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A survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has cast a very interesting light on the often forgotten Welsh property market. While much of the focus of late has be...
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While the vast majority of owner occupiers across the UK will likely have acquired their properties at or around the asking price the situation for property investors is very diffe...
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As various sides continue to argue about the number of new builds in the UK, and lack of investment by the government, is it time to look at investing in a land? While there are
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The new Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) in Scotland replaced traditional stamp duty on property purchases from April 2015. This was a controversial tax because while helpi...
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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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As we look back on previous property market trends it can be easy with hindsight to spot movements which could have been exploited for maximum gain. Seasonal movements, by far the ...
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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 is often the case with Donald Trump, today’s announcement that the President-elect of the USA will exit his business operations was not followed by any real detail. The offici...
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If you are looking for research and advice on property investments there are many books, forums and experts willing to give their opinions and talk about their experiences. Many of...
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When you see it written down on paper, run your winners and cut your losers, it makes perfect sense. Why would you do anything else? Well, even though it makes perfect sense on pap...
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As we have mentioned on numerous occasions over the last few months, the UK government (as well as other governments around the world) has increased property-related taxes signific...
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Even though President-elect Donald Trump has been backtracking on some of his more controversial election policies, some experts are still fearful of the short to medium-term futur...
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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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While discussing details of his budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer made a point of highlighting changes in the letting agents system in the UK. In the future letting agent fees...
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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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Just a couple of days ago we covered the developing situation in India which has seen some of the country’s highest denominated banknotes classified as illegal going forward. Thi...
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As more and more people look to the real estate market for their future a light has been cast on the property auction sector. This is an area of the market which is portrayed as