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read moreSelf-contained apartments and villas are now in demand as they are considered by travelling parties a safer and more independent alternative to hotels where common areas are the main feature of the property. With the current Foreign Office advice - avoid all but essential travel to mainland Spain travel insurance companies will impose restrictions on their offer that are likely to damage the early signs of recovery. Bookings are expected to drop in favour of other locations keeping holiday homes and apartments empty for the remaining summer weeks.

read moreSecurity is provided by way of a debenture over the developer's net assets, which can be seized by a third-party regulated Trustee in the event that the issuer fails to meet the terms of the agreement. Examples include a London commuter belt focused loan note offering returns of up to 18% per annum, or this national portfolio loan note specialising in Private Rented Sector developments starting from 25,000. Ryan Murphy, Sales Director for PrinvestUK's new Loan Notes Department, said "property loan notes offer an investment with a fixed exit, and as they often generate a higher return than traditional bricks-and-mortar, it's no surprise investors are turning to them."

read moreThe situation is helped by the fact that traditional English speaking destinations for people from Southeast Asia seeking an education (Australia and New Zeland) remain closed for the international students, and the USA is struggling with the pandemic and the social unrest. The situation sparked immediately concerns about the ability of universities to contain pandemic and among the student conversations about the sense of coming back to study in the current academic year. When in July, just after the lockdown we started talking on WhatsApp about coming back to the Uni the spirits were high.

read moreSo-called "Brexit fatigue" is failing to deter buy-to-let investors from UK residential property, a recent survey by Market Financial Solutions revealed. More than half of respondents to the survey - some 57% - said their investment plans will not change once Brexit concludes, whilst almost a third are intending to increase their buy-to-let property investments afterwards. But, if you are one of the 43% that is considering changing your strategy this year, there are plenty of alternative investments that may work for you.