Selecting Investment Properties

Different rules apply to purchasing investment properties than purchasing property you intend to live in for the rest of your life.

Here you’ll find the basic rules that apply to investment buyers planning on buying profit-bearing residential dwellings in the UK and abroad.

Selecting Suitable Investment Properties

Many of us have bought and sold a house or flat in our lives. But most of us look at these acquisitions on the basis of our personal usage.

With investment properties, a unique set of factors comes into play. After all, you are looking to turn a profit. This requires you to be far more objective about your choices, and to perhaps modify your decision-making behaviours.

Investment Properties

We've written a series of pages that address the major residential rental opportunities and technical considerations to help you in selecting investment properties.

In addition, there is the big question of whether to buy new or older properties. We look at the merits of both options on these pages:

  • Benefits of Buying New Properties

  • Benefits of Buying Second-Hand Properties