Articles Published In December 2011
Farewell Folks!
Those we’ll miss (and some we won’t) who passed away during 2011. Elizabeth Taylor ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ left some serious jewellery in her will to her Aids charity. After it was sold on Ebay, it raised [...]
House Prices End Static In 2011
Residential property prices in the UK have ended the year much the same price as they started with values increasing just 1% over the last 12 months, the latest report published today (Friday 30 December) by the Nationwide shows. House [...]
First Time Buyers Your Time Is Now!
A study carried out by the Halifax has revealed that affordability of homes for first-time buyers is at its highest level for eight years. The First-Time Buyer Review calculates affordability based on prices lower than people on average earnings in [...]
Honest Mick’s Review Of 2011
Another year over and what have we done? I know a lot more than this has happened but these are the bits I remember most in my review of 2011! EGYPT A lot of people got very grumpy over in [...]
Confidence In Market Returns
Almost half of consumers in the UK feel that now is a good time to buy property as confidence in the housing market remains stable despite the gloomy economic outlook predicting that the country could be heading for a double [...]
Tenants – An Alternative View…
I would like to give a little insight into the Buy To Let market for any potential investor. Before you hand over the keys to what is probably your second largest asset, for just a month’s advance rent, I wanted [...]
The Big Four
There are reported to be 147 companies in the world that own everything and they are dominated by investment companies. But it’s not you and I who really control those companies, even though much of our money is in them. Given [...]
Fee Free December!
During December many of our rental properties are available with: No Administration Fee No Deposit Offer applies to over half our available stock – Please ask for details of those which apply. Other offers always available. We like to operate [...]
Dangerous Tech Or The Way Forward?
A national estate agency chain has announced plans to introduce ‘smartboard’ signs across its stock of homes for sale. The smartboards will be used in conjunction with traditional boards offering house hunters the opportunity to access information about the home [...]
