23rd January 2008
With so many other negative headlines about the Spanish property market as it experienced a correction following years of boom in 2007, the crackdown on properties that were built illegally during recent years has hardly helped matters.
The problem was ...
23rd January 2008
Cypriot property has been in the news for many reasons in recent years. A period which has seen the small Mediterranean island join the European Union in 2004 and adopt the euro from New Years' Day this year has been a particularly active one for investor...
23rd January 2008
With today's news of falling house prices from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, those looking at the housing market may wonder where any good Scotland property investment prospects may lie. While too much may be read into one month's figures ...
22nd January 2008
Those looking to invest in property overseas may find encouragement in many things. Low prices, growing tourist markets, expanding economies, expanding infrastructure and more airports are all factors which encourage investors.
Such elements can be seen...
22nd January 2008
The last few months has seen plenty of negativity across the property market. The buy-to-let industry's demise has been foretold time and again, even though surveys by Alliance & Leicester, Bradford and Bingley and the Association of Residential Lettings ...
22nd January 2008
The nature of the UK buy-to-let industry has been shown frequently in recent times to be one dominated, for the most part, of those with long-term plans for their property portfolios. Survey after survey has shown this fact, which explains why the optimis...
21st January 2008
The decision of the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold yesterday may tempted some to predict more hard times ahead for the property industry. Notwithstanding the widespread expectation that rates will fall next month, there are many who would ...
21st January 2008
Cape Verde has been one of the big stories for investors in property overseas in the last couple of years, with rising Cape Verde property prices, a plethora of new developments, new airports and new air routes including direct flights from Britain for th...
20th January 2008
Those looking for an exciting opportunity to invest in India property overseas may look at many possibilities, with the more adventurous wondering what new, exciting markets might be out there.
Naturally enough, anyone investigating such possibilities an...
20th January 2008
While many a property investor chase bargains in new markets around the world (which in cases such as Cape Verde and India may be very exciting indeed), the old favourites retain their appeal. Poll after poll in recent months has shown that, for all the n...
20th January 2008
In the end, it did not happen. Speculation had been rising that the Bank of England monetary policy committee (MPC) might do something highly unusual and cut interest rates in successive months. Come mid-day today the news emerged that they had done no su...
20th January 2008
January is always time for taking a long-sighted view of matters. While individuals make their resolutions those involved in industries and commerce make plans and predictions of the year ahead. For those in the property industry, the crystal ball may see...
20th January 2008
One of the supposed iron laws of the Bank of England monetary policy committee (MPC) is that it does not cut interest rates two months in a row. Of course, this is a matter of precedent not of statute; after all, if this was absolutely the case there woul...
19th January 2008
With the recent news from Knight Frank that commercial office prices have fallen in the south-east of England, many may be wondering if 2008 will bring any worthwhile prospects at all for investment in this sector.
An assessment of this issue was provide...
19th January 2008
At a time of uncertainty in property markets at home and abroad, those thinking of investing, be it for a second home or in buy-to-let, will look for those markets which are defying the trend either by growing or by maintaining stability for the longer te...
