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Posted about 9 years ago

Upcoming trends in the property market

Being a landlord myself, knowing what trends are becoming popular in the United Kingdom is important to the future of my properties. Although it may not directly impact myself or landlord house owners, there could be potential for change in the future so predicting what trends are improving and which aren’t is interesting to me. I spoke with Ian Spencer @ The Move Channel and he explained a few of the trends he expects to rise in popularity in the future.

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One of the main trends that keeps coming up is that the supply is just not keeping up with the demand at the moment. This has been going on for at least 10 years now. The demand is expected to increase as well, which is why the government is set to complete a massive 240,000 additional homes by the year 2016, having started this project 8 years ago. House and home architects in Worcester and Birmingham have particularly focused on new rented homes where as places such as London have focused slightly more on so called “affordable” homes. Due to a few relaxed regulations and tax concessions for house builders, this has proved fairly successful but still the supply is not matching the demand. Expect further housing to be commissioned.

What’s also interesting is that inflation is on an upward trend. House prices might fall and rise with the market but as inflation is increasing, the amount you pay for your house today will be less, relative to the inflation percentage. The house price might stay rooted at £300,000 from 2014 to 2018, however, if inflation has risen, your money won’t be worth as much as it before. My tip is, if you can get into the property market as early as you can, it will pay off in the long run providing it’s a smart and astute investment. Depending on your situation as a landlord or as a home owner, the market will always fluctuate, however, as long as the investment is smart, the trend for the United Kingdom is that houses will always need to be built. Invest in property while you can, if you have the capital and the ability to.


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