Archive for 2010/07


Landlords’ market posing fresh challenges for renters - Scotsman


Landlords' market posing fresh challenges for renters
Scotsman
Few private landlords have the time, experience or desire to manage their property and instead use a letting agent. Although a tenant will pay more to find

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COMMENT BY BEN LAURANCE: Economics of home truths - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

COMMENT BY BEN LAURANCE: Economics of home truths
Daily Mail
Loans, hedging strategies and insurance arrangements - all manner of devious strategies have been employed to try to get round the spirit of the guidelines.

MARKET REPORT by GEOFF FOSTER: Low rates could boost builders - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

MARKET REPORT by GEOFF FOSTER: Low rates could boost builders
Daily Mail
He believes an extended period of low interest rates increases the attractiveness of investment in residential property and the early stages of the next

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La dolce vita gets cheaper - Financial Times


La dolce vita gets cheaper
Financial Times
Second-home buyers looking for property in Italy can now take advantage of more competitive mortgage deals, as a new lender has entered the

Investing in Gold Today - The Healthier Life


Investing in Gold Today
The Healthier Life
Why anyone in the media touting the bottom of the property market is DEAD WRONG… How far house prices are really likely to plummet from here on in.

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Shop fire highlights landlords’ need for commercial property insurance - Stride


Shop fire highlights landlords' need for commercial property insurance
Stride
Earlier this week, a spate of arson attacks in the north west of England, some of which had affected commercial property insurance customers, were reported
Chaos in Croydon town centre as blaze rips through supermaketCroydon Advertiser

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Rising credit card debt ‘makes buy to let property insurance vital’ - Stride


uSwitch

Rising credit card debt 'makes buy to let property insurance vital'
Stride
Bank of England figures have revealed a rise in UK credit card lending of £0.1 billion, which could emphasise how important buy to let property insurance
Increase in credit card lending 'is worrying'uSwitch

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Do not ignore insurance in the case of fit-out contracts, says Bill Gloyn - Property Week News


Property Week News

Do not ignore insurance in the case of fit-out contracts, says Bill Gloyn
Property Week News
This would possibly have detrimental knock-on effects on their entire property insurance portfolio. If approached early enough, the insuring party may be

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House prices dip in third quarter - Simple Landlords Insurance


House prices dip in third quarter
Simple Landlords Insurance
However, dropping demand could make this a good time for landlords to consider expanding their portfolios and investing in buy-to-let property insurance for

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Killik decides it’s time clients invested in Lloyd’s of London again - Citywire.co.uk


Killik decides it's time clients invested in Lloyd's of London again
Citywire.co.uk
Using assets twice allows investors to retain income and gains on a portfolio of equities and property investments, alongside the insurance returns from the

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