Buying for Investment
Homesearch Group provides a complete investment service to clients. As a Group of Companies we are highly experienced with working with Corporate & Professional tenants (HSG Mobility)
• Investment Appraisal
• Sourcing & Acquisition
• Professional Letting & Property Management (Curzon)
• Portfolio Management
• Refurbishment/Building Services
• Expense Management
INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS include:
• Term
• Improved investment viability takes place in the medium-to-long
• term.
• Yield Strategy
• As market experts we assist our clients in finding the right
• balance to reflect each investor’s requirements and overall goals.
• Risk
• A strategy for investment must identify and assess the risks arising
• from each individual property investment.
• Title
• Wherever possible Freehold title or Share of Freehold is
• preferable to Leasehold. Long Leasehold properties are
• also acceptable given the length of lease is sufficient.
• Special case Short Lease properties may also be acceptable
• in certain locations (e.g. Eaton Square) under certain
• circumstances.
• Gearing
• Investment in UK property is unique in that it can be highly
• geared and therefore often results in exceptional returns.
• Capital Gains & Tax Planning
• Profit needs to be safeguarded by expert planning & tax advice. • • • Relevant taxes include Capital Gains Tax, Income Tax and
• Inheritance Tax.
• Income
• Rental income should be structured to cover all running costs
• ideally, including management & finance charges. Gearing will be
• calculated to income and may be balanced against future capital
• gain.
• Tenant Profile
• The profile of the Tenant needs to be determined at the on-set as
• properties will be selected and equipped to meet this profile.
• Professional Letting & Property Management
• Comprehensive Lettings & Property Management services are
• provided through our sister company Curzon, an ARLA certified
• agency. Investment clients therefore become “group house
• clients” and preferential terms of business are applied accordingly.
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