About this episode
Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Gold continued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!
Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport in West Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4% wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a 4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.
The London property market has also suffered a 2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, Stamp Duty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw the introduction of a mansion tax.
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Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Gold continued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!
Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport in West Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4% wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a 4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.
The London property market has also suffered a 2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, Stamp Duty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw the introduction of a mansion tax.
Overseas buyers have dried up, non-doms and the rich are leaving the UK in droves and property landlords have been selling up partly due to the Renters Rights Act and the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault evictions’.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new tax surcharge on rental income profits in her budget, which sees the tax burden rise to record levels. Buy-to-let landlords will pay a tax rate two percentage points higher than the basic and higher rates of tax from April 2027.
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There were a raft of hikes including a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2 million, mileage charge on EVs.
Although successive governments seem to be doing their best to encourage the big corporate landlords and drive small landlords out of business (Section 24, licensing, increased red tape etc.), they still need the estimated 2.8 million private buy-to-let property landlords.
Opportunities in 2026
Experienced investors will be sitting on cash and watching the housing and stock markets for opportunities to snap up assets at bargain prices, but timing the market can be tricky.
See interview with Chartered Accountant and Tax Specialist - https://youtu.be/aMuGs_ek17s
Gold and silver outperformed the markets and investors and central banks piled into metals amid speculation of an AI-driven stock market bubble.
How to Invest in Gold and Silver?
There are various ways to invest in Gold and Silver. You can buy physical Gold and Silver coins, bars or bu
