Overseas Property Investment

The most recent united kingdom property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Investors cautious about government spending cuts and dubious planning policies could dampen the outlook for UK land sales, despite promising price performance of late. The development land market is ripe for investors – including overseas buyers exploiting the sterling’s weakness. See the following…

Investors cautious about government spending cuts and dubious planning policies could dampen the outlook for UK land sales, despite promising price performance of late. The development land market is ripe for investors – including overseas buyers exploiting the sterling’s weakness. See the following…

Law for the Promotion of Foreign Investment (Law No. 344) The main legislation that governs foreign investment consists of Law No. 344 for the Promotion of Foreign Investments and its bylaws, as well as other sector-specific laws that provide incentives for investment. Law No. 344 provides: a) equal treatment of foreign and domestic investment; b) [...]

Concerns over budget cutbacks and economic woes are eroding investor confidence, resulting in the first decline in commercial tenant interest in the UK since the opening quarter of 2009. Supply increases and declining demand are halting the progress of recovery in the rental sector as well. See the…

PETALING JAYA: Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2010 report, which quantifies real estate market transparency, shows Malaysia slipping two places from 23rd in 2008 to 25th out of 81 countries, Jones Lang Wootton (JLW) said in a statement that Malaysia remained a “transparent” market and the third most transparent country in South-East [...]

London continues to lead the thriving UK real estate market in price performance, with Northern Ireland the sole price loser in the second quarter. Southern parts of the UK outperformed the North, while greater market supply may account for a slower rate of property price inflation. See the following…

With banks still reeling from the credit crisis, lending constraints will force many UK real estate developers to pursue more creative financing. Requiring banks to unload distressed property to free up funds for lending, though, could prove counterproductive and costly. See the following article from…

The UK market is seeing an influx of properties, yet prices are still remaining strong, indicating robust demand and restored consumer confidence. Recovering real estate prices, combined with the prospect of a Capital Gains Tax hike and an end to Home Information Packs, motivated many sellers while…

SHANGHAI: Malaysian conglomerate Hong Leong Group(HLG) is to create a luxury hotel chain in China, with at least ten Guoman Hotels over the next five years. Violet Lee, Group Managing Director of Guocoland China, HLG’s property investment arm here, told reporters at a special interview, the company would bring the unique English hospitality to the [...]

A steep capital gains tax hike by the new UK coalition government could precipitate a surge in property sales, aggravating housing shortfalls by inhibiting residential investment. A capital gains tax as high as 50 percent, which might be imposed next April, has prompted the National Landlords Association…