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This evening Greece is on the verge of collapse with talks over a final bailout extension with European partners having collapsed over the weekend. Indeed we now hear that the ECB ...
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Even though property is seen as a long-term investment this is a market which is extremely fluid and can change on a regular basis. While it would be wrong to say that property mar...
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As we covered in a recent article there has been a 15% increase in the number of new homes built across the UK comparing the period from March to May 2015 against the corresponding...
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UK mortgage companies concluded just over £10 billion worth of business in the month of May which is the fifth consecutive monthly increase. This is an increase from the £9.7 bil...
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Historically companies only float on the stock market, or raise additional capital, when there is greatest demand and they can squeeze the greatest value for money. So, this week...
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The majority of focus in the UK property market seems to falls on domestic investments with many people are unaware of the underlying movement in the UK office market. However, a r...
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There is no doubt that new technology now allows us to acquire information, products and services at the touch of a button. However, transactions involving real estate have histori...
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This week has seen the continuation of a frenzied buying spree of UK student accommodation with demand reaching fever pitch earlier this week when £670 million worth of transactio...
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Over the last decade political parties in the UK have promised to protect first-time buyers from rising stamp duty costs. They have made many promises to “hit the rich”...
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There is no doubt that technology plays a greater role in our everyday lives as time goes by. There are very few areas of everyday life which have remained untouched by the technol...
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If you read the popular press you will see that landlords have been painted as the devil incarnate making “millions of pounds” from their poor tenants. While it would b...
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If we look back around 20 years ago everybody seemed to depend upon real estate agents and property experts who dictated the future direction of the UK property market. In many way...
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In years gone by property was seen as a necessity as opposed to an investment with many people preferring direct or indirect investments based on the stock market. While there is n...
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Figures released by the Nationwide this week show that a staggering 38% of property transactions in the first three months of 2015 were acquired using cash. This figure is up from ...
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While there are many things to consider when looking at the UK buy to let market one of the most important factors is the rental yield. This will literally determine your return on...
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The UK buy to let market is alive and kicking with the Daily Mail newspaper today announcing plans for a whole week of focus upon the sector. There have been a number of significan...
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If you’re looking towards the UK property market for the first time you could read a dozen websites, pick up a dozen newspapers and listen to a dozen people all of which are ...
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Even though some of the mass media tend to focus on the negative aspects of recent UK commercial property sector problems, the underlying situation has improved dramatically over t...
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While the performance of the UK property market overall has been mixed during the last few months it seems that seaside resorts continue to attract the attention of investors. A re...
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On the surface it does look as though the Internet has changed the dynamics and the make-up of the modern day real estate market. Information is now just the touch of a button away...