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Excellent capital growth, a buoyant rental\u00a0market, favourable exchange rate and stable\u00a0economic and political environment mean\u00a0London property is favoured by investors\u00a0worldwide. And with South East Asian buyers\u00a0accounting for over half of new-build property\u00a0purchases, London property experts Anita\u00a0Mehra and Lynne Geeves of Benham & Reeves Estate Agents, one of central London\u2019s largest independently owned property leasing agents, are holding a series of free\u00a0property investment seminars in Singapore from April 5th \u2013 7th and Kuala\u00a0Lumpur from April 8th \u2013 10th.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational investors are a driving force in the London property market,\u201d\u00a0comments Anita, Managing Director of the leading London property leasing\u00a0agency. \u201cBuyers from Singapore, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong dominate,\u00a0accounting for 51% of sales of new-build properties in central London, up from\u00a047% in 2010. Rental demand for these new-build homes is high, with investors\u00a0in developments on the fringes of prime central London achieving rental yields\u00a0of 5% – 6%.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLondon property offers excellent potential for capital growth. The sales market\u00a0is performing strongly, with sales prices for prime central London properties\u00a0rising by around 50% since a post credit crunch low in March 2009. One leading\u00a0UK property portal is reporting that in the last year alone, prime London house prices have risen by 16.5%. Hong Kong, Jakarta and Beijing are the only major\u00a0global cities to have outperformed London in terms of price growth since the\u00a0beginning of the financial crisis in early 2009.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in terms of rental demand London is hard to beat,\u201d continues Anita.\u00a0\u201cLondon has the UK\u2019s largest concentration of renters, with 880,000 properties,\u00a0doubling in the last 20 years. Population growth means that rental demand will\u00a0rise further. London is expected to become the fourth largest city economy in the world by 2020, with its population set to rise by 810,000 by 2021. Yet the\u00a0current housing shortage is expected to worsen, with some commentators\u00a0predicting a 55% shortfall in rental properties over the next 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven with these favourable market conditions, it can be daunting investing in\u00a0London property if you don\u2019t know the city well. It\u2019s invaluable to have advice\u00a0from a specialist who knows the market, can advise on the best locations, what\u00a0type and size of rental property to buy, presentation and what to look for in a property leasing agency. That\u2019s why we hold these regular investment\u00a0roadshows, bringing specialist knowledge direct to investors in Singapore and\u00a0Kuala Lumpur,\u201d adds Anita.<\/p>\n
\u201cBenham and Reeves Estate Agents has been involved in property leasing\u00a0for over 50 years so we know the London property market inside out. As well as\u00a0offering investors the latest London property news, we can offer advice on finding\u00a0a property that meets your investment objectives, whether you are looking for\u00a0capital appreciation, rental yields or a combination of both.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Excellent capital growth, a buoyant rental\u00a0market, favourable exchange rate and stable\u00a0economic and political environment mean\u00a0London property is favoured by investors\u00a0worldwide. And with South East Asian buyers\u00a0accounting for over half of new-build property\u00a0purchases, London property experts Anita\u00a0Mehra and Lynne Geeves of Benham & Reeves Estate Agents, one of central London\u2019s largest independently owned property leasing agents, … <\/p>\n