial question for UK landlords and one that’s very topical at the moment against the backdrop of a record-breaking UK rental market. This month the average rent in London (based on traditional ASTs)

June 30, 2023

Although inflation went down in May it didn’t ease off as much as the Bank of England hoped and so this month, another increase in the base rate, taking it to 5%

June 23, 2023

It is a remarkable time to be a London landlord – and these recently published facts and figures show just how remarkable.Since the last census in 2011, the number of people renting in London has DOUBLED.

June 5, 2023

Over the last seven years London has experienced a house price growth of 12% - a modest increase in comparison with, say, for example, Wales where house prices have increased by a whopping 46% over the same period.

June 02, 2023

According to Rightmove, house prices reached a record high at the end of April – the average cost of a UK property now £372,894. Seasonal gains are always expected at this time of year…..

May 30, 2023

Largescale sites of regeneration tend to be classified as having over 1,000 homes. Hendon Waterside, our current new launch fronting the Welsh Harp Reservoir in NW9 will provide 2,000 homes when it’s completed…..

May 26, 2023

UK annual inflation slid to 8.7% from April to April – the first time it’s dropped below double figures in eight months. It stood at 10.1% in March. The fall has been attributed to a drop in the wholesale gas price …..

May 12, 2023

This is a question we are asked on a regular basis, and our first response is that it depends on your financial circumstances and what you’re aiming to achieve. Let’s look at the pros and cons...

May 10, 2023

House prices rose again in the UK in April, a monthly change of +0.2% from March with an annual change of 1.7%. Rightmove commented on the UK being a “more settled market” now than those of the pandemic years…..

May 01, 2023

House prices rose again in the UK in April, a monthly change of +0.2% from March making that an annual change of 1.7%. Rightmove commented on the UK being a “more settled market” with Savill’s…..

24 April 2023

HS2 will have a monumental effect on the Birmingham property market, undisputed. But as a property investor, should you invest now or later, once the HS2 trains are running?

10 April 2023

Going back to basics to look at why buy-to-let property investors from across the globe want to own UK investment property. What about the UK market specifically that continues to attract global investors?

02 April 2023

A wise man once said investing was not about timing the market but about time in the market. Whether it be shares or property, repeat studies show how investors who try to time the market lose out by suffering …..

March 29, 2023

Are you thinking of investing in a UK buy-to-let property? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by choice - what type of property to buy, in which city, and on what street? Is this indecision hampering your ability to act?