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In an astonishing development in the UK mortgage industry it was today revealed that HSBC will cut its mortgage rate to 0.99% creating the cheapest ever mortgage in the UK. This mo...
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The MIPIM annual property conference has been held in Cannes for the last 25 years so this year’s switch to London caught the attention of many developers, investors and coun...
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The impact of Chinese investment on an array of different markets around the world has caught the headlines of late with many suggesting the “flood” of Chinese investme...
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Despite the fact that many experts believe UK house prices will fall in 2015, a new survey today by Rightmove in conjunction with experts at Oxford Economics predicts that UK house...
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Over the last few days there has been much discussion about the new land and building transaction tax brought in by the SNP government in Scotland. This replaces stamp duty on all ...
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The real estate sector is enormous, competition is intense and there has been downward pressure on charges for many years. Indeed a number of articles over the last few weeks have ...
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Over the last few years we have certainly become accustomed to a raging UK property market with prices going higher and higher. Indeed despite governments and experts looking to ta...
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As we headed towards an unexpected worldwide financial meltdown in 2007/8 it seemed that the Dubai real estate market was defying gravity. Traditional valuation methods were thrown...
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For every successful real estate investor there are many behind-the-scenes have overextended themselves, gambled their savings and are often left with nothing. The vast majority of...
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If there is one real estate market around the world which continues to be in the news it has to be Dubai. If it is not good news then it is bad news and there
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When you look at the major real estate markets around the world we have seen some massive increases in the cost of property over the years. Indeed if you look at areas such as Lond...
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After the 2007/08 financial crisis the UK government set up a committee to consider what if any additional tools the Bank of England could use if a similar event was to occur in th...
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We can see them coming, we know the rise in prices is not healthy but why do we keep falling into the trap of house price bubbles? This is a question which each and every
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There is no doubt that many of us will have come across so-called “certain investments” which promise the world for minimal risk. These are very eye-catching, many peop...
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It is now only a decade ago that industry analysts were lining up to tell us that we were about to witness the death of the high street estate agent. In the midst of what
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When looking to acquire real estate there are a number of factors which you need to take into consideration, some of which are obvious and others perhaps not so obvious. We will no...
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Over the last few years we have seen a significant increase in the number of get rich quick schemes for property investment. Many of these schemes offer to hold your hand along the...
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The Labour Party this week announced plans for a mansion tax in the UK which would see an additional tax on properties worth in excess of £2 million. This is not the first time th...
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Financial giant Prudential has this week warned investors to be wary of the Chinese real estate market and also keep a very close eye on the Chinese banking sector. This will come ...
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Only a few weeks ago it seemed that the No campaign would be victorious in the Scottish referendum on 18 September. However, two live TV debates later we see the polls showing opin...
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