Real Estate

England Faces Shortage of 750,000 Homes

Posted by on 14/03/2011 at 10:29 pm

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 […]

UK scammers

Posted by on 06/03/2011 at 7:06 pm

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 […]

House prices rise unexpectedly

Posted by on 06/03/2011 at 12:45 am

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 […]

Housing Building Falls To An 88-Year Low

Posted by on 21/02/2011 at 3:35 pm

  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 […]

House prices ‘to fall by 20%’

Posted by on 20/02/2011 at 6:33 pm

  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% […]

Investing in Single Family Homes , May Be Not…

Posted by on 15/02/2011 at 9:28 pm

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 […]

Citi raises $530 mln for UK commercial property fund

Posted by on 12/02/2011 at 3:27 pm

  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 […]

The abolition of stamp duty won’t stabilise the property market

Posted by on 11/02/2011 at 9:25 pm

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. […]

UK Property Repossessions Set to Rise

Posted by on 04/02/2011 at 10:38 am

Published by Hub Pages on Sunday, 30 January 2011 by Susana S   Double Dip Recession on the Way? During the first weeks of 2011 reports about the UK economy have been nothing but negative and with the current governments refusal to see sense, it’s highly likely that we’ll see a lot more property repossessions […]

Who would live in a place like that?

Posted by on 03/02/2011 at 11:35 am

Published by Telegraph on Friday, 28 January 2011 by Christopher Middleton   Inconsiderate ghosts, swaying suspension bridges and glass walls that wobble in a storm – living in Britain’s most interesting houses may have its drawbacks, but, as a new book demonstrates, it’s never dull. Over the past three years the author, Robin Whitcomb, has […]