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…

Student housing gets top marks for Brexit resilience

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The student accommodation sector would weather a UK exit from the EU better than commercial property, new research by CBRE has predicted. Brexit would tighten visa requirements and hike fees for EU students - but any fall in occupancy would…

51% fall in UK property supply since 2008

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 Growth of "private rented sector” contributing to rapid decline in available stock as investors continue to achieve strong capital gains. UK property supply is now at a significantly low level. The number of properties…

French property market set to see growth in 2016

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Enquiries into French property are up by 60% in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the previous year, the latest data shows, with steady growth predicted for the rest of the year. Figures from the FNAIM, the national association of French…

Leeds city centre student accommodation sold for £17.8m

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Empiric Student Property plc, the owner and operator of student accommodation across the UK, has acquired a 127 bed student accommodation property in Leeds for £17.8m. Pennine House was developed by the current management of Empiric (prior…

New Zealand: New Restrictions on Overseas Property Buyers

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Two of New Zealand’s biggest banks have imposed new restrictions on overseas property buyers. In a statement, Westpac Banking Corp said it would no longer lend to non-resident borrowers with overseas income, while the maximum allowed loan…

Why BlackRock Looks to Invest in Buy-to-Let Mortgages

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BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), the largest asset manager, looks to capture a niche mortgage market in the UK, according to Financial Times. Lower returns in fixed income markets have driven clients towards other asset classes, as BlackRock looks…

London house prices rise 432% in two decades

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A study by Halifax has revealed the staggering long-term increases in London house prices. Property prices per square metre have risen by 432 per cent in Greater London over the past two decades. This compares to a national average increase…

COMFY NEST? Could the Overseas Property Market be More Attractive to UK Purchasers in 2016?

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The overseas property market has always been of interest to investors and people buying a future retirement home. But with the UK buy-to-let market becoming more costly in April because of the UK Government’s proposed tax increases, overseas…

A way to beat the buy-to-let squeeze? The student property investments that claim to guarantee a 7% return

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Property investing with minimal effort and a guaranteed 7 per cent a year return will sound a tempting prospect to many, but would you put your money into student accommodation to get it? The idea is that you buy a student room for between…

The London skyscraper that is a stark symbol of the housing crisis

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Tower underoccupied, astonishingly expensive, mostly foreign owned, and with dozens of apartments held through secretive offshore firms A Russian billionaire whose business partner is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, the former chairman of a…