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Many people talk about the London property market and the rest of the UK as “one market” when in reality this is certainly not the case. For those who have looked into the Lond...
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While it is dangerous to take one month’s figures in isolation there are signs that the UK property market is bucking the traditional winter trend. Historically the number of pro...
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Despite the doom and gloom surrounding the UK economy, Brexit, etc life goes on for those in London and around the rest of the UK. As the number of tourist visiting the UK continue...
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As ever, the devil is in the detail with regards to government announcements with the autumn statement under particular scrutiny. While it is impossible to cover every aspect of th...
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We can only hope that eventually governments of the day will learn lessons from the past and stop milking the UK property market to shore up failing budgets. After increase in the ...
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Over the last couple of years we have seen some significant swings in the Scottish property market. This is an area of the UK which is currently attracting much concern and uncerta...
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For more than 20 years there has been talk of “Northern powerhouses” with successive governments promising to invest more money outside of London. On the whole these promises h...
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While it would be no surprise to learn that first-time buyers in the England are struggling to climb aboard the property ladder, many will be surprised at the decline in owner occu...
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As politicians right across the UK continue to bicker and argue about Brexit and the U.K.’s place in the worldwide economy, Chinese investors are taking a very different tack. Th...
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A report by Lloyds Bank shows a very interesting insight into the top end of the UK property market where properties are valued at in excess of £1 million. Despite the doom and gl...
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The UK buy-to-let market has grown substantially over the last 20 years or so with investors looking for long-term rental income streams. A shortage of rental properties right acro...
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For many people even the word “debt” makes them shudder and agitated. The vast majority of us are brought up to live within our means by our parents. In reality the average per...
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The Scottish government, Brexit and the subject of a second independence referendum are never far from the headlines at the moment. Indeed just last week the Royal Institution of C...
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The UK government has revealed receipts of £6.9 billion relating to capital gains tax on property sales during the 2014/15 tax year. This is the highest rate since the worldwide e...
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Countrywide, the U.K.’s largest estate agency chain, has today issued a report suggesting that the number of properties rented in the UK will outstrip the number of property sale...
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Those who follow the UK regional property market will not be surprised to learn that the performance of these markets has been mixed to say the least. For some time now the London ...
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Figures released today show that after a challenging seven-month period it seems that buyers are now returning to the UK property market. Estate agent will be relieved to see this ...
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is today pleading with the UK government to focus more on rental properties than home ownership. This may come as a surprise to ...
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In what many will see as a case of déjà vu, the UK government has announced plans to inject £5 billion into the UK housebuilding sector. Along with admittance that the UK houseb...
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The controversial Help to Buy scheme, which many believe has increased demand for UK property, will not be extended beyond its current life of 2016. This is a scheme which has attr...