London, the property investment city for Korea

April 11, 2012 1 Comment

London, investment city for South KoreaInvestments by Koreans in London property, manly prime offices, are becoming more and more common nowadays. Over the last years, South Koreans have been searching for other parts in the world where they can invest. And lately, their interest in London property has increased due to the relatively long leases, high liquidity and a higher turnover in comparison with other types of investments.

Currently, the South Korean property market is quite saturated, in terms of investments. The market is just too small. Due to the risks, institutional investors find it unattractive to invest in upcoming property markets and that’s why they are eager to look further than Asia. In Europe, and especially London, the return of investments is attractive for large investors. Solid ROI’s around 6-7 percent is what most investors are eager to find. And London has what it takes. Read more of this post

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While UK property market slumps, London remains a beacon of growth

January 31, 2012 Leave a comment

While UK property market slumps, London remains a beacon of growthWhile the rest of the UK property market has been experiencing a downturn for the last year and a half, the London property market has been the only region to experience an increase in its overall property value throughout the same period. This trend confirms London’s position as a safe haven for wealthy investors fleeing the euro-zone crisis. Additionally, the upcoming Olympic Games only seem to assure the prospects of further property value increases.

The flagship house index data recently released by the Land Registry shows that the overall UK property market has decreased in value by 1.3 per cent in 2011. This means that the UK property market as a whole has not had a single value growth month for the last year and a half. There are of course regional differences with the North East experiencing the biggest annual price decrease with 7.1 per cent. Average houses prices throughout the UK property market stand at £160,384. Read more of this post

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London international investment swamps prime property market

October 31, 2011 Leave a comment

London prime property investmentA new study released by Hawker Beechcraft suggests that Emirate investors are the second largest group of foreign investors in London prime property after the Russians. The London international investment market has seen a large projected increase in prime property sales.

The report stated that “We sense there is more confidence coming out of the UAE as the economy stabilises,” said Black Brick, an estate agency, in a recent report. UAE investors are demonstrating “a renewed desire to hold a diversified international property portfolio rather than one overly concentrated on local new build development”. Read more of this post

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London property investment most sought after market in Europe

October 6, 2011 Leave a comment

London property investmentA new report released by CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG) has identified the London property investment as being the most sought after and lucrative housing market in Europe.

London has attracted approximately five times more non-European investment than its nearest rival. In the first six months of 2011 non-European investors invested a total of (£21bn) into European commercial real estate. London made up a huge 39percent of these investments followed by Paris with 8percent.

Following suit, Berlin, Frankfurt and Moscow made up a total of 10% of non- European investments. 600 billion was invested into Frankfurt and 700 billion into Berlin. The primary reason for London success is partly due to the period post the mid 2000s where many international investors were able to debt-finance their property. This opened the European market and increased the global capital flow of debt financed property investment. Read more of this post

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Commercial property in London as a great investment to start a business

August 23, 2011 Leave a comment

Commercial property in London has some advantages including the presence of the Olympic GamesLondon is a superb place to enter the property investment market, holding many advantages in store for start-ups in the commercial development branch.  London is a remarkable place to start a business and a viable and profitable investment in the commercial property market.

The London senior development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Matthew Jaffa recently commented on the commercial property market in London. Stating, that one of the best investments of a business development company would be to secure a deal in the capital. He is sure that the Olympic Games in London are going to bring the perfect opportunity to invite customers and partners to the city. Having an office there is not only advantageous during the Games next summer but also in general. Read more of this post

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