UK property offers opportunities

Although the UK property market has shown some signs of slowing, there are still opportunities. In the residential market many areas in the North have shown signs of a boom coming from investment in retirement complexes. There have been also opportunities in the commercial sector, and the retail and industrial markets. Although consumer confidence is dropping, the cost of borrowing is still relatively low which will help support the market. Jonathan Elwes, director at Close Property Investments, says: "There are three different types of residential markets in the UK and they cannot ...