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With the new 15% tax on overseas property investors cooling the Vancouver property market, Toronto is fast playing catch up as Canada’s hottest property region. Over recent years Vancouver has been one of the booming property markets in the world….
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It’s quite simple. A property portfolio is essentially cash tied up in bricks and mortar – it’s therefore advisable to review how your investment is performing at least annually, if not on a six monthly basis. Being aware of your…
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US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies could lead to property investors from Arab countries looking for safe havens to buy property. Buyers from Middle Eastern and African countries, including those named in Trump’s executive order who might have invested…
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It’s clear that first time buyers have very much re-established themselves as a core part of the property market since the recovery started post the credit crunch. The Halifax data clearly shows that FTBs (rightly) decided to rent/stay at home…
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Patience is a virtue and nowhere is this more true than when it comes to sitting out the much anticipated ‘big reveal’ of the government’s White Paper on Housing. It was initially due to see the light of day alongside…
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Shared ownership has been around for decades. But despite huge demand – more than 80,000 people a year register or express an active interest in buying a shared ownership home every year – it has never quite established itself as…
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The Pound did rather well last week considering Monday’s opener in the late 1.13s. It’s a welcome ‘leg up’ after perceived bullish speeches from Prime Minister Theresa May regarding the UK’s exit from Europe. Now, we can expect a liberal…
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It’s not hard to take on board the possibility that the stamp duty increases introduced by George Osborne have been primarily politically motivated. Many consider that the present government is concerned that by reducing this punitive tax, particularly for more…
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Colourful and chaotic, a hive of life in the midst of sedate Singapore, Little India has always been regarded as something of a loose cannon. But the enclave has a signature civic centrepiece that can now hold its own with…
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