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…

Real Estate Investment Trusts: An Overview Of Three Property Players

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are comparable to mutual funds, which allow multiple investors to gain ownership of real estate ventures or operate commercial properties. They can be thought of as shares and most can be traded on major…

Londoners Revealed As The Most Ruthless UK Property Buyers

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New research by bridging lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed the widespread issue within the property market of buyers being pipped to the post at the last minute. In particular, the nationally representative survey of 2,000…

Article 50 ruling: What to expect for UK property

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The British Government’s appeal has been dismissed by the Supreme Court in the Article 50 case in preparation to trigger the country’s au revoir from the European Union.   Brexit is the country’s landmark event of 2017. Or,…

House Price Growth in UK’s New Towns Outpaces Average

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Milton Keynes marks 50th birthday with a table-topping performance in Halifax report   House price growth in new towns has outpaced the UK as a whole over the past decade, according to Halifax. Valuations have leapt by 32 per cent…

Trump triumph shakes UK property market

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Donald Trump's presidency could have a knock-on effect on the UK property market in 2017, the former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has claimed. Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent, said despite the early words…

End of the property boom? UK house prices to flatline, says forecast

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The British property market’s post-crash boom will come to a halt in 2017 when house prices flatline after five years of increases, according to an industry forecast. Uncertainty caused by the EU referendum and weaker consumer sentiment…

Stock markets are predicting disaster in London property prices post-Brexit

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An Irish property tycoon says London's property market is "tanking by the day" in the wake of Brexit, with financial markets forecasting the second biggest ever collapse in the value of office and retail space in the capital. Scott Crowe,…

What does a Donald Trump win mean for the UK property market?

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It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain voting to leave the European Union, Leicester City winning the Premier League title and Donald J. Trump being elected president of the United…

Interest rates and house prices in a post-Brexit property market

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How does the the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent impact the property market? UK interest rates are now at a record low of 0.25, following the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate - for the first…

UK property tax not so bad compared to Europe, claims consultancy

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An international accountancy consultancy says mainland Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world - and that in comparison, the UK has what appears to be a relatively low-tax buying process. The consultancy, UHY,…