The RICS UK Housing Market Survey for August released today reports the housing market remaining subdued and continuing to be caught by the overall economic gloom. The overall net price balance for housing edged down further into negative territory, from -22 to -23. This means that 23% more surveyors recorded falling rather than rising house […]
As widely expected the Bank of England today announced it would keep interests on hol at the all time low of 0.5%. The Banks Monetary Policy Committe (MPC) also decided to keep the same level of quantative easing and not extending it past £200bn. Winners and Losers With interest rates at an all time low, […]
A house is one of the biggest purchases you will ever make. Particularly if you are a property investor as you may have many properties within your portfolio. It is important to make sure you have the relevant cover for all of your properties. Its so easy to overlook the importance of having the right […]
“What would you do if you had £1 Million to invest?” Wouldn’t this be a nice problem to have! We asked Simon Zutshi that very question, his answer makes interesting reading. Simon has also very kindly offered Just Do Property readers a free copy of his No. 1 Property Best Seller “Property Magic”. The […]
The Bank of England’s lending figures for July 2011 were a mix of positive and negatives news. The lending secured on dwellings did rise in July by £0.7 billion, which on the face of it is good news this was lower than the 6 month average of £0.9 billion. Yet the 3 month annualised growth […]
What are you investing in at the moment? The answer doesn’t need to be a type of property, a method, or even an area, it’s more likely these days to be a cash-flow return. If you’re looking at a deal how are you deciding whether to invest or not? Do you check the location? Perhaps […]
This deal has just been sent to us by Property Secrets, so we wanted to share it with you as it looks like a good one. Particularly with the reduction in the finders fee. If you have limited funds or cash rich – this deal will have something to offer you! Key points: · […]