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What’s in the residential investment crystal ball?

by Ben Keating | Jan 2, 2018 | Residential Investor

The approach of a new year is always the time when people start to gaze into their crystal balls, highlighting future trends for the year ahead. I have decided to cast the net a considerable bit further and see what trends we should look out for in the next few...

On forecasting and market insight

by Lucian Cook | Oct 19, 2017 | Residential Investor

Just over ten and a half years ago I was working as a land agent specialising complex tax valuations, when I received a call from one of Savills’ head honchos asking me if I would like to go to his house on a Sunday morning for a cup of coffee and a chat. I was made...

Five golden rules for investing in a successful buy-to-let purchase

by Ben Keating | Oct 5, 2017 | Residential Investor

Further to last month’s article I am following this with specific local factors to look out for when investing in residential property. Once you’ve done your homework on the precise area you are targeting and the amount you can invest, these are some golden rules to...

Be careful what you wish for: the unintended consequences of political intervention in the ground rent market

by Paul Winstanley | Sep 12, 2017 | Residential Investor

I, like most people, detest seeing people get ripped off, especially so in the residential property industry. While I am proud to be part of an industry who, through organisations such as the BPF and ULI, genuinely wants to raise standards, promote best practice and...

Developers should consider style as well as substance

by Will Stebbing | Sep 4, 2017 | Residential Investor

Should you buy new or used? A mattress – always new. Appliances – new if you can afford it. Furniture – new unless it is a nice antique piece. A home? Who wouldn’t want the brand new, well-proportioned, well-insulated two-bedroom apartment, re-wired, re-plumbed, with...