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…

UK Commercial Property poised to bag bargains

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Manager of £1.4 billion UK real estate company confident he can invest £130 million cash pile wisely in the post-'Brexit' downturn. The £1.36 billion investment company beat its MSCI Balanced Monthly & Quarterly Funds benchmark…

Buy-to-let landlords hit hardest by mortgage tax relief changes

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Of all the buy-to-let changes that have been announced or introduced recently, landlords believe that the new rules around mortgage interest tax relief will hit them the hardest, according to a Simply Business poll. The poll, voted on by…

Regulator warns of another buy-to-let clampdown

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Financial Conduct Authority could follow its cousin at the Bank of England in setting stringent lending criteria Another buy-to-let clampdown could be coming, this time relating to smaller, non-bank lenders.Sky News says the Financial Conduct…

Buy to let mortgage arrears to fall further

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According to finance lender, Keystone, arrear numbers for those who have a buy to let mortgage are set to fall below 7,000 by the end of the year. The report, based on official CML data, reveals that official estimates show 9,300 cases…

Government provides details of buy to let interest tax relief change

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Any lingering hope that the buy to let sector might have of a rethink by the new Chancellor over restructuring mortgage interest tax relief for landlords has been quashed. Instead, the government has set out details of how the mortgage interest…

Banks step back from buy-to-let after Brexit

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Regulator tells Treasury select committee that lending is expected to 'cool significantly' on coming months. Banks and building societies are expected to curb buy-to-let lending in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit, according to one of the…

Plans for new 1,300 bed student accommodation in Exeter

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The University of Exeter has unveiled proposals to develop new on-campus accommodation for its students. The University will soon submit an outline planning application to Exeter City Council for new student residences at East Park, on its…

Commercial property prices could fall 20% after EU vote – analysts

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Fund managers are being warned by the City regulator not to embark on fire sales of office blocks and shopping centres to meet the demands of customers trying to cash in investments from property funds. Since the EU referendum on 23 June,…

Falmouth set for £15 million student accommodation investment

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A new player on the fraught student accommodation scene intends to invest £15 million in new buildings. Clever Student Lets is in talks with university leaders about its plans to house about 900 students in the Falmouth and Penryn area. Chief…

“No reason” for Buy to Let volumes to decrease in the long term

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After a tumultuous first quarter of the year, Stephen Sandiford of specialist Buy-to-Let lenders Paragon believes there’s no reason for the number of investments in buy-to-let to decrease in the long term. Speaking at the My Home…