Property Investment News - Minister issues warning on mortgage shake-up The Independent - 12 Jan 2011 - By Nicky Burridge, PA The Housing Minister will today step up the pressure on the City watchdog not to impose tough new mortgage rules which could make it harder for first-time buyers to ...
Property Investment News - The biggest threat to growth is public policy telegraph.co.uk - 11 Jan 2011 - by Jeremy Warner One of the positives to emerge from the banking crisis was the way in which it galvanised countries across the globe into a common policy response. It seemed to work. ...
The hidden economic indicator It's often said that taxi drivers are a good indication of the state of the economy. They have been a consistent economic indicator. It sort of runs along the same lines as London always leads the recovery and city centres recover sooner than the suburbs. So ...
With our head office in Queensland Austrlia, the recent Queensland floods have been at the forefront of our minds I thought I'd open the discussion on what the Queensland floods mean to you as a property investor. First off as an investor, no matter where you're buying it is essential ...
“People aren't embarrassed to rent anymore.” – Are we moving towards a majority rental market? “A EUROPEAN-style rental market could soon emerge in Wales as first-time buyers struggle to get on the property ladder, it has been predicted.” Estate agents are reporting that their lettings businesses are much busier than ...
Property Investment Blog - From banking to buildings! I've had numerous requests to have this video live to watch. It's an interview with one of our clients: Chris from the UK. Brett originally blogged it over there but I think the underlying message still rings true no matter what country ...
Demand for mortgages slump through the last quarter “Anxiety about the health of the housing market resurfaced today after it emerged that demand for mortgages slump ‘markedly' in the last three months of 2010 – and is expected to fall again in the early part of 2011. The impact of ...
“Investors aren't expecting the Bank of England to start interest rates rise until the final quarter of this year. They shouldn't be so complacent. Members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee are starting to worry they're losing credibility about their willingness to maintain price stability, particularly as the public's inflation ...
When property goal setting think S.M.A.R.T Welcome to 2011! I hope you all had a great Christmas and new year. We all seem to walk into the new year with a fresh approach to life and so many ‘New Year's resolutions'. Now this is just me but I don't make ...
It's better than they would have us believe, Well, house prices have been dropping for five months now which is kind of in line with our expectations. Or have they? I have said for the last two years that people shouldn't believe the statistical averages the papers churn out each ...
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