Home to nearly a dozen Property Frontiers projects and visiting them frequently to check on progress and meet our developer partners, I am no stranger to the city of Liverpool. I know my way around, which hotels to stay in, which restaurants to eat at and where the best local pub is to watch the [...]
Official Property Frontiers Blog
our commentary, opinion and rants about global property
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May
15
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May
07
07
13.2 miles closer to Zambia
Following on from last week’s blog post about the Frontiers Foundation, I am delighted to be able to report that our first fundraising event, the Richmond Half Marathon was a huge success! It was an early start as we drove down from Property Frontiers HQ in Oxford to Richmond, Surrey to meet my fellow runner [...]
Apr
19
19
B2L investors in Liverpool celebrate opening of Candia Tower
It would seem that the the B2L market in the North of England can do no wrong with new figures from the B2L lender, Paragon, showing that landlords in the North West are making 6.6% annual return on their properties compared with 5.9% in Central London, 5.7% in the suburbs and merely 5.5% in Scotland. Indeed [...]
Mar
22
22
The Budget 2012 – Our stance
Posted By: Ray Withers in Current Projects, Educational, Global Property, Liverpool, UKLeave a Comment
So, were we surprised with today’s budget announcement? I thought I’d summarise the key points from our perspective; particularly in regards to its effects on our clients and property investment prospects. No major shocks as far as I see. I was particularly pleased to see some coherence with my last blog post about where we [...]
Feb
27
27
Back to school…my site visit to Liverpool
It wasn’t only my kids going to school last Thursday morning, I too, armed with some porridge and a hot chocolate, made the journey to Liverpool, home to our highly successful student accommodation projects. With our tenth project from the same established developer partner launching this week, I took the opportunity to return to Liverpool [...]
Jan
27
27
60 second interview: George Houlbrooke
Continuing our series of 60 second interviews, today we speak to an experienced member of the PF team, investment consultant George Houlbrooke on what his role entails, how he found the market last year, his predictions for 2012 as well as his favourite investments and ones to avoid. What does your role involve? I [...]
Jan
19
19
Invest in the world’s greatest city!
Having many friends, family and now an office in London, some may say that I am a little biased when it comes to naming the greatest city in the world but it would seem that I am not alone in this opinion with the international style bible, Wallpaper, crowning London 2012 City of the Year. [...]
Jan
11
11
Student accommodation investments will continue to make the grade in 2012
After a short break over the festive season I’m back blogging and firstly want to extend a warm welcome to you all in 2012! This ‘Year of the Dragon’ promises to be even more lucrative than 2011 and the team and I are working hard to bring you the very best investment opportunities both at [...]
Nov
25
25
Invitation: Discover how to capitalise on the Capital’s thriving hotel market at exclusive London Hotel Investors Evening
Enquiry levels for our latest hotel room investment, The Royal Albert Dock Hotel, located in the thriving east end of London, have been so high that we would like to invite you to join us at one of the Capital’s most prestigious landmarks to find out how you too can capitalise on London’s booming hotel market. Completely [...]
Nov
04
04
London – the hottest destination on earth in 2012
The mercury might only reach an average 11 degrees celcius but London is set to be the hottest destination on earth in 2012 both in terms of tourism and property investment I believe. Voted the Top City to visit in 2012 by Lonely Planet and with the Royal Borough of Greenwich named as a must [...]