Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010
Staycations = higher holiday home prices?
Assetz News: Second home owners 'at record high'
The number of second homes in Britain rose 2.6% to reach a record level of 245,384 in 2009, due to low returns on traditional investments and a growing trend for holidaying at home, research has shown.
According to estate agent Knight Frank, there could be a further 2% rise in the number of people who own a new-build second property by the end of this year. Good quality holiday lets typically offer between 5% and 7% of gross rental yields a year, often higher than the returns on a buy-to-let property, prompting buyers to look up on second homes as an investment rather than a luxury.
Record low interest rates have reduced the cost of buying a holiday property, enabling wealthy investors with large amounts of equity to take advantage of low financing costs.
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1. jackas said...
The *&^% is nothing more than a time-share salesman.