Monthly Archives: November 2007

Off-plan investment

Posted on November 23, 2007 by appletons

Off-Plan property purchase scheme has become very popular amongst the investors in the recent years. Purchasing an off-plan property simply means buying a property before it is built. Appleton Estate Agents Maidenhead state that these properties tend to be mostly … Continue reading →

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Home Information Packs

Posted on November 23, 2007 by appletons

The government has announced that in England and Wales, the controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs) will be mandatory for all properties sold from the 14th of December. Initially the HIPs were required for the sales of all properties with 4 … Continue reading →

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House market winter slump

Posted on November 20, 2007 by appletons

During October, the property prices fell by 0.7% as the winter has slowed down the buyers’ interest.The vendors were forced to drop their asking prices according to new figures published this week. Leading up to November, the average asking price … Continue reading →

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Expected interest rates cuts

Posted on November 15, 2007 by appletons

The Bank of England has signalled potential interest rate cuts for 2008. This has been welcome by millions of mortgage payers who have been struggling to keep up with escalating interest rates. The Bank of England has increased the interest … Continue reading →

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Housing market continues its slump

Posted on November 14, 2007 by appletons

The mortgage lending fell again in September in the UK as interest the rate rises slowed the housing market and house prices continued to fall. According to a recent survey, a total of £30.6 billion was advanced during September. – … Continue reading →

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House prices falling

Posted on November 13, 2007 by appletons

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims that the housing market slow-down is becoming more apparent.The RICS UK housing market survey published in November suggests that prices in October fell for the third month consecutively. This is the fastest … Continue reading →

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Maximising income from rentals

Posted on November 8, 2007 by appletons

With the buy-to-let investments becoming more popular everyday, more and more people treat their investments like businesses. As with any other business, the property investment should therefore aim to maximise the income from the rentals. This is a fine-balancing act … Continue reading →

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