Now is the timeto invest in residential property

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Residential property is performing well and this should continue, so investors ought to consider including it in their portfolios using funds if they cannot manage a buy-to-let

With July 2006 figures showing current UK house price growth of 7.4% annually, now is as good a time as any to begin investing in residential property or expand an existing portfolio, provided you are taking a long term view. House prices are expected to remain on an upward curve as a result of the general imbalance between supply and demand, as immigration, divorce and the explosion in single person households all add pressure to the current shortage of property. The rate of price growth slowed to a minimum of around 2.5% per annum in September 2005 and has been growing ever since as sho...