If you’re willing to break from buying convention, you could end up with a real property gem, says Laura Henderson Most house purchases adhere to ‘two up two down’ convention. But by widening your buying horizons you could land up…
Read moreIn top skiing destinations, such as the US, Canada, Switzerland, Italy and France, the number of skiers has been heading down hill over the last three years, according to the latest findings by the World Travel and Tourism Council. However,…
Read moreThere’s nothing quite like an election to get our emotions all fired up; the drip-feed of media hype can’t fail to provoke excitement, anger, disbelief and despair (often a schizophrenic blend of all), depending on one’s political leanings. Across global…
Read moreSensationalists would lead you to believe that the vote has triggered a collapse in the London property market and that distressed buildings are being transacted at discounted prices. Not so it would seem. Industry evidence highlights that London remains a…
Read moreDownsizing is easier said than done especially during one’s golden years. Saying goodbye to the cherished family home can be a major wrench. But it’s made even harder in the UK by the lack of housing being built for retirees…
Read moreAs Britain ponders life outside the European Union, one city is poised to capitalise in the event of a Brexit: Berlin. Time is a healer and nowhere is this more true than in Germany’s scrubbed-up capital Berlin. A city of…
Read moreHousing minister Gavin Barwell set the cat amongst the pigeons at last week’s RESI Conference with the most pro-rental speech from a government housing minister in recent memory. The government, he highlighted, must continue to champion home ownership but not…
Read moreThe Bank of England’s Chief Economist caused a blaze of headlines this past week. Despite his own teflon-plated pension, he had the following words of wisdom about the best laid plans for retirement: “It ought to be one’s pension, but…
Read moreIn his infinite wisdom, Sadiq Khan has vowed to stop new homes in the capital being syphoned off in copious quantities to foreign investors. On the surface, his aims are laudable; few would disagree with the need for a balanced…
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