Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

THINK CAREFULLY! UK housing minister answers 10 tough questions on the property market

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Brandon Lewis, the minister for housing and planning, joined Financial Times for a live online Q&A on Wednesday. Readers submitted more than 100 thoughtful questions. Here are 10 of the best, with his responses: Q: Would the government…

London’s richest people went on a property buying frenzy just before April

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The richest people in the capital went on a buying frenzy just before April to snap up second homes and buy-to-let properties, says London's largest estate agent Foxtons. The group, which published a trading update for the quarter ending…

Commercial property lending market in UK seeing renewed confidence

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Confidence has returned to the commercial property lending market in the UK as new loan originations hit a post crisis high, new figures shows. Indeed, the value of outstanding loan books saw its first increase since 2008, according to the…

BUILDING INVESTMENT! Cogress to target IFAs with new collective property offering

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Private equity house Cogress UK has said it plans to release a regulated offering which will allows UK IFAs to invest client money into its collective property investment model. The Israeli company, which opened in the UK last year, said…

LEAVING THE EU? What would Brexit mean for UK commercial property investors?

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Steven Grahame, manager of the North Row Liquid Property fund, writes for What Investment on the likely impact of Brexit on the UK commercial property market. The date has been set: on Thursday 23rd June the public will vote in the most significant…

DIVE! House prices fall almost everywhere as property market takes on ‘uncomfortable’ feel

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House prices in all the regions in England and Wales apart from London and the East fell in March, according to new data from the Land Registry. Considered by industry experts to be the most accurate of all the house price indices,…

DOES ACADEMIA PAY? Is student accommodation a good investment?

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Many investors will have been offered the chance to invest in the suite of high-end student accommodation flats being developed around the country and promising a good, and optically, a guaranteed return. Whilst the numbers offered by many…

SEE YOUR HOME DIFFERENTLY! Sale-and-rent-back schemes

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Sale-and-rent-back schemes are where you sell your home but continue living there as a rent-paying tenant - our guide explains the risks. What is a sale-and-rent-back scheme? In a sale-and-rent-back scheme, you sell your home at a discounted…

SWEPT AWAY! UK property funds see biggest outflows since 2008

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House prices fall in London’s luxury postcodes

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Oil price, stamp duty and Brexit fears cause drop in areas such as Notting Hill and Hampstead but market rises elsewhere London’s luxury postcodes have seen house prices fall by as much as 11.8% over the past year, but the property slowdown…