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24th July 2009
MPs this week have admitted that the mortgage revival scheme is failing.
The Communities and Local Government, (GLC) Committee stated that the £50 billion asset-backed guarantee scheme (ABS) which was launched to kick-start the UK property market was ... Read >
Author: catherine29th May 2009
Land owners and estate managers can often come across a request from another party requested to lay pipelines, power lines, telecom masts that may impact the use of the land. This can also apply for farmers who may suffer from crop loss and future impact ... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle29th May 2009
Smaller building companies benefit from a rise in first time property buyers:
The U.K property market is slowly starting to show signs of recovery after the global economic setback. According to online property news site; “hotproperty” the CML (Coun... Read >
Author: OBC Building18th May 2009
When you take out a mortgage on a property, be it for the first or the twenty first time, there are a range of fees to be considered in addition to the actual mortgage itself. These can vary from lender to lender, the price of the property and the amount ... Read >
Author: michael challiner15th April 2009
We are living in the electronic age and that cannot be denied. Most of our daily activities at home and at work necessitates the use of some form of electricity. From our mobile phones’ LCDs to our washing machines and computer monitors we use to updat... Read >
Author: joalesto06th March 2009
A lot of land has untapped potential. This is generally through minerals that are underground and can be difficult to manage. A chartered surveying practice can offer advice on the sale, working rights agreement or lease of land as well as royalty payment... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle09th February 2009
As we have all seen in recent months, the price of houses in the current UK property market have been in decline. In fact, in the last few months we have seen the price of UK homes falling quite substantially and in January 2009 the value of properties f... Read >
Author: martin03rd February 2009
As we have all seen in recent months the prices of houses in the current UK property market have been on a decline. In fact in the last few months we have a see the prices of houses in the UK now falling quite substantially and in January 2009 the value ... Read >
Author: martin17th January 2009
We all know that the property market is taking a major hit at the moment and house prices are at a all time low and many people are wondering how long this will last. Early predictions did state that 2009 will be a tough year for us all in particular the ... Read >
Author: sam lowe17th December 2008
Telecommunication masts offer great potential to a land owner as a quality source of revenue that will not impact the environment other uses may do. To venture into putting telecommunication masts on your land you will need to firstly promote the site to ... Read >
Author: Spot Biddle27th November 2008
Demand for commercial property is falling at the fastest pace in a decade, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)as across the UK, 52% more chartered surveyors reported a fall than a rise in demand compared to 50% in Quarter 2 20... Read >
Author: tugsearch23rd July 2008
House prices will take more than four years to rise above their 2007 peak, a wide ranging survey of experts has warned, thus also affecting the mortgage market.
The gloomy message was delivered by more than, 60 per cent of 225 Society of Business Eco... Read >
Author: Ruth21st 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... Read >
Author: Assetz UK08th May 2008
With interest rates currently at highs not seen since the early 90s, those who took fixed-rate mortgage deals in recent years now seem to have been spoiled by the low rates offered in recent years. The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS), est... Read >
Author: Carole30th April 2008
Much excitement was generated by the recent change in capital gains tax (CGT), which saw two major benefits for buy-to-let investors who might wish to sell any of their assets at any given time. First there was the fact that the level of tax was no longer... Read >
Author: Assetz UK25th April 2008
One of the factors in considerations about the UK property market in recent times has been the apparent conflict between the short-term and long-term perspectives. Until recently, the short-termist view looked to have some merit, with rapid house price ri... Read >
Author: Assetz UK10th March 2008
The impact of last week's earthquake could affect more than homeowners' properties, it has been suggested.
Following the tremor which affected many parts of England and Wales, consumers may find that the natural occurrence will see them having to dig d... Read >
Author: ARouse19th February 2008
The history of light bulbs is important. As the light is a very useful thing in the day-to-day life of the people, the people used different types of sources of light. In these sources, also the lamps came in to the list during the seventeenth century. Ma... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu13th February 2008
This has been a good news week for many in the buy-to-let industry, with a lot of of those with buy-to-let mortgages either getting a reduction or hoping for one following the base rate cut yesterday. Those looking for a wider boost to the property market... Read >
Author: Assetz UK06th February 2008
Despite trailing off towards the end of the year gross mortgage lending hit record levels during 2007, according to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Although the organisation is warning that the market is weakening, it report... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton05th February 2008
Surveys conducted by independent bodies like the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have revealed a steep rise in cases of house repossessions with more and more borrowers finding it difficult to make mor... Read >
Author: Mark Brogan02nd February 2008
The future of the UK property industry will, to some extent, depend upon the provision of new homes. Partly, of course, this will be a result of old homes needing to be replaced and new ones put in their place. But the supply of homes and its ability not ... Read >
Author: Assetz UK23rd 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 ... Read >
Author: Assetz UK19th 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... Read >
Author: Assetz UK01st November 2007
Your home might be worth more than you think. Whether you're happily settled, or getting ready to sell, it never hurts to know how your investment is doing, especially if you've lived in your home for a long time. Population increases, new homes or amenit... Read >
Author: Andy Asbury30th May 2007
There is a rising problem of bad debts in the UK and the total debt situation is fast spiralling out of control. The statistics show that personal debt is increasing in Britain by £1 million every 4 minutes and the amount of personal debt at the end of F... Read >
Author: Amenda12th October 2006
On May 17, 1826, Audubon began his sail from New Orleans to Liverpool, England equipped with letters of introduction. He was quickly befriended by Richard Rathbone upon his arrival on July 21st. Audubon was fortunate to be looked after by Rathbone, whos... Read >
Author: www.Taxidermy4cash.com26th September 2006
According to a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors commercial property survey, the industrial property recorded its strongest increase in demand for five years in contrast to the retail property market which continues to decline despite a recent reco... Read >
Author: Alison White09th June 2006
Sussex Farmland in the UK are being targeted by the new breed of investors, fuelling demand and raising land prices, according to the rural land survey published last November by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
The average price of a S... Read >
Author: Ben Rodrigues14th January 2006
The UK in recent years has seen a massive growth in the levels of personal debt and thanks to increases in secured loans corresponding to a strengthening of the housing market; it does not appear to be slowing down. Recent figures from Creditaction sho... Read >
Author: sam lowe
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