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Why Property Investment in the UK

• Property continues to represent a safe long term investment. The Department of Records states that in the last 32 years, property has risen in 28 of the years and fallen in only 4. So, the trend for property values remains consistently upwards…despite short term market fluctuations.
• Since 1956 the compounded average annual increase in house price has been 8.5%. To put this into perspective, a house bought in London 50 years ago for £1,000 would today be worth more than £1.0m (the actual rate of increase is 99,900% or 1,000 times).
• Inflation in the last 50 years has been 1,689%. The stock market has grown by 2,700%, but house prices zoomed ahead by 22,000%
• Demand for new housing is outstripping supply and there’s a current shortage of 4 million homes in the UK with population expected to rise by 10% by 2030 and council restrictions on new developments, there’s no way the supply can meet the demand.
• With escalating house prices pushing first time buyers out of the market and increasing numbers of singles and families looking to rent, the rental market is expected to grow by 40% by 2012.
• Rents have risen on average by 13% per year since 1962 says the UK Office of National Statistics.
• Funding is readily available for property investment (meaning you take advantage of leverage to increase the return on your own funds – maximum return, minimum investment. In addition, unlike pensions, you can release equity as and when necessary.
• Property investment is an excellent means of creating your financial freedom for your retirement.
• The Property market in UK will continue to grow and now is the time to lock in your money as a property investor.
• You can make money even in a declining market. Buying below market value (BMV) is even easier in a poor market and buying at the right price is the key to profit more in the property game.
• Property investment is considered to be one of the least risky investments, property can go down, but the trend is always up over time. The same cannot be said for stock and shares which can lose total value overnight with slow recovery.