Property Matters

Morality tales in bricks and mortar The guaranteed high yields available on 'student pod' investments offer a case study in risk ...
16 May 2013

Comment on the ups and downs of property investments, with a particular focus on the perennially popular world of buy to let

Recent articles

Buy-to-let: bigger and better

10 May 2013

Stephen Wilmot assesses the UK private landlord sector to see whether it can provide extra yield for income-starved investors
No free lunch

26 March 2013

Forget welfare cheats - we all want 'something for nothing', most of all George Osborne
Do you trust your lettings agent?

22 March 2013

Statutory regulation for letting agents would be welcome, but it's more important that landlords ask their suppliers the right questions

'The amendment is supported by the two other main parties and most property lobbying groups, from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) to homeless charity Shelter, who are otherwise unlikely bedfellows'
The elephant in the mall

15 March 2013

Property investors ignore the rise of e-commerce at their peril
Tired of London?

08 March 2013

Stephen Wilmot sees exceptional value in commercial property outside the capital

'The divergence between central London's property market and those elsewhere has been the defining feature of the current property downturn'