There are many things that come in our mind, when we think about real estate. The most important question that strikes us is where to buy the property. Location is important, but is this only factor that should be given prime importance when you are thinking of buying real estate. If you go back a few years, location was the...
Partnership in real estate or any venture is not a new idea. Many big projects can take shape because of partnerships or in the better terms consortiums. Most of the major real estate and infrastructure projects have been results of partnership between various companies. Real estate demands large investment and more the investment, more is the chance of making profit....
In recent years property investment has been considered to be the most successful and excellent form of investment ensuring huge capital gains. However like other form of investment, property investments are also subjected to market fluctuations. This has left the investors anticipating if buying a house for living is still a good investment. Before considering investment home buyers should carefully...
Britain's economy failed to expand in the second quarter of this year for the first time since the slump of the early 1990s and raising expectations interest rates will fall to avoid a recession. The Office for National Statistics revised down its GDP reading to show it was unchanged on the quarter in the three months to June from an initial...
New government legislation that will require hotels, pubs and restaurants to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) before they can be sold is already causing confusion, property experts have warned. The law, set to come into force on October 1, will mean any property that is up for sale or letting, or due to be put up for sale or letting,...
Morley Fund Management sold Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, to Invista for £8.8 million. The office complex, next to Brighton railway station, measures 3,421sqm over six floors and has 63 car parking spaces. It is currently let to three tenants – the Post Office, Secretary of State for the Environment, and software company NC Soft Europe. Morley was represented by commercial real estate...
Mortgage approvals hit their lowest in at least 15 years in July and the manufacturing sector shrank for a fourth straight month in August, surveys showed today."Prospects for the UK economy remain grim," said Michael Saunders, a Citigroup economist. "The economy is probably in recession now and no early recovery worth the name is likely in 2009." The weak readings drove...
ASDA are backing a campaign by the British Property Federation (BPF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) against the loss of empty property relief. Dubbed the ‘bombsite Britain’ tax by the media, in response to the increasing spate of demolitions as private and public sector landlords raze buildings across the country rather than pay the tax. While landlords have been hit,...
To buy or not to buy a place to call home is the question on many people's minds when they reach a certain point in life. If you have a good job, you're settled in one place and can see yourself staying there for the foreseeable future, so would it be more beneficial to take out a mortgage or continue...
Buying property is always a big step – no matter if you’re moving in with a loved one, going it alone or purchasing a multi-bedroom place to share with friends – and it always requires a lot of work. However, as with most things in life, if you plan in advance you’ll cut your workload and be able to get...
