Top 20 best places to invest

[Paul]

The 20 best places to buy a property in Britain - Times Online

Interesting article on what Knight Frank consider to be the top 20 fail-safe places for property investment in Britain. The top five being:

Cambridge
York
Oxford
Milton Keynes
Guilford

Judging from the readers comments below it’s quite a contentious list!

[sqftmag]

Well, my money IS with York certainly, BUT you have to know exactly where to buy.
You need an entry level under £150k and these are scarce. However, all is not lost and I am still buying property in York for interested investors.
If anyone wants to know more, do get in touch.
Michele

[overseas wills]

Yes but who voted for these. I take theses with a pinch of salt!!

[colin.land]

I thought oxfordshire was also an upcoming community!

[markdanshaw]

Has anyone checked out Guest Invest as a possible investment?

I find the idea of purchasing a luxury hotel room interesting, but need to request the business plans and sales figures. Would these investments be covered by trading standards? Would investors receive a deed for the 'property'? Who would retain rights to the room? Would maintenance be covered by the hotel? Insurance? Is this a leasehold or a scam?

Anyone with further information on hotel investment or experience regarding this please respond.

[ArmchairInvestments]

The days of cheap credit are over in the UK so - with higher interest rates, investments are becoming harder to 'stack up'. Furthermore, lower loan-to-value (LTV) requirements mean that investors also need put more 'money in' as a deposit.

All is not lost as there are several parts of the south of the country where strong yields are still possible. I would, initially, suggest aiming for the Midlands and the North. Alternatively, HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupation) are a good way to get strong yields but these properties are, generally speaking, labour intensive (more maintenance, rent collection etc).

[dave99]

Originally Posted by Paul

The 20 best places to buy a property in Britain - Times Online

Interesting article on what Knight Frank consider to be the top 20 fail-safe places for property investment in Britain. The top five being:

Cambridge
York
Oxford
Milton Keynes
Guilford

Judging from the readers comments below it’s quite a contentious list!

Milton Keynes a winner on recent TV program - is that good or not.

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[ArmchairInvestments]

Yes, Milton Keynes and areas close to it (Luton, Northampton, Hemel Hempstead etc) are all good places and will grow in the long term. From what I understand, they are planning high speed rail links into central london from these areas which will appeal to many people who have already been outpriced of the capital.

[dave99]

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Milton Keynes is attractive now that we have that great new stadium with a winning team.

Or maybe not !
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[Yaman]

Originally Posted by markdanshaw

Has anyone checked out Guest Invest as a possible investment?

I find the idea of purchasing a luxury hotel room interesting, but need to request the business plans and sales figures. Would these investments be covered by trading standards? Would investors receive a deed for the 'property'? Who would retain rights to the room? Would maintenance be covered by the hotel? Insurance? Is this a leasehold or a scam?

Anyone with further information on hotel investment or experience regarding this please respond.

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