Returns on student housing have nearly doubled year on year in London jumping from 8.4% in September 2010 to 15.1% in September 2011, according to the latest Knight Frank annual student accommodation index.
James Pullan, head of student property, Knight Frank, said: “Limited supply coupled with rising global interest in the UK’s educational excellence points towards [...]
Gold has continued to be dependable and solid throughout the euro zone debt crisis, bank bailouts and changes of government bought about by financial needs rather than political.
According to Valbury Capital, the price of gold will continue to be driven by fears over sovereign debt default, the solvency of the banking system and the threat [...]
Inflationary pressures fell in the UK in December, as CPI consumer price inflation fell back to 4.2% over the year, down from 4.8% for the year to November.
The last time there was a sharper decrease in the annual inflation index was between November and December 2008.
The annual rate of inflation excluding the impact of indirect [...]
House prices will increase by 15% over the next four years due to a shortage of properties in the face of rising demand, according to economists.
The Centre For Economic And Business Research (CEBR) forecast that the average price of a three-bedroom home will rise by more than £25,000 by 2016,
This would take the average price [...]
Overall, prime central London prices have gained 40% from the low point hit following the collapse of Lehmans.
According to the latest Prime Central London Index published by Knight Frank, demand from cash-rich buyers and foreigners looking for a safe haven for investment have caused prime house values to rise more than 7% higher than they [...]
The UK economy may be suffering from the economic downturn – but not so one of the country’s most famous and exclusive brands.
Sales of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – now owned by BMW – surged 31% in 2011 to 3538 cars.
That figure is the highest number of vehicles sold any year in the company’s history, which [...]
More than £800m of capital piled into UK student accommodation last year as investors sought to benefit from a shortage of university housing and growing numbers of wealthy overseas students.
According to property agent CBRE, institutions and overseas buyers are being attracted to the sector by its stable income as the rest of the property market [...]
Financial institutions from around the world poured more than £2.2bn into the UK residential property market in the 2010/11 financial year, with the student accommodation sector proving a particularly popular investment target. According to the London law firm Wedlake Bell, residential investment levels are now “at their highest levels since before the credit crunch,” and [...]
Better financial management and getting into the savings habit rank among the top five New Year’s resolutions Britons are making this year, according to a survey for Skipton Building Society.
Although more traditional pledges like losing weight (31%) and exercising more (31%) still feature highly, financial resolutions are well up there, with 40% of people planning [...]
The National Association of Estate Agents has revealed its predictions for the UK property market over the next 12 months.
Chief executive Peter Bolton King said 2012 would see a “gradual” recovery for the UK property market, as it continues to bounce along the bottom – with no “great upturn” to mark a change from the [...]
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