Stuart Law, Chief Executive of buy-to-let specialists Assetz, comments on the CML’s buy-to-let mortgage figures for Q4 2011: “Investors are returning to UK property in droves, encouraged by a greater number of affordable buy-to-let mortgage products and continued low returns on savings in the bank. Assetz is seeing 2,000 new investors on average every month, [...]
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Investors are returning to UK property in droves
February 23, 2012House Prices Stable Over Winter – Halifax
December 6, 2011“House prices in the three months to November were 0.6% lower than in the previous three months. Prices fell by 0.9% between October and November. This followed October’s 1.2% gain, therefore, continuing the very mixed monthly pattern seen this year. “Overall, house prices have remained remarkably stable in 2011 despite the difficult and deteriorating economic [...]
UK house prices edge up in October
November 22, 2011Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, said:“UK house prices increased by 0.4% in October, lifting annual house price growth into positive territory for the first time in six months. The price of a typical home was 0.8% higher than October 2010. “Given the challenging economic backdrop, October’s data is encouraging, but it [...]
THREE QUARTERS OF BUY TO LET INVESTORS PLAN TO EXPAND PORTFOLIOS IN NEXT 12 MONTHS
November 10, 2011Over three quarters (76.8%) of UK property investors are considering buying additional investment properties over the coming year, reveals a new survey of the Assetz investor database. Confidence in the UK buy to let market is robust, with investors highlighting strong rental demand as their main incentive for expanding their portfolios, followed by high and [...]
