Posts Tagged ‘house price news’

Vatican source says ‘offensive’ memo ‘could cancel UK visit’ by the Pope

Monday, April 26th, 2010

It looks like the memo has given an insight into foreign office protocol on many different levels, but the lack of action taken by the government to curb the juvenile antics of our foreign office which diminishes Britain’s position on the world stage is disappointing.

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Housing market? What housing market?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

There is much talk of the current state of the housing market. Either that it is robust, or that it is just about to fold. But looking at the numbers of transactions and mortgage approvals one has to ask if there is any real market to speak of.

Nationwide have announced a 0.7% month on month increase for March, which converts to a 9% rise over the last year. This takes the Nationwide average house price to £164,519. …read more

House prices have risen so where are the lenders?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

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House prices must be kept up at all costs

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

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There’s a Recovery Coming, be Afraid, Very Afraid!

Friday, January 8th, 2010

The UK has enjoyed unprecedented fiscal support over the last year or so. Very few people understand the mechanics of this fiscal support, but it didn’t take them long to work out that it was the ‘haves’ that benefited while the ‘have-nots’ got zilch. The ‘haves’ can reasonably be defined as …read more

The property market and house prices 2010

Monday, December 28th, 2009

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Unemployment amongst the professions rockets

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Education, education, education! Go to university, learn a profession and be made for life. So go the mantras. But this recession has, according to a Telegraph report today, had a massive and adverse affect on employment amongst the professions. …read more

Property ready for another dip in value

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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House prices just keep going up

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

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Thatcher, Thatcher house snatcher

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Did Thatcher encourage us all to buy houses and then inadvertently rig the game so that we would have to sell them again? I ask this question because her home-owning revolution was launched at the same time as her service industry revolution. …read more

If you want a cheap home, build your own house (Pt 2)

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Why you don’t need an architect: …read more

Savills forced into out of court settlement for actions of rogue employee

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

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