Here is the latest Experience Invest blog. There are some that will have you believe that when Brexit occurs, the UK is going to hell in a handbasket and UK business is going to suffer, along with the average house price.Whilst this isn’t beyond the realms of possibility, leaving the EU is not likely to be the shot to the heart of the UK economy that the average ‘Pro Remain’ voter will have you believe. The good news is that despite there being a ‘glass is half empty’ section of UK society who are fearing the worst come exit day, there are encouraging signs to the contrary. In today's blog, Experience Invest shares an important factor to consider for post-Brexit property investment

Investors should avoid viewing property investment as a black and white decision between residential and commercial real estate. While these two umbrella categories incorporate the overwhelming majority of properties available on the market, there is also a growing demand for non-traditional property investments.

In recent years specialist properties – such as hotels, student accommodation and care homes – have all experienced considerable increases in private investment. According to Knight Frank, activity in the specialist property sectors grew by 40% in 2017. It reflects the findings of Experience Invest’s aforementioned research from February 2019. It found that while houses (67%) and flats (54%) are the most common assets that investors are considering buying over the coming year, commercial (34%) and semicommercial (21%) real estate is also popular.

Furthermore, it uncovered that a quarter (24%) are looking to purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). A study from Knight Frank states that 29,000 purpose-built student bedrooms will be delivered across the UK by the start of the coming 2019/20 academic year; a 25% increase on the previous year’s figures.

The PBSA market is clearly worth investors considering post-Brexit. For one, the UK has some of the world’s leading universities, which results in large student communities and sizeable demand for PBSA. In fact, as of 2018 the UK had 98 institutions in the Times Higher Education rankings of the best 1,250 universities globally – only the United States and Japan have more.

Moreover, Brexit ought not to lessen demand for student properties. Of the 460,000 international students studying at UK universities, less than a third (140,000) come from the EU, says Experience Invest and as overseas students represent the largest demographic for PBSA, this market is likely to remain buoyant after Britain leaves the EU, Experience Invest added.

More generally, for investors with large portfolios, diversifying across different types of assets – from new-build flats and traditional homes through to hotel rooms and student accommodation – could place them in a position of strength following Brexit.

Importantly, keeping an open mind to different categories of real estate will ensure an investor is well positioned to source the best and most appropriate asset for their particular goals, whether that is a regular source of rental income or long-term capital gains.

Off-plan investments, for example, can deliver regular monthly returns to the investors over a number of years while also giving them ownership of an asset that can then deliver capital growth thereafter – offplan purchases span residential, commercial and specialist properties, and could provide the structured returns investors are looking for in the less assured post-Brexit climate.

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About Experience Invest

Welcome to Experience Invest blog. Experience Invest is a London-based property consultancy that focuses on sourcing and developing real estate opportunities across the UK’s top-performing asset classes. In today's blog, Experience Invest talks about the majority of property investors remain undeterred by Brexit.

There have been plenty of ‘doom and gloom’ predictions about the impact Brexit will have on UK property investment, with some foreseeing that investors will be reluctant to pursue new investment opportunities.

To see if this really was the case, we asked the sample of property investors about their real estate strategy. The research found:

• 39% of respondents said they intend to invest in more property this year while holding onto their existing assets.
• 35% do not intend to buy or sell properties this year.
• 15% will invest in more properties while selling one or more existing properties in their portfolio.
• 11% plan to sell some of the real estates they own and do not intend to reinvest into more property

Experience Invest specialises in new-build, buy-to-let developments in locations with proven demand. Developments include high-end residential apartments and purpose-built student accommodation. Learn more about Experience Invest here. You can also take a look at the Experience Invest Liverpool portfolio here. Follow Experience Invest Instagram here.

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Experience Invest Brexit on Construction Industry

Welcome to the Experience Invest blog. Experience Invest is an established specialist property consultancy, we have a range of completed investments that are fully occupied and completed to a high standard. Brexit continues to dominate public discourse, and with all eyes locked on 29th March, people are keen to understand just what the UK’s departure from the EU will mean for the economy. However, despite the tumult surrounding Brexit, it is important not to let this overshadow some of the longer-term challenges facing the UK, the most prominent of which is the housing crisis.

There is a chronic undersupply of residential properties available on the market, and with demand continuing to outpace supply, there are concerns that more potential buyers will not be able to access new housing opportunities. Positively, the Government has recognised the severity of this issue. As a result, the Government is aiming to add 300,000 new homes to the market each year by the mid-2020s as part of its strategy to address the demand-supply imbalance.

Such a pledge places immense importance on the UK’s construction industry: the firms tasked with building the residential properties that are so sought after across the country. And so we return to Brexit, and in particular, the question of how we can ensure the construction sector is positioned to effectively deliver enough new-build properties after 29th March.

For one, attention and resources need to be directed towards supporting the skills necessary to deliver the long-term housebuilding needs of the UK. It is estimated that 7% of workers in the construction industry are EU nationals, with this number jumping to 28% in London.

While we await greater detail about future visa arrangements of EU nationals following Brexit, a skills shortage could pose significant challenges and undermine the overall construction capabilities of developers both large and small. Furthermore, physical materials and investment into infrastructure are two other areas that must be addressed as we head for Brexit.

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