‘Insights’ Archives
Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats
Only a decade ago, the Chinese economy was smaller than that of the UK, yet many economists believe it will become the world’s largest by 2018. This incredible economic success story is just one of the reasons why the number of expats in the country has increased by [Read More]
New EU Mortgage Laws To Stop Turmoil of House Price Bubbles
This week new EU rules will come into force across Europe’s 6.5 trillion Euro mortgage market. The aim is to stop the possibility of future housing bubbles by ensuring the creditworthiness of potential customers, along with proper assessment of their ability to repay. [Read More]
Why The Help To Buy Scheme Won’t Help
Since the budget announcement of another housing scheme to help first time buyers called The Help To Buy Scheme, many experts have commented that the scheme may in fact damage the market further. Another Housing Bubble? Help To Buy could in fact create another mini [Read More]
HMRC Targeting Second Homes & Buy To Let For CGT
In the news this week is a declaration from the HMRC that they will now be chasing after Capital Gains Tax deemed not to have been paid on properties sold which used to be Buy To Let, gifted or second homes. HMRC Property Sales Campaign The new campaign called the Property [Read More]
Warning To Landlords Over Green Deal In 2013
Recent announcements for the government suggest that they would like to get tougher on landlords who own properties that are rented out which fall into the lowest brackets for energy efficiency. As part of the Green Deal repayments on the government loan for the work are [Read More]
Kings Cross Is Londons Best New Investment Area
Kings Cross in is being tipped as the next up and coming investment area in London. With property prices in west London growing ever out of reach and the market somewhat saturated with investment buyers the smart money is looking for other opportunities elsewhere. The [Read More]
China’s Air Pollution Creates Investment Opportunities
There is a growing demand for investments models to combats China’s air pollution problems. Air pollution is now said to be so bad that a new classification of ‘beyond index” was coined to describe it recently. Challenging Balancing Act The new leaders in [Read More]
Forecasts Of A Financial Lost Decade For UK
There are so many parallels between the UK and Japan regarding our current recession that even politicians are now admitting that we may be in for the same fate. With the Financial Times, Vince Cable and City watchdogs all seeming to agree that we may be on the brink. Debt [Read More]
Investing In Micro CHP
Investing in Micro CHP, or to put it another way, Combined Heat & power is at the forefront of a new wave of green energy. Combined Heat and Power , has been left at the bottom of the pile, but, what most people do not realise is that it benefits from the FIT tariff ( [Read More]
Student Lets No Longer The Safe Investment Option?
The recent double whammy of higher fees and a a tighter restriction on EU students allowed in the UK have meant that student lets are no longer the safe investment they used to be. This is particularly true in London where nearly 50% of all student lettings are located. [Read More]
