I saw your YouTube video about your favourite cities to invest in, and I noticed you didn’t mention Oxford, where I live, or indeed anywhere south of the Midlands. The places you did mention, like Manchester and Derby, are further afield — and it makes me nervous to invest so far from home. Should I accept the lower returns on offer in Oxford or find the confidence to invest elsewhere?
George, Oxford
We take an approach to investing that focuses on maximising our total return over the medium to long term. This means finding investments that both generate a healthy rental income and have strong capital growth potential.
Historically investors in the southeast have achieved lower rental yields than those buying elsewhere, but have been