Richard Butler Creagh: Is UK property still a good investment?

The UK real estate market is causing small letting agencies to face cashflow issues. The ban on charging fees impacts on the letting agencies because the cashflow and day to day running is financed via the fees. The main profit was made from the sale of properties, however, to allow this to happen the estate agents need to run their offices and cashflow may be a problem. This can consequently mean that the cashflow will have to be gained from the rent collected which may rise prices of letting properties. This will have a knock-on effect on lending secured properties as a gap between loan to value and the rentals needed to cover it will change. 

The rents are starting to rise in London, consequently making the London market a firm safe haven for investors. The Brexit Rolle roster did not affect as much as experts were anticipating – said London Today. London to an extent is governed by its own rules as the values of the properties are much higher than average prices outside London and most certainly in the North. People tend to park their capital in London. Like Paris and New York, is considered a place outside the crisis zone. While the situation in European markets is uncertain, the real estate market in the UK capital remains resilient and continues to attract the world's richest.

This situation is slowly changing. Brexit negotiations and political moves shakes the market. The suspension of parliamentary work is expected to last for at least a month, and its purpose according to the Financial Times is to "block the efforts of parliamentarians who hope to prevent a Brexit resolution without a deal." This is a realistic scenario, which envisages that on October 30 Great Britain will leave the EU without any agreements. As a result, all relations with the Union will cease to exist, this will cause chaos and of course an economic catastrophe.

Will London loos it safe haven status? Probably not. The property market is London is deeply rooted and while the prices can fluctuate it will not abolish the safe status. Companies are so deeply rooted in the UK that moving to somewhere else will not only cost but be problematic procedurally. It is a fact that Brexit is not a pleasant situation and it does steer the market and lives a lot of certainty.

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Richard Butler Creagh: Tips for first-time Homebuyers

Richard Butler Creagh on Buying a home in Great Britain

Welcome to the Richard Butler Creagh blog. Richard Butler Creagh  has expert knowledge of the property development market. Buying a home in Great Britain, especially for the first time, is easier than ever with the vast amount of help available. The decisions we take along the way can cost us a lot or help you save many thousands. And yet it is the first-time buyers are currently in a particularly privileged position.

Deposit. The deposit is a means of saying that we are financially disciplined and increases the loan to value and the mortgage is burdened with less risk to the lender. Therefore, the rule is simple: the higher we have a deposit, the cheaper the loan. If we are just in the process of raising funds for a deposit and we are first time buyer, we should immediately set up a savings account Help to Buy ISA to obtain a non-refundable, untaxed surcharge to a 25% deposit.

Stamp duty. Those planning to buy the first property can have an immediate Stamp Duty tax cut. Exempt from fees will be first time buyers who buy real estate worth up to £ 300,000. This also
applies to the first £ 300,000 for a property worth up to £ 500,000.

Help to buy and shared ownership Part Buy - Part Rent, was designed for people who cannot afford to buy real on standard terms. It offers to buy only a part of the ownership interest (25% to 75%). The remaining part belongs to a housing association, for which we pay a monthly rent. Flats covered by the scheme are usually newly built properties, although they can also be purchased from the secondary market. We will usually have to finance the purchase of our part of the flat by taking out a mortgage. The amount of shares determines a lower or higher equity loan. This, in turn, will have a direct impact on the monthly installment, and the amount of the deposit that we will have to prepare before buying the flat.

Even if you are not convinced by Shared Ownership, you should consider buying with help to you. This system is designed to help First time buyers who have a minimum 5% deposit,buy their first property. The government will lend us up to 20% of the property (interest- free within the first 5 years) with a maximum value of £ 150,000. This significantly reduces the monthly costs during this period and gives us access to cheaper mortgage products, because you only need to get credit for only 75% of the value of the property. Governmental 20% of the value will have to be paid back at the time not later than 25 years or when selling the property, whichever comes first.

Mortgage. Getting on the property ladder is one of the best investments you can ever make. Getting
financed is the most challenging of the step. Trying for a mortgage may seem complicated and involves a lot of stress, but getting it right is rewarding and can make a lot of money in near future. Currently, over 70% of mortgage loans in the UK are prepared through brokers, and what fewer people choose to do so directly at the bank.

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Richard Butler Creagh: Cheap Property in UK

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Where are cheap apartments in the UK? The other extreme, when it comes to England, there is the North East region with an average price of £130,000 and price increases of just 9% in the last 5 years. A recent national survey showed that it is a region with the least interest of immigrants - they rarely decide to live there and stay there for a relatively short time. It is also the least populated region. We can find the cheapest objects in Welsh Blaenau Gwent - real estate there cost on average less than £82,000 

Primary and secondary market in the UK. On the British market, of course, buildings from the secondary market dominate. As for the types of buildings, usually the cheapest way to live on your own is in the UK a terraced house, it costs about £183,000. A flat in the block is slightly more expensive £203,000 and one part of a semi-detached house, £211,000 The biggest investment is a detached house, on average it costs as much as £341,000 thousand. pounds. People looking for affordable accommodation in England should pay special attention to housing prices in Burnley and Hartlepool. On average, they are slightly below £60,000. the UK only Welsh apartments are cheapest.

Renting and flipping in the UK. Most of us do not have such a high amount to be able to buy real estate immediately. For those who are just taking their first steps, renting is a good option. This will enable to build financial portfolio and financial cash flow in the business. The most important aspect of the property business is to build financial stability and cashflow. This later enables to get mortgage finance with the sufficient financial stability. Later flipping properties became easy as to keep the business going through the renting cashflow. This is important s from buying through to renovating to selling can take a lot of time and therefore keeping the properties afloat is important.

You can see the availability of apartments depending on the size of funds. An important aspect to start with is choice of the locations the least expensive properties can be tempting but often this is for a reason and one might struggle to create a sufficient cashflow with renting due to demand. The more expensive locations are often a safer from the perspective of guaranteed demand. Essentially you get what you pay for.

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