Over the past decade, UK has shown a great promise to investors all around the world with high returns on both rental values and also capital gains and majority of investors would tell you that one of the most important things when it comes to investing is choosing the right location and for the past 5-6 years Liverpool has topped all of the charts for property investment in the UK and maybe even the world. In this short article we would go over all of the key points you need to take into account when investing in Liverpool property. Together we take a deep dive into topics such as benefits of being involved and investing in Liverpool buy to let market, recent and up to date data on Liverpool property prices and the general rental market in the city. We also show you our price forecast for the coming months and years as well as a broad look at the best areas to invest in Liverpool.
Reasons why you should invest in Liverpool Property
As mentioned earlier, over the past decade, Liverpool has been a hotspot for investors, but why?
High rental income, amazing and growing rental market, affordable purchase prices and capital growth projections all point to this city being a name mentioned in investor circles all around the globe.
To give you some of the headline numbers, rental yield in Liverpool is 5-9% which is 2-3 times higher than London or majority of world’s major cities and to make it even better, capital growth indications show at least 2-3% more than national average and much better than a lot of other major cities around the globe.
Affordable prices…
It goes without saying that purchase price plays a big role in investment popularity. The lower it is, the bigger the spectrum of buyers that would be attracted to it and with Liverpool average house price of £179k compared to London’s £949k it can be easily seen.
Capital Growth…
Since the struggles of back in 1980s, Liverpool as changed a lot and is currently one of the best places to work and live in the UK. This coupled with success in the business scene, foreign investment and also to some extent the success of the world famous Liverpool football club has resulted in increase in demand in properties in the city which has resulted in all time high records in growth and property prices.
High rental yields…
Liverpool is amongst if not the top city in rental returns in the UK. Average rental yield in Liverpool is 8% which is more than double the national average of 3.2% and this fact along with a huge market for renters which is made up of high number of students and some professionals, the city has been transformed into a go to place for buy to let investors.
Rental demand…
Over 70,000 students study in Liverpool and more than half of them end up staying in the city after graduation or come back to the city’s vibrant business scene and this in effect ensures of the high rental demand in Liverpool.
How can we help?
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Mason Verdi is one of the fastest growing, property development & investment companies in the North-West UK. This company started life as sales agents and over the years has evolved into two arms of development and sales. Mason Verdi is a Liverpool based Property developer with track record in development in Liverpool and Manchester, northwest UK.
