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US housing market remains in the doldrums August 23, 2011 Sales of new single-family houses in the US fell more than expected in July to hit a five month low according to a report released by the Commerce Department yesterday. The report showed that new home sales for July slipped 0.7 per cent from the revised June rate of 300,000 to 298,000. Compared to July [...]
UK still tough says Grainger August 11, 2011 GRAINGER expects the UK property market to continue being affected by the subdued economy, and says that it is making good progress integrating the first three housing portfolios under its Lloyds RAMP agreement. The housebuilder said it had made £79.5m of sales in the four months to the end of July, and had a further [...]
John Lewis sales lifted by back to school gear September 2, 2011 John Lewis posted a rise in weekly sales, boosted by parents splashing out on items ahead of the imminent start of the new school year. The employee-owned business said sales at its department stores increased 1.4 per cent to £58.6m in the week to August 27. Sales excluding VAT sales tax fell 0.4 per cent. [...]
City sales set to net £250m for Ireland August 30, 2011 A NUMBER of major City property developments are expected to come up for grabs for £250m when a long-awaited sale by Irish investors begins next month. Among the buildings ready to be sold it 107 Cheapside, the upmarket development near St Paul’s Cathedral. The office and retail building, opened three years ago, was developed by [...]
House prices drop across 20 US cities September 27, 2011 HOUSE PRICES in almost every US city fell over the last year, according to the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index, out yesterday. The 4.1 per cent decline in the year to July takes prices back to levels last seen in the summer of 2003. The value of single-family homes fell in 18 of the 20 [...]
House prices drop across 20 US cities September 27, 2011 HOUSE PRICES in almost every US city fell over the last year, according to the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index, out yesterday. The 4.1 per cent decline in the year to July takes prices back to levels last seen in the summer of 2003. The value of single-family homes fell in 18 of the 20 [...]
US house prices weaken in June August 30, 2011 US house prices fell slightly in June, an index of pricing shows, in the latest sign that the housing market remains weak. A Standard & Poor’s index of 20 cities across the US showed house prices fell 4.5 per cent in June compared with a year ago. The fall was slightly better than the 4.6 [...]
First profits for Lovefilm as sales grow October 5, 2011 DVD rental company Lovefilm has increased its customer base by more than a fifth and made its first profits. The company, which website Amazon took control of in February, saw sales increase 14.4 per cent to £111.19m in 2010. The accounts of Lovefilm International, published at Companies House yesterday, also show it swung from a [...]
RENT September 22, 2011 HEAD OF RENTALS AT AYLESFORD INTERNATIONAL, A TOP END SALES AND LETTINGS AGENCY Q. I hear that some landlords are introducing “break clauses” to take advantage of premium short lets over the Olympics. Is this something you advise?’ A. Be careful, the Olympics lasts only 16 days. If your property is an investment, you need [...]
AN AWKWARD MOMENT AS BANK CHIEFS RETURN TO PARLIAMENT October 11, 2011 BRITAIN’S bank chiefs were lucky enough to be called before another parliamentary committee today, following several outings already this year. Seated in the stuffy House of Lords hearing room, banking maestros were put through their paces on topics ranging from capital buffers to some “curious nexuses” that HSBC chair Douglas Flint wanted to discuss. Is [...]