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…

INVESTMENT GRIDLOCK! Why car parks are just the ticket

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Nestling between glass and steel office blocks or standing anonymously on the edge of town, car parks generally lack the instant commercial sparkle enjoyed by other properties to tempt potential investors. Unfortunately, it means car parks…

Property sales drop by 45% after March’s buy-to-let investor rush – but average house price is still rising by an annual 9.2%

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Home sales dropped by 45 per cent to their lowest level for over three years in April as transactions dropped off after March's buy-to-let rush to beat new stamp duty charges, a report revealed today. Across the country, average property prices…

Investors add ‘money-back Brexit clause’ to UK property deals

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Commercial property investors are writing clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from real estate deals if Britain votes to leave the European Union this month, as a way to unfreeze a sector stalled by uncertainty over Brexit. Transactions…

THE EFFECT OF LEAVING! How Will a Brexit Affect EU Property Owners?

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There are many fiery debates in the UK licking around the topic of EU membership but there’s one that has yet to ignite. And it’s the question that always comes up during the property-buying seminars at our exhibitions (along with wills…

Property prices ‘continue to increase at brisk pace’

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House prices continued to increase at a "brisk pace" in May - with average property values surging by 9.2% annually, Halifax has reported. The average UK property price increased by 0.6% month-on-month in May, taking the typical value of…

Number of UK landlords rises to 1.75 million

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HMRC data shows 7% rise in 2013-14 but figure likely to be higher after recent buy-to-let lending surge The rapid pace of growth in buy-to-let investments has been illustrated by new figures showing the number of landlords rising by 7% in 2013-14…

Telford Homes reports 42% revenue rise thanks to ‘built for rent’ homes

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Housebuilder sells 150 homes in east London to M&G Real Estate for £63m, reflecting demand for rental properties London housebuilder Telford Homes has sold almost a quarter of its homes to institutional investors for rent, as demand for…

BACK TO SCHOOL? Europe’s Student Accommodation is Ripe for Investments

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Did you know that student accommodation earns 4–6% yields per annum on average? George Kachmazov, real estate investment expert and managing partner of Tranio.com, explains why it brings in twice as much as standard residential property (2–3%)…

House prices up year on year in all key cities in UK apart from Aberdeen

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House prices in key cities in the UK increased by 3.8% in the three months to April 2016 and were up 10.4% year on year, according to the latest index. But there is considerable variation with Cambridge leading the annual growth with prices…

French property inquiries at all-time high, says Home Hunts

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French property inquiries are up by 60% in the first quarter of 2016 year-on-year to a record level, says luxury home property specialist, Home Hunts. January 2016 was the best start to the year that Home Hunts has had since launching the…