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…

London is more attractive than ever to overseas property investors as pound drops after Leave vote

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Sadiq Khan will have a tough job slowing foreign investment in London's most expensive areas as investors can now get up to 20 per cent off thanks to the dip in the value of the pound... London Mayor Sadiq Khan this week criticised his…

Property supply plummets in half of UK towns in May

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Overall property supply increased by 5% in May but there was a stark divide across the UK as supply fall in half of towns and cities. Online estate agent HouseSimple.com tracked the number of new properties marketed over the month, in more…

UK Landlords Concerned By Changing Property Tax System

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A majority of UK landlords surveyed by lender Amicus Property Finance have expressed their concerns over recent reforms to the property tax system, with changes to capital gains tax and mortgage interest reliefs causing the greatest concern. John…

The Brexit effect on UK property will be more devastating than anyone has predicted

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Britain leaving the European Union would not only kill property prices but drag the UK banking sector down with it, say analysts at research house Bernstein. While Chancellor George Osborne already warned in May that a Brexit would make house…

Rents rise 3.5% to £872 a month as landlords reorganise property portfolios amid tax clampdown

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Landlords are increasing rents and applying for mortgages via limited companies in a bid to boost profits amid the tax clampdown, new research suggests. The number of mortgage applications by landlords via limited companies surged more than…

UK house prices inch up 0.6% in May

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Halifax says increase adds £1,200 to the value of a typical home, with the average house price now at £213,472 House prices inched up 0.6% in May, largely cancelling out a fall the previous month and adding £1,200 to the value of a typical…

Halifax sees UK property market cooling

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Although price growth continued to increase at a "brisk" annual rate of 9.2 per cent in May – taking the average value of a home to £213,472 – the quarterly rate eased slightly on the April figure, according to the Halifax. On Monday,…

Student buy to let investment due for major expansion, claims survey

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A new report claims that over a third of student property investors plan to expand their portfolios in 2016, despite the government’s new stamp duty surcharge. The research, commissioned by student investment firm The Mistoria Group, finds…

LOOKING ABROAD? Market Overview of Overseas Property Investment

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Despite the global economic downturn and a considerate decrease in figures, overseas property investment in general remains a lucrative venture. In fact, many believe that rather than an overall drop in market prices, the fall in recent figures…

The Housing Supply Crisis Threatening London’s West End

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Most of us have visited the West End, to shop on Oxford Street or take in a musical on the Strand. Trips tend to be fleeting as only society's elite can afford to live in such parts of central London as Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho and St James's.…