Closure of Stamp Duty loophole will not deter my foreign buyers says James Wyatt

Posted in CityWatch - Surrey

"Chancellor George Osborne might have kept his promise of coming "down like a tonne of bricks" on those who have avoided paying stamp duty by closing the tax loophole in today's Budget but this won't deter foreign nationals from buying property in UK.

US tenants drive lettings market in Surrey

Posted in CityWatch - Surrey

According to data from Surrey's Best Estate Agent, Barton Wyatt, US nationals are driving the lettings market in north Surrey, accounting for 45% of all tenants in rented properties in 2011.

The Generation Game

Posted in CityWatch - Surrey

They know all about the Generation Game in Virginia Water - Sir Bruce Forsyth has owned property for much of his working career. For a keen golfer looking for some privacy such as Brucie, the Wentworth Estate in Virginia Water is the obvious choice.

Guaranteeing buyer interest: Think Online Property's Top tips for best describing your property

Posted in CityWatch - Surrey

Rudyard Kipling, once said "words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"and never was this truer than in the property sales world where promises of the perfect home are pledged to the potential buyer. However, on occasion 'perfection' isn't always the case leading to the consumer watchdog, Office of Fair Trading (OFT), recently warning estate agents against failing to mention a property's genuine characteristics early on.

Forget Flats, Houses are the best Buy-to-Let bet!

Posted in CityWatch - Surrey

Much has been reported in the press recently about the flight to safe havens for investments with bricks and mortar extremely high on many savvy investor lists. With a booming lettings market in the UK, the residential sector is once again attracting investors' cash. This is particularly prominent with foreign investors who see the UK's AAA credit rating as being especially attractive and the UK Government's policies seen as more robust and safer in the long term than many other developed economies.

Closure of Stamp Duty loophole will not deter my foreign buyers says James Wyatt

US tenants drive lettings market in Surrey

The Generation Game

Guaranteeing buyer interest: Think Online Property's Top tips for best describing your property

Forget Flats, Houses are the best Buy-to-Let bet!

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