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If we look back to the worldwide economic crisis which began in 2008 we saw a Dubai real estate market which was riding high even in the midst of the worst worldwide economic downt...
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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...
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Vancouver is the latest major city to impose a specific tax on foreign investors acquiring real estate. Many of those concerned about the spiralling cost of property in Vancouver, ...
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Sadiq Khan, the recently appointed Mayor of London, has today announced an investigation into foreign property ownership across London. Amid concerns that foreign investment is pus...
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We can look at any number of property markets around the world and see relatively strong trends emerging which sometimes seem to be endless. The investment term “the trend is you...
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Fresh from his emphatic leadership election win Jeremy Corbyn has been waxing lyrical about his plans for the future. Under his leadership the Labour Party will be pushing for an a...
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Financial giant Standard Life is the latest investment giant to announce plans to reopen it suspended property fund. The UK Real Estate Fund, and associated feeder funds, was suspe...
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The Canadian city of Vancouver tops the list of real estate markets at greatest risk of a house price bubble according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2016. While the te...
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While many people concentrate on the domestic buy to let market there is a blooming market in holiday lets. The one major drawback is that the vast majority of holiday lets are unl...
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With over a decade in development finance, Vantage Private Finance are industry experts and in this article, give valuable insider knowledge on how to make the most of your applica...
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The Global Property Guide has issued its latest global survey on the worldwide real estate market. Figures for the year ended June 2016 make for very interesting reading on the ups...
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Recently there has been some discussion on the forum with regards to property joint ventures and any financial risk associated with your partner. This has opened up a very interest...
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In recent years, bridging finance has become far more mainstream as a property finance option. The term ‘bridging’ came about from the need to bridge a gap but has evolved in...
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We all started at the bottom with limited experience and perhaps limited funding and no doubt along the way we were given advice and guidance by people we trusted. So, if you could...
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Looking back in hindsight it is often quite easy to spot a “successful” property investment but achieving the same result in real-time is not as easy. While many property inves...
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UK retail giant Kingfisher has been revealed as the mystery buyer on the lookout for a 300,000 ft.² new head office in the City of London. Law firm Cushman and Wakefield has been ...
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You will no doubt have heard many property investors discussing the rate of inflation and how this has impacted their investments and their investment returns. Like so many things ...
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Over the last few months we have seen a number of threads in the forum discussing the pros and cons of property partnerships. While the majority of these are set up in an orderly f...
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Despite the attempts of many politicians and so-called “property experts” the UK buy to let market is still alive and kicking. While the authorities continue to milk more tax f...
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A London estate agent has started an innovative scheme whereby homeowners will be paid a cash sum if they allow their property to be valued. They will also receive a further cash s...
