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The launch of student property investments for individual buyers started back in October 2011. Buyers were attracted to the high yield returns from fully managed properties.

An annuity is an income stream that a UK taxpayer buys from an insurance company with funds in their pension pot. From 6th April 2015, new pension freedom reforms come into place whereby a UK taxpayer can now have greater flexibility on how they would like to invest their pension funds.

Capital growth figures in Manchester outstripped London in 2013 according to Nationwide, the building society. The annual growth rate of twenty one percent (21%) was achieved and it seems hard to repeat. However, when one considers the £800 million pound rejuvenation of central Manchester, attractive growth rates are bound to continue.

June 2014 House Price Figures from Halifax Building Society indicated a monthly fall of 0.6%. Although, the annual price increase on their indices was tracked at £16,000 with average house prices up from £167,668 to £183,462.

Whilst house prices may have started to slow down somewhat in recent weeks, the rate of house price growth has annually risen by around 11% in the UK. In London it is nearly double that figure, as an influx demand and cash buyers from overseas means that properties are being sold very quickly.

With some excellent mortgage rates as low as 3.99% fixed for 5 years, it seems like a good time to be purchasing residential property. London house prices are not the only ones to benefit from the growing investor confidence as the average UK House Price has grown by 9.1% year on year (ONS)