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For some time now the Scottish housing market has been under pressure amid concerns about a possible second independence referendum and the worsening relationship with Westminster....
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It is fair to say that the media can manipulate many areas of everyday life and business. They play a significant role in politics, as seen by the Brexit debacle, and they play a s...
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UK housebuilding giant Persimmon is centre stage at the moment after two executives resigned amid concerns that a £500 million plus directors long-term incentive scheme benefited ...
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The UK housing market is set for a mixed performance in 2018 according to the Rightmove house price index. Analysts are expecting the emergence of a “two tier” housing market i...
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Despite the fact that the UK government induced the house price buying frenzy back in the 1980s with the “right to buy” on council property, it seems those days are over. A rep...
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If you looked at the mortgage industry in 2008, just after the 2007 recession, lenders catering to clients with poor credit had almost completely disappeared. Some lenders moved to...
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There has been much talk about introducing an array of new property taxes such as a tax on undeveloped land. The idea is that not only will this provide additional tax income for g...
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A report by the Halifax has cast a very interesting light on the UK housing market suggesting that total UK housing stock is now worth around £6 trillion. This represents a jump f...
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The UK government has been waxing lyrical about plans to increase the number of new households per annum to 300,000. The idea is to increase the number of new build houses, make th...
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It is no life being the Chancellor of the Exchequer on budget day because in many ways you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Even though much of Philip Hammond’s UK...
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In the run-up to the next government budget there has been much speculation and comments regarding the UK housing market. Despite the fact that details of the highly confidential b...
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Whether markets are flying high or under pressure, short-term speculators and so-called “flippers” tend to get a bad press. They are often accused of taking advantage o...
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We all know that UK house prices have performed admirably over the last 50 years or so. Many first-time buys are struggling to climb onto the property ladder and some of the older ...
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Historically when we talk about a North-South divide in the UK housing market it tends to be prices in the South going up and prices in the North trailing in relative and often rea...
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In theory property investment is relatively straightforward, find a good value asset, maximise income and sell for a profit further down the line. It is a shame that it is not that...
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While there are economic challenges right around the world there are still a number of property markets which seem to be overstretch. Even though London, as one example, is startin...
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The release of 13.4 million files, nicknamed the “Paradise Papers“, which were “acquired” after a hack on law firm Appleby have yet again placed great focus on the ...
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In the aftermath of last week’s increase in the UK base rate the Bank of England has come under intense scrutiny. There are concerns that the interest rate cycle upturn has come ...
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Over the last few years the Scottish property market has been under intense scrutiny with the ruling SNP party intent on taking Scotland independent. This has caused significant fr...
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We recently covered a report by estate agent Savills which suggested that London house prices on the whole will not start to rise until 2020. They are expected to dip in 2017 and t...