The housing ladder in Cardiff

A new council report has stated that a scheme that is intended to help new people get on the housing ladder in Cardiff is going to be self-funded. This project in Cardiff is not the only one taking place and there are many projects doing something similar across the UK.

The scheme that is taking place [...]

Share

Chinese seeking upmarket London housing

Upmarket homes in London are being bought by a large number of wealthy Chinese people. Currency exchange rates have meant that those buying from China are receiving significant discounts because of favourable currency exchange. Knight Frank, the property agency has said that Chinese people have a purchasing power that is nearly 25% higher than UK [...]

Share

UK Property Award Winners from Peldon Rose

Peldon Rose, the well known Workplace Consultants, have once again had their expertise recognised for the quality of their design at the UK International Property Awards which were held on the 28th of October 2011 at the Lancaster Hotel in London. They led the field by scooping three of these prestigious awards, which celebrate the [...]

Share

Small property investors may want to look at shops instead of houses

Richard Kirby, who works for F&C REIT, has said that while there are limited opportunities for capital growth in the commercial property market, discerning investors will be able to make money if they use good strategies. The commercial property market in the UK is shown as an asset class that delivers a stable and high [...]

Share

Property auctions can offer bargains

The decision has been made to take the step to invest in property or maybe you want a cheap property to fix up yourself. Property auctions are great places to purchase but it is important to know certain things about auctions.

Before the auction, make sure you visit all the properties you are interested in. There [...]

Share

Brit owners face huge property tax hike in France

A likely increase in French taxes paid will be seen for UK residents that own property in France, starting January 1, 2012 because of two key changes according to UK’s KPMG. One of those changes is the new annual tax that will be levied on non-French residents that own property that is not rented out, [...]

Share

Buy a house and save 100 quid a month

With the fall in mortgage rates in the past three years a three bedroom home mortgage payment could cost only £600 while rent for the same would be £700. This is a drastic change from three years past when during the height of the financial crisis with higher rates, it was more expensive to purchase [...]

Share

1 IN 4 PREDICT HOUSE PRICE CRASH WITHIN 18 MONTHS

The first cracks in Britain’s personal debt laden economy were revealed today as debt solutions consultancy, Thomas Charles (www.thomascharles.com) announced a widespread lack of faith in the stability of the UK housing market.

According to research published today, almost 1 in 4 (24%), or 11 million UK adults, expect property prices to crash within 18 [...]

Share

Global Warming Could Cool Second Homes Market

As governments prepare to introduce new taxes to combat global warming, and in particular the relentless rise in air travel, one international property agency predicts that property prices in some areas popular with second home buyers could fall.

The call for new taxes on flights to reduce carbon emissions could impact the prices of properties, according [...]

Share