Is Property Investment a Way to Ensure Investment Security in the Face of Falling Financial Markets Triggered by Trade Tariffs?
In times of economic uncertainty, particularly when global trade tensions escalate and financial markets become volatile, investors often seek out “safe haven” assets. The question arises: Is property investment one of these safe havens, particularly when financial markets are disrupted by trade tariffs such as those introduced this month by Donald Trump? The answer is […]
UK Rental Market Update March 2025
Rental Inflation Eases Further – But Pressure Remains Rental inflation in the UK continued to slow in March 2025, with the average annual increase dropping to 4.2%, down from 5.1% in January. This marks a sustained cooling trend from the 8.5% high seen in 2022, suggesting a broader market correction following the post-pandemic surge and […]
Property Prices Stalled — But Is It Time to Panic?
How the End of the Stamp Duty Holiday Is Reshaping the UK Property Market (And How Smart Investors Can Adapt) UK property prices rarely stay still for long, but after the stamp duty holiday officially ended, we’ve entered an unusual period of stagnation. According to the Financial Times, no house price growth was recorded between […]
UK Rental Market Update – February 2025
Rental Inflation Continues to Cool – But Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Norms After several years of intense rental inflation, the UK market is beginning to stabilise according to rental market data. In March 2025, the average rental inflation rate had eased to 4.2%, continuing a three-year downward trend from 8.5% in 2022. This deceleration suggests that […]
New Year, New You: Is It Time to Invest in Your Future?
As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on your financial goals for the future and consider strategies to secure your future. One effective way to achieve financial security is by exploring broadening your investment portfolio beyond saving and investing for your future, shares and equities and pensions and look at property […]
UK Rental Property Market Forecast 2025: Trends and Analysis
In this article, we will look at the current and forecast rental property market trends for 2025, including performance in the North East and North West, and a comparative examination of these regions and the rest of the UK. We will look at the implications for existing landlords and the impact that these trends may […]
Where are the investment opportunities in 2022?
Are there any real investment opportunities in the UK in 2022? Or are we all at the mercy of the triple whammy of rising interest rates, rising inflation, and the rising cost of living? Investment Opportunities in 2022 for Cash Inflation at the time of writing (June 2022), has now risen to 9.1%. The rate of […]
2021 in Review and Property Forecast 2022
In our latest blog, we look at performance in the housing market for 2021 and make our first property forecast 2022. So where to start? It’s hardly been a ‘normal’ year. Covid-19 cases continued to rise in the New Year and through the Winter, with expected restrictions on all of our lives, movement, and economic […]
#3 Key Predictions for the Housing Market 2021
The first point to make here is that the housing market, generally, will perform well this year despite the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. Unemployment is expected to rise, and some economists expect this to push above 3 million later this year. However, despite rising unemployment rates, it is not uncommon for the housing market to […]
Property Outlook 2021
After such a challenging 2020 the housing market has remained remarkably resilient. Steps to keep the market open included desktop valuations, virtual viewings, and of course the Stamp Duty holiday introduced by the Government. Lenders, however, withdrew most mortgage products of 90% loan to value or higher and tightened lending criteria. In our Property Outlook […]