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- Home buying: is the dream slipping away for this generation of buyers?
Ever since the recession gripped Britain a number of years ago, much has been said of the effect on job levels across the country, economic growth and the shutting up of shops. Very little seems to have been mentioned of the struggling generation who are trying and failing to get themselves on the property ladder. - The Green Deal - landlord friend or foe?
Energy efficiency. Sustainability. Eco-friendly. Green credentials. Twenty years ago, these phrases were either seldom heard or considered buzz words that lacked substance. Now, however, it is impossible to avoid the huge implications that come along with them. - Advice for landlords: When tenants fail to pay their rent
Britain's buy to let property owners have a number of reasons to be happy in the sector as it stands. Demand for rental property is soaring, largely due to the immensely difficult mortgage market facing young house movers and first-time buyers. This in turn has allowed landlords to confidently expand their portfolios, while at the same time charging pretty much what they like in rent.
- Develop a disaster recovery plan for your business
A brief introduction to disaster recovery planning, discussing the reasons behind the growth in business continuity industry, the best prepared market sectors and basic steps towards implementing a disaster recovery plan. - Cover your online liabilities with cyber liability insurance
Businesses are becoming more and more dependent on the use of email and internet access and they are exposed to risks from malicious attacks on their system. The effects on the bottom line of spreading viruses, trojan horses and worms either internally within a company network or to customers can be severe, and unauthorised use and of company systems to spread distateful images or text can end in court or create a PR disaster. This article examines the case for cyber liability insurance.
- European Property Markets: The Outlook for 2010
Global property development looks to be a standstill in some regions but for others, 2010 could provide excellent chances of investment across continental Europe. We look at RICS, Knight Frank, Ferguson Partners Europe and Urban Land Institute statistical data as well expert opinion from some of the industry leading authorities at Property Frontiers & Homesgofast.com - Foreign investors 'unlikely to affect to UK housing market'
Recent research has shown that there is an increase in the number of foreign nationals wishing to invest in the UK property market. Those from affluent areas within the EU are still able to make profit buying property in Britain, despite the economic downturn, due to the exchange rates and lower value of housing. Is this making the UK more cosmopolitan and after years of UK investment in property abroad, are we feeling how the Spanish and French felt way back when? - European property: A tale of two sectors?
Recent figures show a decline in property values, occupation and sales within the commercial market whilst residential insiders report an increase an interest from second-home buyers
