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Foreigners abandon Polish property market

| January 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

When Padraic Coll began looking for investors interested in putting money into Poland a decade ago, he had a ready audience among Irish farmers who had seen their own property values balloon and wanted to get in on the ground floor of another economic success story. The Irish, followed later by Spanish investors, were calculating [...]

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Derivatives point to UK housing slowdown in 2010

| November 9, 2009 | 0 Comments

Derivatives point to UK housing slowdown in 2010 Monday, November 9, 2009 2:20 PM * 5.5 pct house price growth seen over calendar 2009 * Economic uncertainty crimps projections for 2010-2011 By Sinead Cruise LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – UK housebuyers may still have a chance to secure a bargain home between 2010 and 2011, [...]

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Prime London homes see prices rise again

| July 30, 2009 | 0 Comments

By Daniel Thomas, Property Correspondent Published: July 29 2009 15:37 | Last updated: July 29 2009 19:04 Demand from overseas buyers and a shortage of supply has led to a fourth consecutive month of price rises for prime central London properties. Prices for homes valued above £1m in the capital rose 1.5 per cent in [...]

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London sees return of gazumping

London sees return of gazumping

| June 3, 2009 | 0 Comments

London sees return of gazumping By Daniel Thomas and Sharlene Goff Published: May 29 2009 23:31 | Last updated: May 29 2009 23:31 Gazumping has returned to the top end of London’s property market, estate agents say, as the number of buyers starts to outstrip houses in some of the capital’s most sought-after areas. Sealed [...]

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House Prices in London Plunge Again

| March 28, 2009 | 0 Comments

House prices in England and Wales lost a further 2 per cent of their value during February, pushing the annual rate of decline up to a new record of 16.5 per cent, figures showed today. The latest fall pushed property values back down to a level last seen in September 2004, at an average of [...]

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