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Investing in real estate anywhere can be an expensive and risky proposition, but also potentially very lucrative. Investing in London property is no different than anywhere else, in basic principle. However, if you're interested in investing in London property, you should go beyond general principles, and learn specifics about real estate in London specifically. Unless you are very familiar with London property already, we highly recommend scouting around for a qualified estate agent before choosing your investment properties. You may find yourself working with multiple estate agents, each of whom specialise in a different neighbourhood of the Greater London area and/or who may specialise in different types of investment properties. If your investments are successful, you may one day become your own expert on London property investments, but until then having experts to consult with will be invaluable. Different investment strategies will work best with different types of investment property, and different people are better suited or different investment strategies. If you're looking for a long term investment, perhaps planning for retirement, you may wish to speculate in the long-term fortunes of currently down market areas. Council flats in estates with relatively high current rates of council ownership can be had inexpensively now, but will increase enormously in value if the estate eventually becomes predominantly privately owned. You can let the flats to tenants for now, and eventually sell them at a profit in the future. More about investing in London property |