Dont be put off by speculation

Investment Potential

  • Property is a viable long term investment vehicle and can provide a regular income well after retirement
  • Investing in property allows you to release equity on a tax free basis
  • Repossessions are forecast to rise from 27,100 in to 2007 to over 45,000 in 2008, therefore the opportunity to purchase a property below market value increases.
  • Acording to current figures produced by major financial institutions house prices will decrease up to 8% by the end of 2008.

    UK Housing Market

  • Now is the time to invest, its a buyers market, house prices are at an all time low due to the credit crunch.
  • Population growth forecast to increase to approximately 63 million by 2016 compared to 58.8 million in 1996.
  • On average the UK needs 230,000 house built each year to meet the demand. Current figures show that to date there is a shortfall of approximately 60,000 per annum. A higher proportion of people are unable to get onto the property ladder due to the credit crunch. Canny investors can capitalise on this by entering the Buy-to-let market.
  • Demand is outsrtipping supply. In the long-term the increase in demand for homeownership will eventually drive up the price of property.
  • The popularity of of buy-to-let will strengthen property prices in the medium to long term.
  • Government figures reveal that there will be up to 40% of UK households occupied by only one person.