Wednesday May 22nd 2013

Sarah Beeny:Good Time To Invest In UK Property?

Sarah Beeny -good-time-to-invest-uk-propertyThe British property market is a roller coaster ride. I’ve been in it for a number of years now and it’s never as simple as it might seem.  Historically it booms and then it “crashes” before it booms all over again – but the property market is strongly related to the economy, and whenever it stalls the government generally does what it can to get things moving again.

There has always been a strong desire to own your own home in this country -  yet affordability problems and insecurity in the job market currently mean that there is also a strong desire for homes to rent too.  All this has created a situation where many buy-to-let landlords in the UK have been doing quite well from their property portfolios even in the unsettled economic times.

Is Now The Right Time To Invest In UK Property?

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