28th May 2008
The current fall in house prices that are taking place across the UK may not be good news for the majority of current homeowners, but there is one group that is surely giving thanks for their good fortune: landlords.
A BBC report on rental demand reveals...
25th May 2008
The solidity of the French property market while all around is beingcredit crunched has been one of the major stories of recent times. Now,it seems, a new feature of this has emerged - the BARBies.
This is now, however, consider deleting a case of Cindy'...
25th May 2008
That Britain is in the process of a property downturn is not in doubt, even in the eyes of the most blinkered. But while the impact of the credit crunch is well known and recent house price figures are clear enough evidence of what is going on, the questi...
22nd May 2008
If location is one key to buying property, many an expert in the industry is just as quick to use the word research, at least when it comes to overseas purchases. Those buying investment property overseas will find plenty willing to emphasise this message...
22nd May 2008
While it may not be wise to pre-empt the minutes of the Bank of England monetary policy committee's meeting on interest rates this month, it appears not to have been such a good few weeks for those keen to see the property market picking up again.
First...
22nd May 2008
In recent years Cyprus has been seen as a country that has enjoyed a property boom for some very good reasons. Apart from the obvious climatic and scenic elements that provided sunshine, beaches and culture for tourists to enjoy, the market has also enjoy...
22nd May 2008
Right now it seems India is not so much a land of opportunity, but a whole subcontinent. The second most populous nation on Earth has been enjoying a huge economic boom while increasingly asserting itself in the cultural, political and sporting arenas.
N...
21st May 2008
The short-term prospects for the property industry may not appear too hot just now. Agent confidence is low, as shown by the Hot Property agents’ index, which shows the number of estate agents more confident about the market now than they were in March ...
21st May 2008
For every analyst who says the Spanish property market is dead, another states that it is only slumbering. Some have suggested that the market is a busted flush for investors, with falling prices and over development meaning the good times are over after ...
21st May 2008
When the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) delivered its verdict on interest rates for this month at noon today few would have been surprised. It decided to keep the base rate at five per cent, following its vote to cut the rate last month...
20th May 2008
France has been an interesting case when it comes to the assessment of the property fortunes of different countries. While some markets have struggled and others remain strong due to their status as emerging markets with cheap bargains, France seems to be...
20th May 2008
The bad press that the buy-to-let industry has had in some quarters in recent years seems never to abate; it simply shifts target. Previously, the industry was
blamed for rising prices on the basis of the nation that homes being snapped up by investors c...
20th May 2008
Cape Verde has become a land of exciting opportunity in recent years, where the economy, tourist industry and property market - not to mention its infrastructure and list of airports - have all grown. Each of these are dependent on the other, which has me...
20th May 2008
Those investing in the property market will wonder what, if anything, the government can do to help people get on the property ladder. A reduction in house prices is clearly not helping, partly because the cause of it is the same factor - the credit crunc...
20th May 2008
For a while home information packs have appeared to drop off the radar, following the final implementation of them as a home-seller's requirement in December for small homes. But this week has seen all that change, something that may concern those looking...
