August 1, 2005
Leading financial experts from the Centre for Economic and Business Research are stating that, “Fewer homes will sell and prices will edge down - but they won’t collapse”. The reports says they expect house prices to fall by 5% by 2007. Nationwide’s housing expert Fionnuala Earley agreed with the view saying “The market is cooling [...]
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July 18, 2005
If you are looking for a long term investment then the two obvious choices are property vs shares, but which will give you best return on your money? Recently property seemed like the best choice but with prices cooling and the market looking a little shakey then people are thinking twice...
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July 13, 2005
If you are buying a home and you have just hit one of stamp duty thresholds then this can be very costly. For example if you buy a house for £120,100 you will have to pay £1,201 stamp duty but if you buy a house for £120,000 you pay zero stamp duty. The more expensive the house the worse it gets.
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