For property investors who are looking to diversify beyond residential properties, investment in retail property could be an option. The Q3 2016 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey says
“Despite the uncertain outlook for occupier demand given the current climate, surveyors do expect rents to increase, albeit modestly, in the near term”
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The changing of seasons affects everything from what fruits and vegetables you buy in the supermarket to the best time to sell a house. The latter of course being influenced to a much greater effect than what ends up in your home’s refrigerator.
So for those in the UK, when do you think is the best time to sell a house on the market? Whether you are a buy-to-let investor or a family looking to upgrade your family home, it is important to time the sale of your house.
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Anyone who drives in or around London is going to be familiar with the M25. Built in 1975, it is Europe’s second largest orbital road stretching in at 188km. With it encircling most of Greater London, how are house prices in the towns along it being affected?
An article by the Telegraph shows us just how prices have risen in towns bordering the M25. Many of the towns that show higher than average prices have a number of things in common; easy access to the M25, quick transport links to Central London, well rated schools and an abundance of green spaces nearby.
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