{"id":8208,"date":"2017-12-08T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2017-12-08T12:30:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T12:30:42","slug":"week-overseas-investment-student-housing-house-price-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/2017\/12\/08\/week-overseas-investment-student-housing-house-price-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"This week: Overseas investment, student housing and house price shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week has seen house price fluctuations continue to rock the market, while it seems that millennials are ditching the stereotypes with smart investing. Here are eight things you might have missed…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Take part in BuyAssociation\u2019s new Investor Survey 2018<\/h4>\n

We’re doing a survey to find out what investors think and expect of the property market. Fill it in here<\/a> to share your views and you could win a \u00a3250 voucher.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0Brexit could derail Hammond\u2019s ambitious housebuilding targets<\/h4>\n

An ageing UK workforce has been replaced by overseas workers<\/a> over the years, and Brexit could diminish the country\u2019s chances of building enough new homes.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Millennials are investing and saving more than older generations<\/h4>\n

Millennials<\/a> are often criticised for not being as financially savvy as \u2018Generation X\u2019 and baby boomers, but many are ahead of the game.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0Foreign investors stung by corporate gains tax on UK commercial property<\/h4>\n

The recent Budget contained a hidden surprise for overseas investors<\/a> planning on buying and selling commercial property in the UK.<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0The gap between asking price and selling price in the UK is growing<\/h4>\n

Homes are selling for an average 3.86% less than the asking price<\/a>, with sellers in Wales having the least realistic expectations.<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0The top place to invest in student housing for robust returns<\/h4>\n

Appetite for student accommodation<\/a> is high, with demand exceeding supply across the UK, and good yields can be made by savvy investors.<\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0Second homes in Yorkshire Dales are \u2018tearing communities apart\u2019<\/h4>\n

With as many as 1,500 second homes across the Yorkshire Dales<\/a>, around 10% of the total housing stock, councils are taking action.<\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0Stamp duty impact might be small but first-time buyers should snap it up<\/h4>\n

The recent changes to stamp duty<\/a> for first-time buyers may only be a drop in the ocean, according to critics, but first-time buyers should still take advantage.<\/p>\n

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This week has seen house price fluctuations continue to rock the market, while it seems that millennials are ditching the stereotypes with smart investing. Here are eight things you might have missed… 1. Take part in BuyAssociation\u2019s new Investor Survey 2018 We’re doing a survey to find out what investors think and expect of the… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1069,"featured_media":6119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,59,6],"tags":[341],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}