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International buyers don't compromise
2nd Feb 2012International buyers in the prime postcodes continue to squeeze the very thin stock levels and in doing so push prices ever higher. In our view this is a flight to quality and security for their money and not just a rash buying spree to grab hold of rising prices. As we know some of these buyers are making a currency play but most are seeking a secure long term investment. Either way, these Internation ...
Read MorePeriod conversion or modern riverside, which is the better investment?
16th Jan 2012Our investor clients often ask whether to buy a period conversion in a prime address or a modern flat in a seemingly up and coming area. To date our recent experience suggests that the period conversion is more in demand for the onward sale and therefore the combined yield on the out (capital appreciation and rental yield) is better than that offered by the modern development. Example 1: Period conversion, ...
Read More2012 Prime Central London predictions, more of the same?
21st Dec 20112011 has been a year of continued economic uncertainty of which the majority still remains up in the air. Perhaps when we write our newsletter this time next year the Euro as we know it may have vanished. Despite these concerns 2011 has seen Prime Central London residential property continue to rise. International buyers have undoubtedly been a driving force (please see the 'Featured news' below) as th ...
Read MoreWhat proportion of buyers are international in Prime London?
1st Dec 2011Economic conditions remain volatile and unnerving across the world and yet Prime residential property continues to increase in value. There is no doubt that British buyers are typically being pushed out from the Prime postcodes and International buyers are active, the question being what proportion of buyers are International? Strutt and Parker relased interesting statistics recently and their research taken o ...
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