Era of cheap credit coming to an end December 16, 2010 FEW people realise it yet but the era of cheap credit is about to come to an end. I’m not talking about central banks hiking rates or bond yields going up a few notches; rather, my contention is that over the next few years, powerful economic forces will permanently and drastically push up the cost [...]
SELLING November 18, 2010 MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, what can I do to increase the value of my property? A.There are very simple and obvious things that can be done to improve the value of a property but it is amazing how often people forget them. For example, it will not help the value of your property [...]
HOUSE PRICES RISE FURTHER IN APRIL April 29, 2010 HOUSE prices rose one per cent in April according to Nationwide, in spite of concerns about a double-dip slump in the UK housing market. The upwardly-revised March figure of one per cent fully offset the dip in February. The annual change is now at 10.5 per cent, the first double-digit annual rise since June 2007.
Official data indicates further stability for UK housing market September 15, 2009 HOUSE prices rose 1.9 per cent in July on the previous month but were still 8.3 per cent less than they were in July 2008, data from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) revealed yesterday. The less volatile measure of the three months to July showed that house prices rose 2.1 per cent [...]
Bewitching homes for beautiful living October 28, 2010 WHILE few sane people would relish the idea of cohabiting with a ghost or other supernatural presence, Britain is an old country and has its fair share — perhaps more than its fair share — of spooky residences. We have more graveyards than you can shake a stick at, and plenty of people have died [...]
FTSE 100 nudges higher on oil firms but miners miss out December 14, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index pushed higher yesterday, led by energy stocks with BP boosted by Royal Dutch Shell bid interest talk. The FTSE 100 index ended up 30.46 points, or 0.5 per cent at 5,891.21, a closing level not seen since June 2008. “Volumes remain thin, but the FTSE keeps going up, with oils adding [...]
FTSE 100 nudges higher on oil firms but miners miss out December 14, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index pushed higher yesterday, led by energy stocks with BP boosted by Royal Dutch Shell bid interest talk. The FTSE 100 index ended up 30.46 points, or 0.5 per cent at 5,891.21, a closing level not seen since June 2008. “Volumes remain thin, but the FTSE keeps going up, with oils adding [...]
EU parliament votes for new hedgie rules November 11, 2010 CONTROVERSIAL new rules to regulate the hedge funds, private equity houses and other alternative funds were overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament yesterday. After months of wrangling, which saw hedge fund-friendly states like the UK extract major concessions, the parliament backed the rules by 513 votes to 92 with 3 abstensions. London hedge fund managers [...]
House prices in record monthly fall October 7, 2010 House prices dropped 3.6 per cent in September from the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Halifax. It represented the biggest monthly drop since figures were first compiled in 1983. The group said an increase in the number of properties on the market, combined with a drop in demand fuelled by uncertainty [...]
House prices in record monthly fall October 7, 2010 House prices dropped 3.6 per cent in September from the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Halifax. It represented the biggest monthly drop since figures were first compiled in 1983. The group said an increase in the number of properties on the market, combined with a drop in demand fuelled by uncertainty [...]