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HIS RETIREMENT LOOKS BRIGHT. HE HAS A FINANCIAL PLAN… DO YOU? Nearly six years after the Pension Freedoms were introduced, a new study has revealed that the nation is in danger of sleepwalking into retirement. Key findings: • Many people...

What is Build-to-rent and what does it mean for you as an investor? If you’re reading this article there is a strong likelihood that you are a property investor, or you’re considering your first investment. You may have been drawn...

UK PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2020 Property markets are shaped by fundamentals but also by investor sentiment, and given the rollercoaster year it has been it is understandable that sentiment has proven volatile. Within the last 10 days alone...

Long-term forecast for the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham If you are looking to invest in something with long-term financial rewards, then the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter buy-to-let market could be for you. Jewellery Quarter property values are 177% higher than 20 years...

The UK’s population has increased by a record 7% (4 million) in the last decade to just over 63 million – this is the equivalent to adding the entire city of Manchester every year. Since 2002, demand for rental property...

Buying an investment ‘off-plan’ continues to be the investment of choice. The Government’s introduction of the Help to Buy mortgage scheme has pushed up demands for new-builds and with annual yields continuing to increase, it’s no wonder this savvy property...

Assessing the risk Bucking the trend or dodging the punches? We asked our Founder and Chairman Joe Billingham what he thinks the key factors are that could shake the city and how he would rate them in terms of threat. ...

Birmingham’s new development pipeline is growing, providing progressive and vibrant working, living and shopping spaces. One look at the skyline demonstrates just how much property development in the city has evolved over the last decade, laying the foundations amply for...

The global impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has understandably overshadowed Britain’s exit from the EU. The long awaited ‘Brexit Day’ occurred on the 31st of January this year with the newly negotiated positions on trade, travel, regulation and immigration set...

A large section of lending has been apportioned to Buy to Let investors capitalising on the buoyant private rental sector” said Joe Billingham, Prosperity founder and chairman. “Naturally, lenders are leaning towards BTL mortgage products due to the more resilient...