Government Overlooks 500,000 Empty Properties
Considering that the government is meant to be all about cutting the social housing list, they are making a poor job of it.
Do You Know Your Mortgage Rate?
It is strange what information you come across when you are reading a paper or browsing the web, but this recent story even startled me.
According to research by mortgage advisors John Charcol, more than 28% of the UK property market does not know the size or cost of their mortgage rates, whilst a further 50% [...]
Second Homeowners Threatened By Cyprus Ruling
Although I don’t get involved in overseas property investment per se, I do still have a keen interest in what is happening on their property market.
Take this news story I read about this morning…
Over 6,400 property investors who own second homes in Cyprus may now be at risk of losing their land following the case [...]
Are Rightmoves Days Numbered?
If Google go ahead and launch their long awaited property website in the UK, then existing property websites such as Rightmove could soon be facing fierce competition.
Broadband Services Impact on Property Investment
I have heard of some ridiculous reasons not to invest in your dream property, but this one totally takes the biscuit.
According to ISPreview.co.uk over 75% of homeowners in the UK would choose to not buy their ideal home if it did not come with broadband speeds of at least 1Mbps.
Are You Investing In The Right Property?
Remember me commenting the other week on the number of first time buyers who are having to wait until they are 40 to get onto the property ladder? Well the press is getting even weirder.
Depending on where you invest and in what property types you could be paying thousands of pounds more than you’d expect.
Mini Property Boom
It is always refreshing to be able to comment on a positive property news story, so you can guess how excited I am about this piece of news.
You see according to some of the UK’s leading Estate agents, over 1 in 10 properties across the UK are selling for more than their asking price.
Car Parks transformed into luxury apartments!
I just saw this story on the web and I couldn’t help commenting on it.
As part of their ‘Hidden Homes Scheme’, Wandsworth council and Notting Hill Housing have teamed up to help convert a disused car park in Putney into 10 spacious apartments. Their reasoning? To help first time buyers find an affordable route onto [...]
Mortgage Fraud cases already exceeding 2008
I have to admit that even I was shocked to read about the rising number of mortgage fraud cases. I knew it was possible, but I was still surprised to read that 2009 has already surpassed figures released in 2008.
Handed out by the Financial services Authority, in the last 5 months they have handed out [...]
The realities of investing abroad
I personally have always preferred the notion of investing in just the UK – especially in the current financial climate. I admit foreign properties do have their own appeal, in terms of affordable commercial properties and holiday homes, but when it comes down to financial security, I prefer the UK. Primarily, as I know exactly [...]
