Housing market

Bitcoin seems to be here to stay and now the real estate markets of the world are slowly getting involved with several high profile Bitcoin House Sales Homesgofast.com have looked at the international real estate markets to find out what is really going on with Bitcoin and the property market. Britain reports two Bitcoin property related stories. One from Essex where a developer...

Following 2015’s changes to the Liberalised Remittance Scheme in India, which increased the capital which buyers can bring into the UK to $250,000 per person, Prime Central London has seen a notable surge of purchases from wealthy families from the region, who now represent the second largest nationality in the marketplace. According to London Central Portfolio’s (LCP’s) latest sales...

Trouble in the Caribbean paradise Island of Barbados comes in the form of a new law that forces individuals to declare they are up to date with Tax arrangements before they transact. It has been hotly opposed locally and now responsible for a real estate transaction crisis. From  March 16, 2017, the amended Barbados Revenue Authority Act, opposed by the Barbados Bar Association, demanded that...

Inspired by rapidly increasing interest from international buyers, Spain’s leading property markets are geared for high momentum this year. This comes just as the country’s economy appears to be settling on stable ground. According to expert reports, home sales have risen 31% in 2016 - the biggest growth in over 10 years. International buyers In the luxury housing department, the major...

Investors know that mature markets tend to offer reliable yield, but if you want the prospect of the best returns, you need to look for the new, emerging markets.  While London is the UK’s biggest city and therefore its biggest, single housing market, regional housing markets are currently showing more potential for growth and Manchester is leading the way.  There are several reasons why...

Between managing the fall-out from the Brexit vote, triggering Article 50 and attempting to negate the stagnation of real wage growth, the UK government has had very little spare time in the last year. It has still managed to implement strategies to help restore balance to the property market, however, primarily increasing the amount of new-build construction projects in a bid to reverse the chronic...

Tax changes are simply a fact of life, but they can have a direct bearing in our financial health and it is therefore a good idea to reassess investments in the light of changes to the tax regime, to see if the numbers still add up. The team at Property Cash Buyers have broken down the new tax changes landlords are facing as well as how they may apply to different situations. A tax “triple...

We are now about a year into the several year-long period in which profound changes will be made to the way landlords are taxed on their properties. Things have already changed quite a bit since the 2015/16 tax year, but with the new tax year approaching and the start of one of the most major changes in recent history nearly upon us, we are perhaps only now getting to the point where reforms really...

Although it’s now the fourth month of 2017, The Land Registry – the only definitive source of actual property transactions and prices paid data – has only recently published the complete data of housing activity for 2016. Although it may seem a long time to wait for it, because it is the only true reflection of exactly what was paid, what was sold and when, it is definitely worth some...

Going Modular: A Growing Trend It seems the whole world is catching on to the benefits of modular design. Retailers like IKEA have caught onto the benefits and have brought the terms “modular” and “modern” together in the same space. Other industries are catching on as well. Businesses are starting to favor modular storefronts, too, as they are simple and inexpensive to set up,...