Housing Information Packs are having some minor changes in April. Anyone intending to market a property next month needs to be aware of them, and take action now.
Topics: HIPs, Housing Information Packs, Property Investment

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I received the following information from Michael Entwhistle.If you run a property networking event, and publish times and places, then let me know, and I’ll add your notes to this blog. What I don’t promote are the so-called networking sites that...
Topics: Property Networking

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Bank of England cuts base rates again, but property investors are still finding it harder to get mortgages than in the boom years, despite the fact that rates are lower, and properties are cheaper.
Topics: Economics, Property Investment

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This week’s Economist has an interesting article based on research done by Carmen Reinhart of the University of Maryland and Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard. (The original paper, The Aftermath of Financial Crises is available to download - click on the...
Topics: Economics, Property Crash, Property Investment

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US Firm, mint.com have put together a lovely graphic that explains how we got where we are.Of course, back in December 2006, I started predicting a US housing crash, and as long ago as May 2005, I started writing about the risks of being a landlord. I...
Topics: Property Investment

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