HSBC BUY-TO-LET GUIDE TO THE UK MARKET
2016-03-27
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According to a recent report, around 5 million UK households, or 21% of the total, are in private rented accommodation. This is set to rise to 5.79 million (or 24%) over the next five years.
STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY FOR PROPERTIES COSTING UP TO £500,000 AND COMPLETED BEFORE APRIL, 2021 IN ENGLAND
The government has temporarily increased the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland. First-time buyers will not be taxed if the property is costing £500,000 or less and the legal transaction is being completed before April 2021, more expensive properties will only be taxed on their value above that amount.
Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT) announced that it will acquire a property valued at approximately 380 million pounds (equivalent to ~HKD3.7685 billion) in Canary Wharf, London, UK. The Cabot at 25 Cabot Square will be Link REIT's first acquisition of British assets.
Higher rental values were recorded in almost every region of the UK, rose by an average of 2.1% in September. The average monthly rental of new tenancy in September was £927 compared to £908 in the same month of last year. Compounded by the fact, the demand for rental properties will remain high.
Hong Kong residents are buying more houses and apartments to lease out for income in Britain, and have became the fifth largest foreign investors in central London as of last August, driving up prices in some popular districts outside the UK capital.