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…

The Housing Supply Crisis Threatening London’s West End

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Most of us have visited the West End, to shop on Oxford Street or take in a musical on the Strand. Trips tend to be fleeting as only society's elite can afford to live in such parts of central London as Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho and St James's.…

London house prices rise 432% in two decades

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A study by Halifax has revealed the staggering long-term increases in London house prices. Property prices per square metre have risen by 432 per cent in Greater London over the past two decades. This compares to a national average increase…

The London skyscraper that is a stark symbol of the housing crisis

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Tower underoccupied, astonishingly expensive, mostly foreign owned, and with dozens of apartments held through secretive offshore firms A Russian billionaire whose business partner is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, the former chairman of a…

Investors add ‘money-back Brexit clause’ to UK property deals

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Commercial property investors are writing clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from real estate deals if Britain votes to leave the European Union this month, as a way to unfreeze a sector stalled by uncertainty over Brexit. Transactions…

Property prices ‘continue to increase at brisk pace’

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House prices continued to increase at a "brisk pace" in May - with average property values surging by 9.2% annually, Halifax has reported. The average UK property price increased by 0.6% month-on-month in May, taking the typical value of…

Number of UK landlords rises to 1.75 million

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HMRC data shows 7% rise in 2013-14 but figure likely to be higher after recent buy-to-let lending surge The rapid pace of growth in buy-to-let investments has been illustrated by new figures showing the number of landlords rising by 7% in 2013-14…

House prices up year on year in all key cities in UK apart from Aberdeen

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House prices in key cities in the UK increased by 3.8% in the three months to April 2016 and were up 10.4% year on year, according to the latest index. But there is considerable variation with Cambridge leading the annual growth with prices…

Britain’s fastest-selling property hotspots revealed

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Dartford, Rochester, Watford, Bristol and Reading are among Britain's top hotspots for the fastest-selling properties, according to Rightmove. The property listings website said homes in Dartford, Kent now typically take just 16 days to sell…

REVEALED: 9% rise in London properties owned by offshore firms

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Land Registry data of past 10 months shows 40,000 properties – from entire apartment complexes to wine cellars and car parks – registered in tax havens apartment complexes to wine cellars and car parks – registered in tax…

Number of £1m homes to triple by 2030: One in 20 properties across the UK could be worth seven figures

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One in four homes in London will be worth more than £1million by 2030 Would-be home buyers will increasingly need to make compromise Average UK home of £280,000 expected to be worth £344,000 in five years Nearly half a million homes…