Insurance News Archive
- 27 Sep 2007
Cheap Flights 'boost Polish Popularity'
According to HiFX, the former member of the Soviet bloc is set to receive a substantial boost to its tourism as some 14 new cheap flight routes from the UK are planned to open to Poland over just two months. - 27 Sep 2007
House Price Growth 'slowest In A Year'
According to Nationwide building society, there was only a 0.7 per cent increase in house prices during September. - 26 Sep 2007
Golfing Facilities In Portugal 'attractive To Investors'
Golfing resorts are becoming a major feature on the Silver Coast, which has begun to attract investors who see the potential in excellent courses to match the weather, according to the Daily Telegraph. - 26 Sep 2007
Landlords 'should Show Leniency Towards Farmers'
The farming industry has appealed to landlords, banks and other creditors to show leniency when calling in payments as farms have seen incomes plunge due to the outbreak of the disease. - 26 Sep 2007
Price Growth In Northern Ireland 'easing'
The growth had been supported recently by investment from buy-to-let purchasers who have transferred their attention to other markets, according to a spokesman for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). - 26 Sep 2007
Spanish Housing Market Slows Down?
Property price figures reported by consultancy Knight Frank showed a price rise of just 5.7 per cent between April and June, compared to 10.8 per cent in the same period last year. - 25 Sep 2007
Buy-to-let Investors Warned Of Short-term Bubble
John Charcol, one of the country's leading independent mortgage advisers, has claimed that a recent slowdown in property prices has meant that relatively short-term gains from investments in buy-to-let are unlikely. - 24 Sep 2007
'No Reason' For Upfront Hips Payments
Although the AHIPP has had to fight to protect the Hips scheme ferociously over the last few months, the association agreed with home sellers that they should not be forced to pay for the packs before they conclude the sale of their property. - 24 Sep 2007
Spain Remains First-choice For Britons Abroad
According to the newspaper, some 30 per cent of UK holiday homes are in the Iberian Peninsula, which gives an investor or second-home-buyer a choice over whether they want to be near an ex-patriot community or own a property that is closer to the traditional Spanish way of life. - 21 Sep 2007
Calls For Hips Payment Shake-up
A shake-up of the payment scheme has been called for even though the packs were launched just over a month ago as home sellers are unhappy about having to pay upfront. - 21 Sep 2007
Investors Remain Keen On Spanish Property
Foreign exchange specialist HiFX has released its Monthly Global Property Hotspots Report which found that over a quarter of enquiries received by the firm from British investors are for properties in Spain. - 21 Sep 2007
Rate Cut 'could Happen This Year'
A 0.1 per cent downward shift in inflation to 1.8 per cent in August has all but removed the chance of rates rising to six per cent, but further confidence that a cut may be on the cards came in Wednesday's release of this month's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.
