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  How Will The Autumn Budget Affect Property Investment?

  If you have read the news lately, it has primarily been dominated by the big ‘B’ of Brexit, however, there has been another big ‘B’ we should be aware of and that is the Autumn 2018 Budget. By now, you will have heard and read about Chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2018 Budget update. Hammond opened the […]

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  Leeds Office Take-Up Remains Strong

  Leeds office take-up levels have remained strong in the third quarter of 2018 according to the Leeds Office Agents’ Forum (LOAF). The Leeds’ city centre office market recorded 191,464 sq ft of take-up in the third quarter (Q3), taking the year-to-date total is 528,654 sq ft. City centre activity across the three months from July […]

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  Leeds to house 6,000 civil servants as HMRC signs latest hub deal

  Some 6,000 civil servants are to relocate to new offices in Leeds, as HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed a 25-year lease on almost 380,000 square feet of a business park in the city centre. The announcement of new office space in Wellington Place is part of  Cabinet Office’s controversial regional hubs plan, which saw […]

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  Foreign Investors to Pay Higher Stamp Duty on UK Purchases

  Foreign Investors who are looking to buy properties in the UK will be hit with higher charges in the form of stamp duty according to the current government. The change was announced by Prime Minister Theresa May at the beginning of October and is a response that is designed to address the current housing crisis. […]

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  Conditioning House wins Best Apartment Development in West Yorkshire award

    The £8.5 million redevelopment scheme from the Leeds-based developer Pristley Homes, which specialises in the regeneration of historic buildings, was named the Best Apartment Development in the Yorkshire region at the recent awards. The award was presented at ceremony at the Royal Lancaster hotel in London, attended by chief executive, Nathan Priestley, and team. […]

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  Will Expats Sell Up And Come Home After Brexit?

  Brexit has been a topic of discussion for some time now, and recent talk has worried expats. The question on many lips is, what are British expats planning on doing? Will they sell up their European homes and move back to England? According to United Nations there are just over 4.5 million British citizens currently […]

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  Taxes Property Investors Need to Know About

  There are many different types of taxes that property investors face, therefore it is important to be aware of them to ensure when making decisions that any tax implications are taken into consideration. With recent changes to tax relief on mortgage interest, it is even more important to ensure that your property investments are sound […]

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  Should You Buy Property Via A Limited Company?

  Investment opportunities in properties look attractive in terms of higher annual return than savings accounts, and you might have considered are there any benefits if you buy property via a limited company, rather than make the investment as an individual. What are the characteristics of a limited company? Well you should think of a limited […]

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  Earn Good Returns In The Changing Buy-To-Let Market

  Are you having second thoughts about investing your hard-earned cash buy to let market? Is the taxman giving you sleepless nights with spiralling tax duties on your rental income? Are you breaking down with high maintenance costs on your buy to let investment? If the answer to the above is yes, take a minute to […]

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  UK Property Investment Pros & Cons

  Property has long been seen as a lucrative investment, with many investors choosing to put their money in bricks and mortar as a long term retirement plan rather than traditional, riskier investments such as shares. Even with recent changes to tax laws in the UK, there are still good yields to be gained from investing […]

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  When Is The Best Time To Invest In Property?

  The best time of the year to invest in property can be determined by a number of different factors such as demand and supply, median price of properties and if the market is a buyer’s or seller’s market. These factors seem to all be intertwined and can affect each other in the market. When it […]

• Tips

  Short Term Lets Could Boost Your Rental Income

  Short term lets can offer a remarkable return on investment. More and more entrepreneurs are feeling the benefits of buy to let investment in the UK and cities like London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff and Liverpool. This is becoming one of the hottest trends in the property investment sector. Lucrative opportunities In the past, […]

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  Ultimate Guide To Buy To Let: Part Four

  This is Part Four of a four-part series, forming the Ultimate Guide to Buy to Let (Getting some great tips about UK buy-to-let hotspots and advice on what your goal should be – good rental returns or capital growth) Click here to read part three which looks at the benefits and costs of using an […]

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  What is behind strength of Dubai’s real estate proposition?

  Dubai’s real estate growth is driven mostly by a combination of overseas investors living all over the world, and foreign nationals living in the UAE. For 2017, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) recorded a total of 69,069 completed real estate transactions. The combined value of these transactions is more than Dh 285 million ($77.6 billion). […]

• UK

  Aspen Woolf on 2018’s top ten property hotspots in the UK

  We’ve had a look at the best UK hotspots for property investment across the UK. Our top ten shows where it’s best to invest money for guaranteed demand and the highest capital growth. The market has become used to inflated prices in the south east and London and savvy investors are looking away from the […]