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Even though property investment should be seen as a long-term commitment there are moments when you will need to reposition your portfolio to take account of the prevailing economi...
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Banks in Singapore have forecast up to S$3 billion in debt maturities by the end of 2017 which they believe will put extreme pressure on smaller builders and property investment co...
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At this moment in time many investors are sitting on the sidelines watching the Scottish independence situation develop. On one hand we have UK government adamant that the 2014 ind...
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Have you ever read an article with a headline such as “UK property price growth slows” which leaves you with a distinctly negative flavour before you even read the article? How...
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Despite the fact that surveys and experts have confirmed little or no change in UK property markets, in light of the Brexit vote, the scare stories still circulate. We have even se...
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The confusion and uncertainty surrounding the worldwide economy has created a lot of negative headline figures for individual country property markets around the world. We see like...
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They say 24 hours is a long time in politics well just a few days is a long time the UK property market. This is how long it has taken surveyors in the UK property
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A recent report by housing charity Shelter and YouGov has placed a focus on the UK taxation system with many homeowners/ tenants struggling. While some people are pointing the fing...
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What is distressed property? A distressed property is a property that is under a foreclosure order or is advertised for sale by its mortgagee. This type of property usually fetch...
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Data released by the Land Registry has opened up a very interesting debate on the gap between property prices in Greater London and the rest of England/Wales. It would be foolish t...
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At some point in all of our lives we will come across the intricacies of the property market whether this is via a purchase, rental arrangement or even an inheritance. The fact tha...
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Whether we like it or not politics has a major influence on all areas of our life and that includes investment in property. To what degree you should consider the political environ...
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In years gone by the vast majority of property investors would stick to their local markets on which there were plenty of statistics is to hand. It was very easy to get hold of the...
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As we move towards the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil what better time to look back on the London Olympics in 2012 and see how property prices have performed...
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A recent report confirmed that the UK property market is moving more towards rental as opposed to ownership. There has been a significant reduction in ownership levels in recent ye...
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If we look back to the 1980s the UK property market was in its relative infancy prior to the council house giveaway instigated by Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government. This le...
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Just a few months ago the residents of St Ives voted in favour of a ban on outsiders buying new builds as their second homes. At the time the feeling was that investors from outsid...
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While Hong Kong is now under the stewardship of China as a special administrative region it looks as though Hong Kong property assets are benefiting from problems within China. A r...
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As we forecast in some recent articles, the doom and gloom merchants of the UK media are starting to have an impact upon the UK property sector. Despite the fact we have seen no re...
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The UK property market has been one of the strongest performers in Europe in recent times and in many ways we have now become accustomed to constant growth. Even if we set aside th...
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