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NewBuy Mortgage Scheme Could Be A 'Game Changer' for Local Homebuyers - MarketWatch (press release)


NewBuy Mortgage Scheme Could Be A 'Game Changer' for Local Homebuyers
MarketWatch (press release)
This will bring lenders, builders and Government together to offer mortgages on new-build properties with only a fraction of the deposit previously required. Where buyers could have once required in the region of GBP 40000 towards a new home, ...

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RIBA's latest exhibition charts the changing face of the British home - The Independent


RIBA's latest exhibition charts the changing face of the British home
The Independent
As a campaigning exhibition at RIBA in London confirms, Britain has led the way in home-ownership and, to an extent, in good quality mass residential architecture. A Place to Call Home, curated by Mike Althorpe of RIBA, with television presenter Sarah ...


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Homeowners Who Would Be Moguls Make Comeback in UK - BusinessWeek


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Homeowners Who Would Be Moguls Make Comeback in UK
BusinessWeek
Landlord financing became easier to obtain starting in the 1990s, when the government allowed more companies to provide mortgages. That fueled a 19-fold increase in buy-to-let lending in the decade ending Dec. 31, 2007, during which UK home values ...
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Cloud Over Builders may have Silver Lining for Landlords - Property118


Cloud Over Builders may have Silver Lining for Landlords
Property118
Although difficulties in sourcing mortgages are holding back home buyers, in the long term more homes need building to meet demand. The UK needs 220000 new homes every year – and less than half that number were built last year, according to the ...

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What's going on with new home sizes - is the madness finally over? - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
What's going on with new home sizes - is the madness finally over?
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
This is consistent with the forecasts of the National Association of Home Builders. (See detailed findings here.) Data from the census are also consistent in direction with those from Trulio's survey, though more subtle in the degree of change: ...

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A £10m home, a business empire – how bad with money can he be? - The Independent


A £10m home, a business empire – how bad with money can he be?
The Independent
Through one his companies, Pierfront Developments Ltd, he pounced with business partners to buy Savoy Buildings, a block of dilapidated flats, and a second adjoining site on the seafront at Southsea, Portsmouth. On paper, it looked a dead cert.

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Taxman sets 'new technology' on tradesmen, eBay sellers and even Avon ladies ... - This is Money


Taxman sets 'new technology' on tradesmen, eBay sellers and even Avon ladies ...
This is Money
'Jamie at Home' launched in 2009 but the taxman could equally be targeting more established industries such as door-to-door Avon sales. HMRC's new campaign will also target tax evaders in a plethora of other industries, including builders and eBay ...

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All eyes on London as developers view the capital to boost property sales - Property Community


All eyes on London as developers view the capital to boost property sales
Property Community
by Ray Clancy on February 8, 2012 House builders and contractors who are traditionally focussed on the UK residential market have switched their focus towards London in order to take advantage of the international interest in the city's property market ...

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Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Opens With Exciting Year Ahead - Sacramento Bee


Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Opens With Exciting Year Ahead
Sacramento Bee
Buildings in Phase 1 of the development consist of an Incubator, an Accelerator and a Hub, covering 60000 sq ft of laboratory, office and networking space. The independent facility is expected to house a range of companies, from virtual and start-up ...

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Apple Thriving in Spain Where Pain Rages From Debt Crisis: Tech - San Francisco Chronicle


Apple Thriving in Spain Where Pain Rages From Debt Crisis: Tech
San Francisco Chronicle
Renovation on a 19th-century, seven-floor building with more than 6000 square meters (64600 square feet) of floor space on Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square is under way to house Apple's new Spanish flagship store, according to the city mayor's ...

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