Despite the UK economy heading in the right direction with
record low mortgage rates and unemployment
figures dropping, the rate of
property prices rising in Royal Tunbridge Wells have tempered since the start
of the year. This slow but sure downward trend in the rate of growth has been
in evidence since mid-2014. Property
value increases continue to outpace the growth in salaries, however the gap is
closing, helped by a lift in salaries over the last 6 months. Property values in the South East region as a
whole are 9.1% higher than a year ago.
Compare this to the neighbouring regions of the East at 8.8% higher and
South West at 3.6%, the majority of the country continue to see annual house
price gains - the exception being Wales which recorded a slight decline of -0.6%.
Even with the tempering in house price inflation, it does
not necessarily change my outlook that property prices are likely to be firmer
over the second half of 2015 amid heightening activity in the Royal Tunbridge
Wells property market. As stated in a
previous article, there is a current shortage of properties on the market,
restricting supply, which in turn will provide stability and support to Royal
Tunbridge Wells property prices. Therefore, I my overall opinion is that Royal
Tunbridge Wells property prices will rise by 6% over 2015 and roughly the same
in 2016.
Property investment is a long term business. Buying the right sort of property is vital. I have recently been speaking with a number of Royal
Tunbridge Wells landlords about the importance of a balanced portfolio, when
buying and renting out property. The balance between buying properties that
offer good monthly returns (high yields) but quite often offer poor capital
growth (i.e. they don't increase in value that much over the years compared
with the average) verses properties that do go up in value quicker but often
offer a lower yield. So, what type of
properties have performed best over the last few years in Royal Tunbridge Wells,
especially in terms of their capital growth?
When comparing what the average price of detached, semi
detached, terraced and flats were selling for back at the start of the
Millennium to the present. The results
are quite remarkably different, almost like a bag of Liquorice Allsorts,
as the different types of property have performed poles apart over the last 15
years:
- · Detached Houses in 2000 were selling on average for £307,777 and so far in 2015, they have been selling on average in Royal Tunbridge Wells for £809,383 a rise of 163%
- · Semi -Detached Houses in 2000 were selling on average for £141,962 and so far in 2015, they have been selling on average in Royal Tunbridge Wells for £386,900 a rise of 173%
- · Terraced Houses in 2000 were selling on average for £122,243 and so far in 2015, they have been selling on average in Royal Tunbridge Wells for £330,928 a rise of 171%
- · Flats and Apartments in 2000 were selling on average for £81,265 and so far in 2015, they have been selling on average in Royal Tunbridge Wells for £279,358 a rise of 244%
Moving forward, what should new and existing buy to let
landlords do with this information? Well,
the questions I seem to be asked on an almost daily basis by landlords are:
·
“Should I sell my
property in Royal Tunbridge Wells?”
·
“Is the time
right to buy another buy to let property in Royal Tunbridge Wells and if not Royal
Tunbridge Wells, where?”
·
“Are there any
property bargains out there in Royal Tunbridge Wells to be had?”
Many other Royal Tunbridge Wells
landlords, who are with both us and other
Royal Tunbridge Wells letting agents, like to pop
in for a coffee, pick up the phone or
email us to discuss the Royal Tunbridge Wells property
market, how Royal Tunbridge Wells compares with its closest rivals (Maidstone,
Tonbridge and Rochester), and hopefully answer the three questions above. I don’t bite, I don’t do hard sell, I will
just give you my honest and straight talking opinion and look forward to
hearing from you.
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