Property

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Michael Jackson’s former Neverland ranch is on the market for just under £54m. There is almost a third off the asking price since it was for sale back in 2015, then on the market for £82m. Image credit: Zoopla With 22 structures spread across approximately 2,700 acres of land, this impressive property has five bedrooms in the main house, out-houses, a four-acre lake, lagoon style pool, barns,...

The results of the EU referendum took everyone by surprise. The pollsters had predicted victory by a narrow margin for the remainers, but in the end, the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign stole the show with a 52% majority. Overnight the pound fell to its lowest point for 31-years. It still hasn’t completely recovered, although suggestions that the Bank of England may be contemplating raising interest rates have given Sterling a much-needed boost. Theresa May Set to Trigger Article 50   Eight...

London’s top projects are set to go head to head at the region’s RICS Awards 2017. The shortlist has been released with 51 projects across eight categories competing for the coveted overall Project of the Year title for London. The awards which are known as the ‘property Oscars’ highlight the great talent involved for shaping London’s built environment. This year sees some of the most innovative and collaborative projects from across the capital. There are eight categories including; Community Benefit,...

Curious about the investment potential of real estate or wondering if advetorials promising millions of pounds in returns through real estate investment are real? The first thing to do here is to learn how wealth is created through real estate. This article won't focus on the strategies to profit from real estate. Instead, it will focus on the basic ways that money can be generated through real estate. What’s clear is that this hasn’t changed in centuries. Appreciation This is the most common...

During his successful campaign to become the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan promised to make London’s housing crisis his “single, biggest priority.” In fact, Khan said in his manifesto that “it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking to business leaders, local residents, charities or community groups: far and away the biggest issue across the board is London’s housing crisis.” Despite the lack of affordable housing, it isn’t for lack of properties. The most recent statistics found that there were 56,715 vacant...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Two developments set to deliver affordable housing was given the go-ahead by The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Both offer high density schemes near well-connected transport hubs. Both applications were refused planning by their local borough councils. Deemed too high, Palmerston Road development was refused planning by Harrow Council. A short three-minute walk from Harrow & Wealdstone station in Zone 5, it will rise to 17 storeys....

For most of us, buying a house is the most expensive thing we will ever purchase. Getting onto the property ladder is a huge step in life. So what do you need to consider? Location This is crucial. Location has a huge impact on the price of the property. For example, if you were to buy a 2 bedroom apartment in Bristol BS1 you could spend around £800,000. Yet the same sort of property just over the bridge in Chepstow...

Whether you live in your property or are offering it for rental, you can benefit from renovations. Renovating your property increases its value, and many renovation efforts have a bigger impact on the value of a property than the cost of the improvement itself. By choosing the right projects, you can get an outsized return on your investment while also making the property more enjoyable to live in for yourself or your tenants. Here are some of the best ways...

By Lynda Clark, First Time Buyer Magazine With the Halifax having just announced that first time buyers in the Capital will need a £100,000 deposit to get onto the housing ladder, many Londoners may be left wondering how they will ever be able to secure their first home.  There are, in fact, many different ways that first time buyers might be able to find a way to buy a home of their own for less but they may need to...