UK property market news
Keep up with the latest UK property market news here at Property Guides. We cover all the updates that matter if you’re looking to buy property in The United Kingdom, including legislation, market forecasts, and housing developments. You’ll also find handy tips and insights to help you on your buying journey.
Are cash buyers at an advantage in the UK?
Cash is king, so the saying goes. And it’s been a while since you could say that about a large chunk of the UK property market.Read more...
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Buying a home in the UK? Your need to knows
Where do I start? When you come to do the research prior to buying a home in the UK, a better question might be, “Where do I stop?” There is so much information out there! This includes dozens of house price indexes, thousands of websites and hundreds of forums and blogs. For detailed information, a good start will be Rightmove, the biggest property portal in the UK. This is also the place to start looking for property. Virtually every estate agency in the country will put its properties on Rightmove – it’s the first question vendors ask. The website has plenty of tools to help you assess theRead more...
Should you get a building survey done in the UK?
Buying a home overseas is one of the biggest purchases most of us will ever make. At a time when you’re spending a considerable sum of money, forking out for a building survey – which isn’t mandatory in the UK – might seem like another expense you could do without.Read more...
London’s prime property market
As one of the most vibrant and iconic cities in the world, London’s popularity with property buyers is guaranteed. Add high salaries, a lack of development space, strict planning laws and a penchant for a garden to this demand and it’s easy to see why property prices are so high.Read more...
How to buy at a British auction
In many countries auctions are the main way of buying property. In the UK, however, despite the TV show Homes Under the Hammer being a mainstay of daytime TV, it is still relatively rare. For buyers from overseas, property auctions can make particular sense.Read more...
The British UK buying process – using an estate agent
Buying property in the UK has its ups and downs. One upside is the low cost, but the downside is the nightmare of gazumping. Here is how you normally buy a home via an estate agent in the UK.Read more...
Don’t lose your buy-to-let profits by poor tax planning
Non-UK Residents pay tax in the UK on their UK rental income, but are you paying too much tax? Or not enough? SMP Accounting & Tax explains all…Read more...
Where does the sun shine for English investors
Do not discount the British seaside as an investment location. There are several advantages that UK locations have over foreign resorts.Read more...
The vital importance of your exit strategy
When you’ve boarded the plane to the UK to look at property, why will the captain insist that you read the emergency card and listen to the safety briefing? Because accident investigators have analysed what people do in an emergency and found this: around 10% of people completely freak out and just sit there screaming. Three quarters of people are paralysed by fear or struck by a strange apathy as their stressed brains shut down. Just 15% of people act calmly and rationally to plot their escape.Read more...
The Great British Seaside, where the sun shines on investors
Over the next six months from Faro to Fethiye British tourists will be taking a break from the beach, sheltering from the sun under estate agent awnings, turning to their significant other and saying: “Darling, have you seen how cheap these properties are! Shall we buy one?”Read more...
