Time to raise the rents. Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2146527,00.html The biggest homes earn £26,000 a month for rich owners By Lucia Adams A COUNTRY pile has proved a sure-fire way to make money this year. Some of the most expensive homes in the land have generated almost £80,000 in price increases for their owners since December, a report from the estate agent Knight Frank has disclosed. Manor house owners have seen the value of their property rise at a rate of £26,238 each month from January to March. Farmhouse and country cottage owners have had increases of £14,000 and £5,000 per month respectively. Price inflation in the prime country house market hit a 22-month high in the first three months this year and on average country houses rose in value by 3.3 per cent during this period. Record City bonuses, a strengthening of the economy and an increase in interest from overseas were behind the huge rise in buyer numbers and country house sales. The number of overseas buyers rose by 46 per cent in the past two years. In Surrey and Berkshire there was noticeable growth in the number of buyers from Russia, Europe and the Middle East. However, a shortage of top-notch country homes for sale has led to stiff competition among house hunters. Liam Bailey, of Knight Frank’s research wing, said: “The country house market was pretty weak last year; now best and final offers are being taken for the first time in nine to twelve months. You get buyers waiting for a property in a certain area, and if it ticks all the boxes it doesn’t matter what they pay for it as long as they get it.” The surge in prices was led by the top of the country house market, with the strongest price rises being recorded in the most expensive price brackets. Country houses costing between £3 million and £4 million rose in price by 6 per cent in the past three months alone. Recent big sales include Edgecote Estate, Northamptonshire, which sold for £27 million, Sarsden in Oxfordshire, which fetched £24 million, and Woodperry near Oxford, which went for £21.5 million. Robust price rises were also reported in lower price ranges. Country cottages costing on average £500,000 have experienced price rises of 3.1 per cent so far this year. Farmhouses costing about £1.15 million rose by 3.8 per cent, and manor houses costing about £2.66 million rose by 3 per cent. The country market’s upturn followed a surge in London’s prime property market. In London, homes in the £1 million to £2 million price bracket rose by almost 14 per cent in the first three months of the year. Rupert Bradstock, of Property Vision, the buying agents, said: “In Kensington and Chelsea I can show you properties that have risen by 15 per cent in value from September to February — that is a warning sign for the country house market. What happens in London usually follows in the country. We have seen gazumping and houses going under offer in a day.” Knight Frank forecasts that prime country property prices will grow by 4 per cent by the end of the year, with the very best properties rising in value by 7 per cent. Its overall forecast for property price rises nationwide is 2.5 per cent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Fool & His Borrowed Money Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Excellent article TTRTR, agree wholeheartedly, property the way to go if you want to be a rich man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeless Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 2.5% is pretty much just steady with inflation and 4% means they wont expect any more increases for the rest of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 jolly good, game of cricket chaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboypass Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 lol - then he quotes a £24 and £40 million pound house..... I can see TTRTR at high tea now 'Yes, my 3 bed house is increasing £26k..the newspaper said so' twit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Herbert Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2146527,00.html TTRTR you are such a date packing tit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell the Fear Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Do you recommend that they MEW £26k a month to enjoy their good fortune? Maybe you think Wandsworth is a country village south of London, and you are the local lord of the manor? Absentee landlords, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time to raise the rents. Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 I love your bear reactions.....I live for them you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I love your bear reactions.....I live for them you know! Beware of the rising sun from the East. No wonder yields are dropping in London--time to sell. http://business.scotsman.com/finance.cfm?id=605402006 Rental yields in England, however, fell to 5.91 per cent from 6.15 per cent - the second lowest performance since the index began. London followed the negative trend, showing a fall to 6.07 per cent from 6.58 per cent. Remember, buy low and sell high. Now that yields are dropping in London you may have missed the sell by date. Sorry to rain on the parade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levy process Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2146527,00.html The biggest homes earn £26,000 a month for rich owners By Lucia Adams