{"id":2323,"date":"2017-02-13T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2017-02-13T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:00:20","slug":"property-investment-qa-5-spot-coming-property-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/2017\/02\/13\/property-investment-qa-5-spot-coming-property-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Investment Q&amp;A #5: How to Spot an Up and Coming Property Hotspot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>One of the keys to successful property investment is finding the best area before everyone else. So what should you be looking for to get the lowest prices, highest yields and &#8211; hopefully &#8211; strongest increase in value?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cafes &amp; Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are there a lot of independent cafes and bars popping up in an area you\u2019re looking at for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/24\/will-brexit-turn-britain-investment-safe-haven\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">your next investment<\/a>? This is often seen as a sign that people living nearby have disposable income. These eateries will draw new people to the area, and will additionally increase the footfall, desirability and aesthetic appeal of the neighbourhood. Seeing big chain names, such as Starbucks or Costa can signify that the area has already \u201cemerged\u201d and you may have already missed your chance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Mf8rJTirNm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/30\/property-investment-qa-4-i-invest-area-i-dont-know\/\">Property Investment Q&#038;A #4: Should I invest in an area I don\u2019t know?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Property Investment Q&#038;A #4: Should I invest in an area I don\u2019t know?&#8221; &#8212; BuyAssociation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/30\/property-investment-qa-4-i-invest-area-i-dont-know\/embed\/#?secret=V3eoT7OomM#?secret=Mf8rJTirNm\" data-secret=\"Mf8rJTirNm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Building work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the sky is littered with cranes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2016\/11\/17\/fund-speed-housebuilding-launched\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">all you can see are building sites<\/a>, people are investing money in exactly that area for sure. It is always a good idea to note down the name of the developers and projects to then be able to do your own research \u2013 how big is the project? Who is their target market? Does tis agree with what I\u2019m looking for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If an area already has good transport links to major towns or cities, it will act as a magnet to young, working professionals who are looking for more affordable cost of living. Alternatively, if there are plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2016\/10\/26\/trains-trams-motorways-greater-manchesters-greatest-expansion\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">to improve links in the area<\/a>, this could be a spot for the near future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fVwWHl0joz\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/02\/02\/uk-property-hotspots-spotlight-preston\/\">UK Property Hotspots: Spotlight on Preston<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;UK Property Hotspots: Spotlight on Preston&#8221; &#8212; BuyAssociation Group\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/02\/02\/uk-property-hotspots-spotlight-preston\/embed\/#?secret=fyuGEN4m5U#?secret=fVwWHl0joz\" data-secret=\"fVwWHl0joz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Young professionals are usually attracted to up and coming areas due to their more reasonable house prices, good transport links and growing social scene. Once you\u2019ve spotted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/01\/17\/propertys-condition-important-50-british-renters\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">significant increase in this demographic<\/a>, you should sit up and take note as it is likely the neighbourhood is trending.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019ve found somewhere that ticks every single box, finding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2016\/10\/18\/northern-powerhouse-creating-property-investment-hotspots\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a new property hotspot<\/a> always involves an element of luck and great timing, so don\u2019t be disheartened if you don\u2019t find the perfect fit straight away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the keys to successful property investment is finding the best area before everyone else. So what should you be looking for to get the lowest prices, highest yields and &#8211; hopefully &#8211; strongest increase in value? Cafes &amp; Bars Are there a lot of independent cafes and bars popping up in an area<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/2017\/02\/13\/property-investment-qa-5-spot-coming-property-hotspot\/\" title=\"ReadProperty Investment Q&amp;A #5: How to Spot an Up and Coming Property Hotspot?\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1069,"featured_media":4514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}