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Japanese Yen could prop up London property prices

Japanese Yen could prop up London property prices

When London estate agents have warned of a “growing risk of a double-dip housing recession” it seems the Japanese buyers could prevent this situation, as per the report published by property investment advisors CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
According to CBRE, foreign investors spending Japanese Yen and petrodollars have been focusing on London’s property market as [...]

Property market

Property market

According to FindaProperty.com the average asking price for a house in UK have fallen for the first time in seven months. They have warned in their website of a “growing risk of a double-dip housing recession” in the UK.
They also state that house prices have fallen by 0.5% month-on-month basis since the house market just [...]

Property Groups to report gains

Property Groups to report gains

Land Securities and British Land, the two largest property Companies in UK will report this week the first gains in the value of their portfolios since the real estate market dropped drastically, while  property investors look for confirmation of a hopeful recovery.
The Companies confirm property values have risen again in the third quarter due to [...]

My Remortgage

My Remortgage

My girlfriend and I took out a mortgage of £106,00 in January 2005 to buy our first house, which cost £146,000. The mortgage is fixed for five years at 5.64% with Abbey. At the time I was working full time on a salary of £30,000. My girlfriend developed ovarian cancer and passed away in August [...]