A COUNTRY pile has proved a sure-fire way to make money this year. Some of the most expensive homes in the land have generated almost £80,000 in price increases for their owners since December, a report from the estate agent Knight Frank has disclosed. Manor house owners have seen the value of their property rise at a rate of £26,238 each month from January to March. Farmhouse and country cottage owners have had increases of £14,000 and £5,000 per month respectively. Price inflation in the prime country house market hit a 22-month high in the first three months this year and on average country houses rose in value by 3.3 per cent during this period. Record City bonuses, a strengthening of the economy and an increase in interest from overseas were behind the huge rise in buyer numbers and country house sales. The number of overseas buyers rose by 46 per cent in the past two years. In Surrey and Berkshire there was noticeable growth in the number of buyers from Russia, Europe and the Middle East. However, a shortage of top-notch country homes for sale has led to stiff competition among house hunters. Liam Bailey, of Knight Frank’s research wing, said: “The country house market was pretty weak last year; now best and final offers are being taken for the first time in nine to twelve months. You get buyers waiting for a property in a certain area, and if it ticks all the boxes it doesn’t matter what they pay for it as long as they get it.” The surge in prices was led by the top of the country house market, with the strongest price rises being recorded in the most expensive price brackets. Country houses costing between £3 million and £4 million rose in price by 6 per cent in the past three months alone. Recent big sales include Edgecote Estate, Northamptonshire, which sold for £27 million, Sarsden in Oxfordshire, which fetched £24 million, and Woodperry near Oxford, which went for £21.5 million. Robust price rises were also reported in lower price ranges. Country cottages costing on average £500,000 have experienced price rises of 3.1 per cent so far this year. Farmhouses costing about £1.15 million rose by 3.8 per cent, and manor houses costing about £2.66 million rose by 3 per cent. The country market’s upturn followed a surge in London’s prime property market. In London, homes in the £1 million to £2 million price bracket rose by almost 14 per cent in the first three months of the year. Rupert Bradstock, of Property Vision, the buying agents, said: “In Kensington and Chelsea I can show you properties that have risen by 15 per cent in value from September to February — that is a warning sign for the country house market. What happens in London usually follows in the country. We have seen gazumping and houses going under offer in a day.” Knight Frank forecasts that prime country property prices will grow by 4 per cent by the end of the year, with the very best properties rising in value by 7 per cent. Its overall forecast for property price rises nationwide is 2.5 per cent. Sounds deeply unsustainable to me. No reason for this sort of wealth generation, as we head back down the encomic cycle, as emplyoment statistics turn over and head south, and as oil prices head north, and interest rates steady for ages, producing no change in affordability. Sounds - bubbletastic! Edited April 23, 2006 by Levy process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Luggage Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The new world order of the Rentier Economy becomes more apparent. The top 1% of the population is becoming fabulously wealthy by finding ways to exploit the globalised economy. The remaining 99% of us oiks will live out the rest of our miserable lives slaving to keep our masters wealthy. At best, you could view this as evolution at work (i.e. survival of the fittest) and an inspiration to strive to become one of the chosen people. Personally I think this would hurry along a major rebellion by the masses if only they knew it was happening - but they're too obsessed with celebrity boob jobs and VI spin from Krusty Hips Allslop to see this. :angry: LL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsakes Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The new world order of the Rentier Economy becomes more apparent. The top 1% of the population is becoming fabulously wealthy by finding ways to exploit the globalised economy. The remaining 99% of us oiks will live out the rest of our miserable lives slaving to keep our masters wealthy. At best, you could view this as evolution at work (i.e. survival of the fittest) and an inspiration to strive to become one of the chosen people. Personally I think this would hurry along a major rebellion by the masses if only they knew it was happening - but they're too obsessed with celebrity boob jobs and VI spin from Krusty Hips Allslop to see this. The weatlhy have always stood on the shoulders of the poor - it's called EMPLOYMENT People seem to forget that wealth is created by people not money. The easiest way to aquire wealth is to simply get people working for you. That right boys and girls, shock horror! as an employee you're working for your employer not yourself and the moment you're not producing enough wealth to cover your wages you get the boot. You don't like that deal, start a business, you don't like renting, buy a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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