| Peter Bill, Editor of the Estates Gazette as well as 7 | | | | Commercial property market right now, Stuart Law, |
| others experts in UK Commercial Property investing | | | | founder of Assetz Finance, mentions his experiences |
| have teamed up to talk about how to successfully | | | | in UK commercial property investing and why he |
| invest in UK Commercial Property. | | | | thinks now is the time to invest in the market. Stuart |
| Fiona Goldman recently interviewed Peter Bill, editor | | | | say "Commercial property could also be new built |
| of the Estates Gazette. | | | | student halls which are carved up into individual |
| Asking Peter Bill what his thoughts are on the future | | | | student apartments. That's a particularly low hassle |
| of the UK Commercial Property Market gives any | | | | and a longterm investment and that's generally high |
| prospective commercial property investor a real | | | | income as well. With commercial property, there really |
| insight into where the UK market is heading in the | | | | is two ways you can go in. You can go into |
| next few years. | | | | commercial property by sector, so retail, shops, etc, |
| Fiona asked Peter "Would you say Great Britain is still | | | | offices or industrial. But another way of looking at is, |
| a buoyant market to invest in with regards to | | | | whether or not the property is tenanted or |
| property" | | | | untenanted, its very important to understand that |
| Peter replied "Yes I think it is, as we speak I think its | | | | with commercial investment its not been done |
| been buoyant now for 8 or 9 years. | | | | before, but when you buy a property with a tenant |
| Is it slowing down? This we keep saying it's going to | | | | in place, you're paying a premium for the lease. The |
| but every year it keeps going up. If you can imagine | | | | lease is the promise to pay, each year, four quarterly |
| a very tall glass filled with water on one side of the | | | | payments of rent. If you buy a building with out that |
| table and a very short glass filled with water on the | | | | promise and without that tenant in place, then you |
| other side of the table. The small glass for the | | | | are just buying bricks and mortar. And when you buy |
| amount of property that there is in the world and tall | | | | bricks and mortar with a lease, you pay more." |
| glass for the amount of money chasing it. At the | | | | Issues such as taxation are important to consider |
| moment there is probably 10x as more water or | | | | when investing in uk commercial property. Amir |
| money as there is to property to buy. So there's a | | | | Saddiq founder of the Property Tax Portal says "Say |
| massive over supply of money to property at the | | | | somebody purchased a property for £50,000 |
| moment so that's what has been driving it and will | | | | five years ago and its now worth £150,000 |
| continue to drive it, its completely globalised now." | | | | which is quite feasible, they may well have to report |
| This is great news for any prospective commercial | | | | property values and they maybe liable to pay tax of |
| property investor be they novice, intermediate or | | | | upto 40% on the £100,000 profit. They have |
| advanced investors in residential or commerical | | | | only got 25% left of equity on the property but |
| property investing in the UK. | | | | they could have tax liablilitys as high as £40,000. |
| To emphasise the benefits of investing in the UK | | | | |