Category Archives: Interest Rates

How to calculate your REAL return on Investment: 5% becomes 35%

Traditionally property return on investment is calculated by rental yield, especially when it is being compared to returns of other types of investments. However I believe it is a much more exact science, and can vary significantly depending on specific … Continue reading

Stagnant UK Property Market: Sellers’ Perspective

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. House Price Crash shows very clearly the levels of … Continue reading

Stagnant UK Property Market: Buyers Perspective

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. Nationwide reported that house prices rose 0.3% in April … Continue reading

FirstBuy – Does it help “PropVestors” or just another government gimmick?

Help for 10,000 FTBs Shared equity means, shared losses Help only for a few FTB and only New Builds What is it? 1. FirstBuy will be offered on selected properties across a range of new build schemes following an assessment … Continue reading

What does 2011 have in store for the PropVestor: Part three: Interest Rates

Interest Rates Philip Shaw, Investec economist We have recently revised our in-house inflation forecasts with the view that the CPI measure will rise a little above 4% towards the middle of this year, and a risk that this could be … Continue reading

How to calculate your REAL return on Investment: 5% can becomes 35%

Traditionally property return on investment is calculated by rental yield, especially when it is being compared to returns of other types of investments. However I believe it is a much more exact science, and can vary significantly depending on specific … Continue reading

Two Sides of the Coin: Landlords should be the Heads

There has been a great deal of negative press associated with the property market over recent weeks. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining, every disappointment is an opportunity and that there are always two sides of a … Continue reading

“Interest rates rise to 8% in two years”- Never

Yesterday I read this article in the Telegraph, of which I provide a summary: “Interest rates may rise to 8% within two years to choke off soaring inflation, according to radical new research by the influential Policy Exchange think tank. … Continue reading