Posts Tagged ‘Investments’
Investing In Theatre Plays
Most theatre plays are funded using around 50 to 60 angels investing their own money. In many cases they are investing relatively small amounts of between £500 to £10,000. However, West End theatre relies largely on just a couple of hundred private investors with the [Read More]
Investing In Ancient Or Rare Coins
Most investors who get into rare or ancient coin investing start as a hobby. However, it can be a a sound investment with reasonable longer term returns. Technically, “rare” means very few examples are known. According to the Sheldon Rarity Scale this [Read More]
Investments In Seaweed For Biofuels
With the current EU target of increasing the share of biofuels used in transport now at 10 per cent ( by 2020), seaweeds and micro-algae are being closely looked at for investment purposes. It is highly likely that they could become one of the UK’s established [Read More]
Buying Abandoned Villages As Investments
Buying an abandoned village is fast becoming a new trend in property investments. Entire villages are coming up for sale in many destinations both overseas and even some in the UK. Some of the destinations where you can find abandoned villages are Canada, Spain, France, [Read More]
UK Commercial Property Investments To Fall
Many middle to large sized firms in the UK renegotiating the cost of their commercial premises. Essenden, the tenpin bowling operator stated that ‘many of its sites were ‘over-rented.’ To put that another way, they feel that the main thing holding them [Read More]
Buying Probate Properties As Investments
Buying probate properties can be a very lucrative investment. Choosing the correct area is paramount. Generally, an investor needs to seek areas with a high proportion of elderly residents. The properties themselves present good opportunities because: Positives 1) They may [Read More]
Alternative Investments-Fine Wine
Investing in wine may not necessarily be the first thing that springs to mind for investments. Fine wine has over the years become a popular asset class in its own right. Further, wine prices are rising in many cases and the investor can find investment products allowing [Read More]
Rising Metal Theft From International Property Investments
Warning For International Property Investors With the current financial crisis and seemingly bargain bucket prices for property in the US many international property investors will be tempted by the very low prices banks are offering for their “fire sale” [Read More]
Farmland Tops Land Investments
Research shows that for land investments in the last 12 months, holding farmland as part of a mixed portfolio has become increasingly popular. With the proportion of farmland investments from motivated buyers doubling to 31%, it also found that there was an increase of more [Read More]
Commercial Property Investments
Commercial valuations can often be confusing to the uninitiated. Some of the basic principles are as follows: Commercial property investments are assets where their value is linked to the amount of income they will produce in rents from tenants. A commercial property can [Read More]
