Insurance News Archive
- 30 Nov 2007
EPC Without HCR 'less Powerful'
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), one of the documents in home information packs (Hips) is not powerful on its own, according to one Hip provider. - 29 Nov 2007
50% Britons Want To Flee Permanently Or To Holiday Home
The survey of over 2,000 people conducted by Foreign Currency Direct reveals the highest desire to flee the UK since the monthly poll started months ago. - 29 Nov 2007
Schroders Sees End Of Commercial Property Drop
Schroders surprised investors last week when it cut the value of its flagship £2 billion unit trust fund by one eighth - but it now says that move reflected the anticipated "bottoming-out" of the market before Christmas. - 28 Nov 2007
Landlords Warned Of Gas Dangers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will warn landlords attending the show on December 6th between 12:30 and 19:30 GMT that all appliances and heating systems must be checked by an installer registered with the Council for Registered Gas Installers (CORGI). - 28 Nov 2007
Spain Buy-to-let Industry 'less Troubled Than UK'
Property prices in Spain have risen 5.3 per cent in the last year and on average 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, though some areas such as Murcia have seen 10.7 per cent annual growth, according to Spanish Property Insight. - 27 Nov 2007
Commercial Property Slide Continues
Invista's net asset value (NAV) is 3.5 per cent down over six months and its borrowings currently stand at 45 per cent of net assets. - 27 Nov 2007
Italian Property To Grow For At Least 2 Years
Rhiannon Williamson, director of Amberlamb, noted that the country has enjoyed a "straight eight year run" of property price growth, so it is only natural that a short cooling-off period should take place. - 26 Nov 2007
Fund Acknowledges Commercial Property Price Drop
The Schroder Exempt Property Unit Trust cut the redemption price of units by 12.5 per cent relative to the fund manager's September valuation. - 26 Nov 2007
Greece Overlooked By Overseas Buyers
France and Spain are still the most popular places for Brits to spend in the overseas property market - with UK buyers spending a total of £20 billion abroad in 2006. - 23 Nov 2007
Faster Eurostar 'will Impact Second Home Market In France'
Since the opening of the St Pancras station earlier this month, 20 minutes have been shaved off the train journey from London to Paris, while the train also departs from a more accessible station - 23 Nov 2007
Property Market Slowdown Is 'not Due To Hips'
Firsthips, a unique trading platform for estate agents and property lawyers providing Hips and e-conveyancing, said that links between the packs and the market slowdown are inaccurate, noting that their cost is nominal in comparison to the prices of the properties which are being purchased. - 22 Nov 2007
Hips For All Homes By Christmas
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper said that the blanket reach of the scheme, which will come into place on December 14th, will benefit first-time buyers.
