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To those who watch the worldwide property markets there will be little surprise to learn that increased demand for UK property is emerging from the Far East. Indeed a number of rep...
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If you listen to the politicians in the run-up to the general election you would be forgiven for assuming we will see a flood of new builds over the next five years. We have the
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If you take a look at the worldwide real estate market there are many opportunities for long-term investments but few offer the same potential attractions as the buy to let arena. ...
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While a change in government these days tends to have little impact on investment and property markets there are signs that the UK property market is softening. We have just over 3...
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If you cast your mind back to the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher, then leader of the Conservative party, introduced the right to buy scheme, this had a monumental impact upon homeown...
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Despite the fact that the UK property market seems to have run a little ahead of itself in the short term todays budget by George Osborne has certainly given this particular invest...
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The UK general election is only weeks away and parties are fighting for your attention and your votes. The Liberal Democrats are the latest to tap into the UK property market with ...
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A report by anticorruption organisation Transparency International has cast a very dark shadow across the London property market amid accusations that billions of pounds of launder...
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It really does depend what reports you read as to whether the indications for the UK property market are positive, neutral or negative. Just last week we had a report suggesting th...
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Reports released at the end of last month by Prudential and Lloyds Bank have revealed a useful insight into the effect downsizing has on the UK property market. We now know that al...
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According to the most recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics, last year was a record year for UK property owners. House prices rose by £2,221 a month in 201...
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It has already been well publicised and commented upon that on 1 April this year the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) system will be abolished in Scotland and replaced with Land...
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Economic inequality which can also be described as the gap between rich and poor or even the “wealth gap” is something that is becoming more and more apparent in the 21st centu...
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While the SNP struggled to remain in total control of Scotland’s first independent tax change in 300 years, having been undercut by the UK government, the change has made man...
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When the Scottish government received the rights to change Scotland’s first independent tax laws for 300 years it did not take the SNP long to make an announcement. John Swin...
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Predominantly London-based estate agent Foxtons has today issued full-year results which showed turnover is down by 12% but perhaps more importantly, sales commissions from the Lon...
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As we approach the 2015 general election in the UK there has been a harsh lesson for the Labour Party which had proposed a mansion tax across the UK to fund 1000 extra nurses in
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As the average price of a property in the UK hit £188,858 in December 2014 there is growing concern that the market has hit what many are calling the “affordability ceiling&...
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There is no doubt that the prolonged, and ultimately unsuccessful, bid for Scottish independence did have an impact upon not only Scottish businesses but also the Scottish property...
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As the major political parties in the UK begin campaigning for the May election Ed Miliband is already under pressure from his own supporters. Time and time again he rolls out the ...