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Will we see a worse financial crisis than 2007 in the next few years?
Europe in a mess...50% higher debt levels than 2007 globally....China property/Stock Bubbles....Stock markets at all time high...London property....Trillions in Q.E..... I am very bearish on the whole worldwide economic situation so read and watch lots of "doom" laden financial media. Does anyone away from negative…
insurance policy maturing
What product is this??? I have friends that occassionally say "I have an insurance policty maturing" and then they "seemingly" get a load of cash. What is it? A life policy? What are you insuring??? Is it an investment? Any help appreciated. I could ask them of course, but don't want to look stupid.
UK & London VS France & Paris housing and HPI
HPI From 2010-2015 Paris +23% France +4% ile-de-france** (excluding paris) +8% Greater London +40% England & Wales +11% SE England +18% But this also masks the fact that house prices are already much higher here, the only data I could find was that in 2005 the average UK house was 75% more expensive than the average French…
1.3m right to buy HA
I see this has been announced in the queens speech - 1.3m HA rtb and 20% discounts. How will this effect house prices?
Why the MPC should cut interest rates....
...according to one bloke anyway: http://mainlymacro.blogspot.in/2015/05/uk-monetary-policy-is-too-complacent.html
David Cameron takes hit as France and Germany agree closer EU ties
Appears as Cameron has been out manoeuvred. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/25/germany-france-eurozone-integration-no-lisbon-treaty-change-david-cameron
Where to invest money
Is property still a good bet vs shares and other investments?
Even the Torygraph Likes Immigration
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11622192/The-unsayable-truth-about-immigration-its-been-a-stunning-success-for-Britain.html
How Many Spare Houses Would We Have If ....
... the following were reversed and disallowed: - furreners without legitimate work sent packing - all Universities to provide all student accommodation in purpose-built units - you could only own a 2nd home/holiday home if it'd been in your family for over 10 years (e.g. parents' inheritance of the old family home), or if…
Landlords 'earn £5.6bn a year from unsafe homes'
Landlords are making profit from undermining safety! Good job their mates in government will support and protect them from prosecution. They must of breathed a great sigh of relief on May 8th. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32815226 …
Surrounded by "Big spenders"
Sometimes I feel surrounded by people who live faux celebrity lifestyles all funded by interest only mortgages, balloon payment cars and credit cards. We don't spend much as a family, we have quite modest tastes, buy food in Aldi, drive a 7 year old car and try to save a proportion of our wages. We come from a…
Which UK area do you think will be the best investment over five years ?
Still london or Bristol or Brighton or where ?
UK government borrowing falls to £6.8bn in April
The downward trend continues in the right direction as forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32841016
Lease question
If a property is worth 230k and it has a 64 year lease. How much would you imagine renewing the lease would cost ?
Wall St. ends lower after Yellen comments fail to inspire
Finally the end of ultra low interest rates is in sight. How long before the volatility impacts the UK. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/us-markets-stocks-us-idUSKBN0O71BF20150522
House Prices Up Up Up.....The Express.....
House prices soar by £21,000 Buyers' confidence is a contributing factor to soaring house prices The cost of an average family home has leapt by almost 10 per cent from £252,000 to £273,000, official figures showed yesterday. In March alone prices rose by £4,000 and now that uncertainty created by the General Election has…
Deflation, deflation, deflation
CPI at -0.1%, first time since 1964. Many things are actually getting cheaper, rather than just decreasing in the rate at which they get more expensive. This is of course a temporary thing, and the BOE are right to look through it as they did when inflation was temporarily above target. However I'm sure the usual suspects…
A little time bomb under UK buy-to-let housing - Maybe
https://medium.com/bull-market/the-overall-benefit-cap-a-little-time-bomb-under-uk-buy-to-let-housing-9575030792d3 A very interesting piece. Basically the argument goes, under the benefits cap, out of work payments and child payments are fixed so the only thing that can be cut is housing benefit. The author goes through…
Strike threatens to further undermine UK North Sea’s competitive position
Just the news Nic and Alex must have been dreading. http://www.offshoreaberdeen.com/focus/opinion-strike-threatens-to-further-undermine-uk-north-sea-s-competitive-position,offshore-aberdeen
ONS: + 1.1% MoM +9.6% YoY
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_403650.pdf Also of interest....

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