The Property Options Buy to Let Market Overview Our regular Bristol and UK property reports are written by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular speaker at our PIMs. Strategies for Buy to Let Investors Government Policies Since 2016, the conversion of offices, shops and light industrial buildings to residential use has been … [Read more...] about The Property Options UK Market Update – March 2021
Property Options Bristol Buy To Let Update – December 2020
Our regular Bristol and UK property reports are written by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular speaker at our PIMs. This month the Bristol buy to let update will focus on the positives for buy to let investors - and like everyone in our city we welcome the arrival of the vaccine and look forward to better times ahead. A recent … [Read more...] about Property Options Bristol Buy To Let Update – December 2020
Property Options UK Market Update – October 2020
Our regular Bristol and UK property reports are written by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular speaker at our PIMs. This month’s edition reports on the time taken to complete a property sale. It is of particular relevance now and in the next few months because the chancellor’s stamp duty holiday on properties worth up to £500,000 ends … [Read more...] about Property Options UK Market Update – October 2020
Property Options UK Market Update – August 2020
This month the focus of the market overview is on the impact of the economic recession on house prices and rents. Forecasts of future house prices vary considerably. The Guardian recently reported an “end of lockdown“ bounce in house prices, but the same article reported that according to estate agents and surveyors this could quickly run out of … [Read more...] about Property Options UK Market Update – August 2020
Property Options Bristol Buy To Let Update – July 2020
At this stage in the coming economic downturn, it is too early to say with any certainty what the medium term impact will be on the Bristol housing and BTL market. This will become clearer over the next few months but in this edition we will focus primarily on the current situation without referring to forecasts that might prove to be … [Read more...] about Property Options Bristol Buy To Let Update – July 2020
Property Options UK Market Update – August 2019
This update is by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular PIM speaker. As Brexit looms, I decided to research views on the possible impact on the housing market. Here are some of the comments that I came across. House Prices A report from the CBI stated quite bluntly that “there are no areas of relevance to the economy where the … [Read more...] about Property Options UK Market Update – August 2019
Property Options UK Market Update – May 2019
This update is by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular PIM speaker. House Prices The latest UK Cities House Price Index published by property market analyst company Hometrack found that the average UK city house price growth had slowed to 1.7% in the past year. The index is based in a league table of year on year growth in house … [Read more...] about Property Options UK Market Update – May 2019
Property Options’ UK Market Update – January 2019
Here is Property Options’ latest Property Market Review – for January 2019. This update is by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular PIM speaker. House Prices The latest UK Cities House Price Index published by property analyst company Hometrack reported that UK city house price inflation is running at 2.6% year on year, the … [Read more...] about Property Options’ UK Market Update – January 2019
Property Options’ Bristol Buy To Let Market Update – October 2018
Here is Property Options’ latest update on the Bristol Buy To Let (BTL) market – for October 2018. This update is by economist Chris Worthington, who is a regular PIM speaker - he will be speaking at this month's PIM, focusing on the impact Brexit, very topical right now with so many issues. House prices In the latest UK Cities House … [Read more...] about Property Options’ Bristol Buy To Let Market Update – October 2018
The Property Options UK Market Overview – February 2018
Here is Property Options’ latest update on the UK Buy To Let (BTL) market – for February 2018. This update is by economist Chris Worthington, who is one of our regular PIM speakers. He will be speaking at this month's meeting. Employment and Pay The latest statistics on the economy released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) present … [Read more...] about The Property Options UK Market Overview – February 2018
