Property Buyer Cooperative

14/11/2016

We appreciate all the international inquiries to buy properties in Asia. At this time, we are not looking to invest in this region. Thank you none the less for submitting your proposals.

Best Wishes from the team!

29/07/2015

2015 Q&A: Inheritance Tax

29/07/2015

Could you see this self contained house in your back garden. At an affordable £8000, depending on the borough you live can be dropped into you back garden without planning permission. But the catch is....it can only be occupied by a family members paying no rent. Get planning and you might be able to charge rent.

http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/news/ps8000-micro-house-future-londons-generation-rent

Worth looking at.

Could that oh-so-unfunny joke about moving into the garden shed soon become a reality for young Londoners?

21/12/2014

Some interesting movement in the high end property market over the last few weeks. Stamp Duty changes have seen lawyers working with hast to push through property transactions so wealthy buyers don't get stung with the new stamp duty fees. Buyers paid up to if not more than £10k to get the legals sorted as a bonus before the new rules kicked in, which was midnight on the day the change was annoyance.

Then there is the fall in the Russian Rouble. Russian investors who don't have the wealth of Oligarchs are being priced out of the London high end property market because of the Rouble's rapid fall in value.

The impact has been particularly felt by Russian investors who are/were in the market for property in the region of £5 million. However, those who can still afford to spend £20 million on a single property appear relatively unaffected.

17/09/2014

Japanese Knotweed - A legal question

I've Heard about a woman who sold her house, only for the new owner to find Japanese knotweed in the garden. It was news to her but he still demanded compensation. Can this happen?

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Have a great day or evening :-)

05/08/2014

July 21, 2014
Forbes Magazine P.16

Ask 50 Billionaires – How many houses do you own?
10.4% 1 house
27.1% 2 houses
25% 3 houses
14.6% 4 houses
22.9% 5 houses or more

24/07/2014

Not cool for any property owner who has to deal with something like this.

Evening Standard
23 July 14
My Legal nightmare after Airbnb guest refused to leave flat!

30/05/2014

Are we really getting to GENERATION rent? Salary to house price ratios
www.theguardian.com/money/ng-interactive/2014/may/23/-sp-see-how-house-prices-have-risen?utm_content=buffereaaeb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

This map shows how English house prices have risen since 1997 relative to earnings. At the beginning of the period the average house in most areas could be bought with six years' average earnings. By the latest figures, the multiple was 10 times or more in large areas of the country

28/05/2014

Tonight's Evening Standard "Overheated home market set to cool in capital" Graham Bale - CEO of Nationwide was quoted "..there are growing signs of a natural correction in values"

The Duke of Westminster has recently offloaded £230 Million worth of central London Properties, which has some saying the London market may be at or close to it's peak.

10/05/2014

There have been some interesting comments in the media over the last few weeks regarding the UK residential property market.

It was reported on May 2 via Cityam newspaper that the average UK house price is now £183,577 and the Bank of England Governor indicated that the climb is set to continue.

Are property prices rising all over the country? Some say yes and some say no. The West Midlands region have seen price increases of nearly 10% in the last 12 months.

Will the new lending criteria slow the price increases in the near term because people who once qualified for a mortgage, now no longer qualify based on the new criteria?

Buyers and investors need to be prepared to do some stress testing on their finances to see if they can afford incremental rate increases because in terms of interest rates the only way is up.

Mortgage affordability now doesn't mean affordability.

"Fail to plan is planning to fail"

13/04/2014

What are the Average House Prices along the Jubilee Line?

And our friends at Savills say:

Zone 5
Stanmore £434,840
Canons Park £434,840

Zone 4
Queensbury £317,231
Kingsbury £405,191
Wembley Park £312,301

Zone 3
Neasden £230,872
Dollis Hill £454,499

Zone 2
Willesden Garden £454,499
Kilburn £507,882
West Hampstead £648,997
Finchley Road £894,476
Swiss Cottage £894,476
St John's Wood £1,615,874

Zone 1
Baker Street £1,382,797
Bond Street £2,173,142
Green Park £1,331,977
Westminster £1,331,977
Waterloo £537,962
Southwark £790,956
London Bridge £446,171

Zone 2
Bermondsey £628,662
Canada Water £358,773
Canary Wharf £423,852
North Greenwich £431,790

Zone 3
Canning Town £234,967
West Ham £226,044
Stratford £240,413

Do any of these average prices surprise you?

13/04/2014

Renting in Harrow - Average Rates

1 Bedroom Flat: £939 pcm
2 Bedroom Flat: £1,240 pcm

2 Bedroom House: £1,247 pcm
3 Bedroom House: £1,556 pcm
4 Bedroom House: £2136 pcm

Source: Zoopla

13/04/2014

Average Prices

BUYING In Harrow
1 Bedroom Flat: £181,000
2 Bedroom Flat: £255,000
2 Bedroom House: £348,000
3 Bedroom House: £428,000
4 Bedroom House: £653,000

Source: Zoopla

06/04/2014

Fulham & Hammersmith has the 5th most expensive homes in London. After Kensington, Chelsea, the City of London, Westminster and Camden.

06/04/2014

Renting in Hammersmith

1 Bedroom Flat: £1,390 pcm
2 Bedroom Flat: £1,867 pcm

2 Bedroom House: £2,773 pcm
3 Bedroom House: £2,634 pcm
4 Bedroom House: £4,280 pcm