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Stagnant UK Property Market: Sellers’ Perspective

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. House Price Crash shows very clearly the levels of … Continue reading

Stagnant UK Property Market: Buyers Perspective

It has been widely reported that the current market conditions are such with very low volume of transactions, falls in mortgage approvals, and an overall stagnation in the UK property market. Nationwide reported that house prices rose 0.3% in April … Continue reading

Impact of University Fees on your PropVestment

Since the announcement some time ago about raising of tuition fees up to £9,000, the pros and cons have been weighed up by the media, but mostly from the perspective of the students and their overall cost of university. At … Continue reading

How to be wary of ROGUE Brokers

Over the last few weeks some of you may have noticed the Sub Prime page disappeared from the site, as with every unusual occurrence there is an interesting story explaining it. The story begins in early 2010 when I was … Continue reading

What does 2011 have in store for the PropVestor: Part two: Rents

Rents Paragon (buy-to-let mortgage specialist): The belief that last year’s strong demand in the UK private rental sector will continue into 2011 has inspired four out of 10 landlords to plan rent rises over the coming 12 months. 41% of … Continue reading

A new rental concept: SpareRoom+eBay= airbnb

Airbnb is a fresh concept at the rental market, an innovative service that brings the industry in line with the world of Facebook, eBay and YouTube.  What does this kind of service mean for the real property investor and how does … Continue reading

PropVestment in Daily Mail: Wise councils: Spacious and solid, ex-local authority houses can be a very good deal

By Graham Norwood.   Original article http://bit.ly/cjK5J9 Last updated at 9:56 AM on 5th November 2010 Thirty years ago, in October 1980, Margaret Thatcher introduced the right for council house tenants to buy their homes. Millions took her up on the offer, … Continue reading