It is a well-known fact that London is one of the most unhappy places in the UK. The gap between the wealthiest residents and the poorest can exacerbate anxious and unhappy feelings and the capital is consistently ranked as one of the most unequal cities. We have seen that economic equality positively correlates with personal wellbeing.  You may be wondering what life satisfaction has to do with investment. But what if these factors actively influence where people live? Should you be considerin...

The pre-rented property, as the name suggests, is a property that is sold with a rental agreement still in place. To simplify, a pre-rented property is referred to as a property that is rented to any organization or enterprise and is then sold to the buyer with that rent as an income. The transfer of lease takes place immediately after the transfer of the property to the new owner. Additionally, the buyer of the pre-rented property will now enjoy the rental income. Pre-rented properties are usua...

The exchange rate between the rand and other currencies continues to fare poorly.  Despite some uplift due to the election of Ramaphosa, it has failed to do much better. It seems for the long term it will not, is there a better time to consider investing elsewhere apart from now? Or do we just adopt a “wait and see” attitude in the hope that things will miraculously improve? The exchange rate for the rand has been skyrocketing for some time now. In 2012 it was 14:1, in 2016 it crept up to 17:1...

The real estate sector is one of the largest industries that is globally recognized. The way we look at it is that a lot of parts or segments in Real Estate have been doing well. Over the last few years, there’s an upward trend in the Indian Real Estate Sector. Pre-Rented Property (PRP) is increasingly becoming one of the attractive investment opportunities as it generates income from day one. A lot of Investors have been very actively investing in this asset. Especially in an era post the dem...

Often overlooked for property investment, towns and cities in the midlands provides some of the best returns in the country. The rest of the UK is easily accessible from the midlands which makes it attractive to people who need to commute across the country for work or to visit relatives. With the arrival of HS2 it will be even easier, Nottingham will be connected to the HS2 via Toton which will cut travel times to London to just 52 minutes and it will take just 33 minutes to travel to Birmingha...