Christopher Down, founder and chief executive of Hearthstone Investments, on why trends in the UK housing market represent a compelling investment opportunity.
Residential property as an investment asset class is finally emerging, or it should be said, re-emerging. As the stability and long-term growth prospects for rental income improve, investors are increasingly looking to the sector for income rather than excessive rates of capital appreciation. Further, many of the long-term barriers preventing investment have fallen away, and this change in attitude could herald an influx of badly needed new investors to the market. A recent report published by Savills calls residential property a ‘Golden Opportunity’, and suggests the conditions are r...
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