Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

UK property shortage: What can we learn from other countries?

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The property crisis isn't exclusively a UK phenomenon, but other countries are dealing with it in different ways. We take a look at what the UK can learn from these solutions. The UK isn't the only country facing a housing shortage. Here we…

Airbnb boosts property values in the UK as they are ‘ideal’ for renting out

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HOMES ideal for renting out via the website Airbnb are fetching premiums of tens of thousands of pounds when they come up for sale. The increasing popularity of the website could also threaten affordable accommodation for ordinary renters. An…

Returning British expats face property black hole

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British expatriates considering returning home in the face of uncertainty over their status as EU residents following Brexit could be in for a nasty shock. Research by Retirement Advantage Equity Release shows that since 2010, the combination…

UK housing market shrugs off concerns of Brexit slowdown

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The UK housing market is shrugging off concerns in the wider economy following the Brexit vote, compounding problems for many first-time buyers still wrestling with the strongest year-on-year price rises in the market. There are more buyers…

Is the UK housing market immune to political chaos?

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After much wrangling, a torrid few weeks for Theresa May, and a controversial one billion pound sweetener to Northern Ireland, the Conservatives have struck a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party and remain in power. While the UK General…

UK property market slows, annual growth at lowest since May 2013

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House prices in the UK fell by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2017 and annual price growth fell to 2.6%, according to the latest lender index. Prices also fell month on month in June, taking the overall average to £218,390, the data from…

New report: United Kingdom’s real estate market trends for 2017

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Real Estate in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2012-16, and forecast to 2021). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading…

House prices in ‘softest patch for several years’

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Value of average home 'relatively static for ten months', says Office for National Statistics Following the release of the latest national house price index, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) alongside broader inflation…

UK house prices fall again, growing at the slowest rate in four years

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British house prices fell for a second month in a row in April, suggesting households are feeling the pinch from rising inflation since last year's Brexit vote and low wage growth. Nationwide said house prices declined by 0.4pc in April following…

Investor demand for UK property rises across all sectors

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The UK commercial property market is strengthening, with industrial space outperforming office and retail, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) UK Commercial Property Market Survey. As investor demand increased…