With Christmas over and New Year still several days away, this week of tranquility could be a good time to start thinking about the future of your investment portfolio.
Care homes
Jean Liggett, CEO of Properties of the World, is quick to promote the benefits of care home investment in 2017. She explains:
“We’re going to see care home investment taking off in a big way in 2017. It’s an interesting asset class as it’s one of those rare investment models where absolutely everyone wins. The UK’s population is ageing and we need to build more care homes, providing superior accommodation that affords comfort and dignity to our citizens as they age.”
Investing in a care home can provide individuals with impressive returns. Wagon’s Way in Tyne and Wear, which is available for investment from £58,500, offers around an 8 percent NET rental returns for 25 years.
The sustainable investment model carefully balances the needs of the investor, those living in care, their families, the community, care professionals and the Care Quality Commission (the UK’s regulatory body for care homes).
Hotel & holiday home investment
Hotel investment is another interesting opportunity for forward-thinking investors.
At Caer Rhun Hall Hotel in Conwy, North Wales, investors have the chance to pick up an asset that will not only generate returns of around 10 percent per annum, and also afford them personal usage. There’s also a 125 percent developer buy-back option for investors’ peace of mind.
Alongside hotels, holiday rental investment could still be a good option. Richard Speigal, Head of Research at leading Spanish property portal Kyero.com has flagged Oliva, in Spain, as an up-and-coming location to invest in. He explains:
“In terms of broadening the story, I’d pick Oliva out right now. Alicante has long been the epicentre of British buyer activity, but Kyero saw a shift northwards in 2016 to the neighbouring province of Valencia. The reasons are nicely told in the small coastal village of Oliva.
“We were alerted to something happening when the town appeared for 3 months running in our ‘trending destinations’ list, having attracted over 1,500 enquiries since July. For its size, Oliva is punching way above its weight and it seems post-Brexit buyers may have sensed an opportunity, as prices there have been slower to recover than in other areas of Spain.
Commodities
Evdokia Pitsillidou, Director of Risk Management and pioneering forex and CFD broker easyMarkets, recommends commodities as a viable investment.
“Trading is no longer something that’s only for fulltime traders working in the City. Increasing numbers of individuals are looking to trade for themselves and the appeal of commodities and metals is strong, particularly for those who are new to trading. Gold and wheat are two investments to watch in early 2017, though of course investors need to do their own analysis before they try their hand at trading,” she commented.