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Property sales slowed in the UK at the end of 2016 but prices still rising overall
The UK property market saw sales activity slow at the end of 2016 but prices continued to rise across the country apart from in London, according to the latest research to be published. However, the analysis from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) also shows sales are rising in some part of the UK […] The post Property sales slowed in the UK at the end of 2016 but prices still rising overall appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Campaigners hope downsizing help will be included in new UK housing policy paper
Campaigners are hoping that the forthcoming white paper on housing in the UK will include measures that give incentives to older homes owners to downsize. The new buzz word is ‘rightsize’ to describe how older home owners, many of whom are retired with adult children who have left home but are still living in a […] The post Campaigners hope downsizing help will be included in new UK housing policy paper appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Residential market in Dubai close to bottom and likely to stagnate in 2017
Lower oil prices and currency changes affecting expats have affected Dubai’s residential real estate market with prices and rents still down in the fourth quarter of 2016 but now close to bottom. But the decline in the market is slowing and property experts believe that rents and prices will be more stable in the first […] The post Residential market in Dubai close to bottom and likely to stagnate in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →




