Following Brexit, the Sterling pounds to Singdollar exchange rate have fallen from S$1.85 to S$1.7437 as of last Friday. The 16 per cent fall, since the pound started at S$2.0847 in the beginning of 2016, may be the reason behind a sudden spike in interest in British properties, especially those in London and Manchester.
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Downtown Apartments in Manchester, UK.
Real estate agencies have understandably began to market British residential properties, with a few new launches coming up. These include JLL‘s London City Island apartments and Atria in Slough, and OrangeTee’s Downtown apartments and Property Group’s Affinity Living Riverview apartments in Manchester.
JLL’s London City Island apartments, which is jointly developed by Ecoworld and Ballymore and situated near Canning Town Station, will be launched soon, on 27 and 28 Aug. Also in London, but towards the west, is the 108-studio apartment development Atria, in which Oxley Holdings has a 20 per cent stake. Over the Manchester, buyers will have a couple of options to choose from with the 368-unit Downtown or 318-unit Affinity Living Riverview residential projects. With a variety of apartment types including studio, one-, two- and three-bedders to whet their appetite, buyers may wish to research property and rental potential, neighbourhood popularity, transport convenience and financial longevity before closing a deal.
Property experts caution against the risks of overseas property investment, in particular currency exchange fluctuations and maintenance costs. Despite the lure of the weaker pound, there may also be corresponding concern about the future of UK’s economy and the effect it has on property sales and rental prices.
