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Stamp Duty Land Tax Additional Charge Discourages Buy to Let Investors

Tax Changes Discourages Buy to Let Investors
Posted on 25 February, 2016 by Editor in Chief under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy

Investors who are considering investing in a buy to let property might be dubious of the Government’s plan to introduce an additional three percent charge on stamp duty land tax. This will cut tax relief on their funding costs, according to a new study by... Read More

China’s Capital Flow into UK Commercial Property to Exceed 2015 Levels

China’s Capital Flow into UK Commercial Property to Exceed 2015 Levels
Posted on 2 February, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

With a fairly stagnant investment flow in the summer last year due to the volatility of the Chinese financial market, Chinese investors returned to London in Q4 2015 with a total of £900 million within the capital and £1.4 billion outside it. This interest... Read More

Canadian Commercial Market to Stay Strong into 2013

Posted on 24 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Canada's real estate industry is in good health, according to figures released by BMO Economics. Interest rates are expected to remain low over the medium term, which will make the prospect of purchasing income-producing properties very appealing to... Read More

Malaysian Investors Target London

Posted on 23 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

UK property services firm Jones Lang LaSalle has released a report stating that Malaysian investors are accounting for a larger share of commercial property investment in the country.   Approximately 10 per cent of commercial property... Read More

Canadian Commercial Real Estate Appeals to Small Investors

Posted on 22 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

According to a new report issued by ReMax, the Canadian commercial real estate sector is booming. Major construction projects are under way and American retailers are moving into the country and vying for a piece of the consumer market. Pension plans and real... Read More

Forbes Predicts Commercial Property Market will Improve Slightly in 2013

Posted on 21 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Forbes is predicting that the commercial property market will improve slightly in 2013. While numbers will not be substantially better for investors, operating income will be up slightly, and property values will level off. If investors can be patient... Read More

Greek Property Yields Climb on Economic Pessimism

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Yields on prime commercial property in Athens were up this year due to pessimism over the Greek economy. The prospect of banks selling assets further depressed real estate values, according to Colliers International. The best office properties in the... Read More

Commercial Rents Rise in Key Cities

Posted on 19 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Prime rents in key cities were up by 2.3 per cent in the first half of 2012, according to Knight Frank. This amount was considered modest compared to the kinds of increases that were the norm before the goal financial crisis of 2008. Economists at the... Read More

Secondary Market Buyers Need to Consider Purchases Carefully

Posted on 18 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

As wealth flows into the central London commercial property market, there is room for buyers who are specifically interested in purchasing secondary market properties. They need to be very careful in making their choices however.   According to... Read More

Bidders Emerge for Pizza Hut UK

Posted on 19 July, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets

It has been confirmed that a number of bidders are fighting it out to take control of struggling restaurant chain Pizza Hut UK.... Read More