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While it will come as no surprise to learn that Edinburgh is one of the most active and most popular property markets in Scotland, many people may be surprised to learn it is among...
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There has been much comment upon the fact that the UK property market is the most heavily taxed in Europe, running at around four times the rate in Germany, but one subject that ha...
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Over the last year there has been nothing but good news with regards to the UK property market as a lack of quality housing has pushed prices higher and higher. There have been maj...
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Despite the fact that many experts believe that the UK property market is moving ahead too quickly it was revealed today that the UK economy is picking up pace and will perform str...
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Rob Perrins, head of property giant Berkely Group, has today suggested that the UK property tax system is in need of a complete overhaul. His scathing comments about the UK propert...
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Despite the fact that the government has already increased stamp duty on properties worth more than £2 million, in effect targeting the London property market, it seems that furth...
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In a very interesting development in relation to the UK property market the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has today suggested that he is happy with the current buoy...
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Despite the pessimists suggesting that the UK housing market is approaching “price bubble” time it seems that confidence in the UK market has never been higher. A repor...
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As the price of UK property continues to move higher and higher there are now serious concerns that first-time buyers may become a thing of the past. Such is the relentless increas...
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It seems that each week brings another question regarding the valuation of UK property with many experts certain that we will see a setback in the short to medium term. The price o...
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In what could be a major development for the UK property market, last week’s trade mission by Boris Johnson and Chancellor George Osborne seems to have attracted the attentio...
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Historically the UK property market has been dominated by home owner properties as opposed to rented properties which have often been the mainstay of markets such as the US. Ironic...
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While the London property market continues to go from strength to strength, it seems as though more and more investors are now looking outside of the capital. While the vast majori...
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There is no doubt that the Labour Party conference last week produced a number of surprises which caught the Conservative party and David Cameron offguard. Over the last few days, ...
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The UK government has brought forward the so-called Help to Buy scheme which allows first-time buyers in the UK to secure a 95% mortgage due to the fact that part of the arrangemen...
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Despite the fact that the vast majority of property investment in the UK is occurring in and around London, a major hedge fund has announced plans to snap up cheap properties in th...
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Whether or not we see a change in UK government at the 2015 election there is already debate as to whether a change in government would impact the UK property sector. Ed Miliband, ...
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The subject of a new high-speed rail link (HS2) between the North and South of England is something of a political hot potato at the moment with concerns that property prices are b...
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Before we even begin to discuss student accommodation in the UK we would like to open up by confirming that university applications have increased by 2.7% this year in the UK and t...
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Over the next 12 months there will be serious questions asked of the Scottish electorate with the Scottish National Party pushing for independence while other political parties wis...