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Bracknell: The New Hub of the South East

Bracknell: The New Hub of the South East

Bracknell is being transformed. Existing and continued regeneration in Bracknell has created an appealing town in which to live or work. Over the past ve years a brand new town centre, the Lexicon, has emerged. The £240 million, state-of- the-art shopping centre and leisure facility has been developed by the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership which is 50% funded by Legal and General.

Bracknell is expected to increase by 15% during the next 20 years and will provide strong demand for property in the region.

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The New Breed of High Yield Properties

The New Breed of High Yield Properties

The attitudes of property investors are changing. Mortgage lending rates to individuals and companies has grown and the legal structures within which investments are being made are becoming more sophisticated, opening opportunities for new types of co-investment, better syndicate management, increased professionalism and thus bigger investments.

In a recent survey, 28% of property professionals are now considering buying Houses of Multiple Occupancy in contrast to a 4% fall in the number looking to expand their "vanilla" single-family-let (SFL) portfolios

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Brexit & Mortgage Interest Relief

Brexit & Mortgage Interest Relief

Brexit has sent shockwaves throughout the developed world causing turmoil (opportunity!) in the markets. At this stage (early July 2016) what has the actual impact been? Yesterday the GBP/ EUR pair hit a 31-year trough, falling 11% since the Brexit vote. Those shorting the FTSE were lulled in to a false sense of victory as the index dropped 2% immediately upon LSE opening on the day of the Brexit announcement and then recovered to a week-high. Since then, the FTSE has topped 7% growth perhaps due to attracting foreign investors looking to take advantage of a favourable USD/ GBP exchange rates. UK Hedge Fund Manager rakes in £220 million betting on a successful Brexit whereas $2.08 trillion was wiped off global markets. The trend here is knee-jerk reaction, claiming followed by turmoil of uncertainty. This is true also in the property market, albeit slower.?

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