23/04/2011
Published by Mortgage Strategy on Tuesday, 19 Apr 2011 by Natalie Thomas The below article depicts clearly that one looking for mortgage need be open and honest and also should not allow for filing false details on his/her behalf. The consequences could be severe. The Financial Services Authority has banned four mortgage intermediaries […]
Tags: financial services, fines, fraud, fsa, honest, inaccurate, misleading, mortgage, penalty, residential mortgage
Posted in Finances, News, Real Estate
22/04/2011
Published by This Is Money on Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 by Lee Boyce North vs South, cash rich and equity poor, young and old, loved and unloved postcode, the UK property market has fractured into haves and have-nots New research adds to the evidence that the property market is becoming increasingly polarised. Average deposits […]
Tags: cash-rich, cost of renting, deposits, price inflation, property gap, property market, wages
Posted in News, Real Estate
14/03/2011
Published by Bloomberg Businessweek on Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 by Svenja O’Donnell England faces a shortfall of 750,000 homes by 2025, with London forecast to experience the worst mismatch between supply and demand, the Institute for Public Policy Research said. London will have a shortfall of 325,000 houses, followed by Yorkshire and Humberside in […]
Tags: Bloomberg, forcast, growth, homes, household, houses, London, property, shortfall
Posted in News, Real Estate
06/03/2011
Scam warning over land investment promises Published by All Voices on Saturday, 5 March 2011 by Ethel Smith The UK has been dubbed by many, “rip off” Britain. Somewhere along the line the traditional British values of decency and fair play have gone astray. That is not to say that every person in the […]
Tags: fsa, land, land certificate, land registry, money, ols vulnerable, owner, poor, property, rip off, scam, scammer, uk
Posted in Important, Real Estate
06/03/2011
Published by Reuters on Tuesday, 1 Mar 2011 by Peter Griffiths House prices rose unexpectedly in February after a small fall at the start of the year, a survey showed on Tuesday, a sign that uncertainty in the property market is set to continue. Prices climbed by a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent month-on-month, defying […]
Tags: forecasts, house, house price, market, property, reuters, survey
Posted in News, Real Estate
21/02/2011
In the contrary to the previous post the fall in house construction can have balancing effect on price fall. They could even go up rather then fall. Again, read and make your own decisions. Published by Sky News on Friday, 18 February 2011 by Goldie Momen Putrym The number of properties built […]
Tags: bad weather, completion, construction, demand, developers, fall, new homes, private builders, property
Posted in Construction, Real Estate
20/02/2011
I personally do not believe that prices could possibly fall by 20% but read the below article and make your own mind Published by Guardian on Saturday, 19 February 2011 by Heather Stewart Homeowners should brace themselves for a “short, sharp shock”, with house prices set to fall by up to 20% […]
Tags: credit crunch, mortgage, policymakers, property, shock, spending, unemployment, warning
Posted in News, Real Estate
15/02/2011
The below article relates to US market but content is interesting as well as author’s approach to resolving problem: which investment path to choose? Published by REIClub Blog on Friday, 11 February 2011 by James Pockross For some of you just starting out, it is hard to decide which type of property is […]
Tags: investor, property, Real Estate, reiclub, type of property, US market
Posted in Education, Interesting, Real Estate
12/02/2011
Fund offered to rich investors in EMEA, Asia; Seeking investments in UK commercial real estate Published by Reuters on Thursday, 10 February 2011 by Chris Vellacott LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Citigroup (C.N) has raised 330 million pounds ($530.9 million) via its private bank for a fund managed by Threadneedle that will […]
Tags: Asia, capital, Citygroup, commercial property, EMEA, fund, Real Estate, reuters, tycoons
Posted in Finances, Important, Real Estate
11/02/2011
Published by City Wire on Friday, 11 February 2011 by Sarah Miloudi Proposals to scrap stamp duty tax in the UK should bring property into line with other classes of asset – in theory. But the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) proposition to ditch the tax is unlikely to gain significant traction. […]
Tags: asset, market, OECD, property, stamp duty, tax
Posted in Finances, Real Estate