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How to sell a flood-damaged property: strategies to keep your asking price from dropping by 31%
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How to sell a flood-damaged property: strategies to keep your asking price from dropping by 31%

The UK is once again at risk of flooding as winter draws near. However, what does living in an area that is prone to flooding mean for yo...

What is the net worth of Larry Ellison?
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What is the net worth of Larry Ellison?

Due largely to his majority ownership of Oracle, Larry Ellison has amassed one of the largest fortunes in the world since co-founding the...

Rightmove: The glut of southern England real estate leads to a decline in asking prices
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Rightmove: The glut of southern England real estate leads to a decline in asking prices

According to recent data from property listing website Rightmove, the average asking price for a property in Britain is 0.1 percent less ...

Has the mass exodus of landlords predicted to leave the BTL market begun?
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Has the mass exodus of landlords predicted to leave the BTL market begun?

Does the amateur landlord era have an end? According to a survey, almost 100,000 landlords are expected to leave the buy-to-let r...

"Return on St Leger Day": Is September a good time to buy?
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"Return on St Leger Day": Is September a good time to buy?

Does it have any truth to it? Investors can be surprisingly superstitious for a group of people who rely heavily on economic fore...

RICS: As the Autumn Budget approaches, property market confidence continues to decline
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RICS: As the Autumn Budget approaches, property market confidence continues to decline

Estate agents and surveyors have reported a decline in buyer demand and sales activity in August, further undermining confidence in the r...

Europe defies the trend, but retail investors withdraw £108 billion from stocks
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Europe defies the trend, but retail investors withdraw £108 billion from stocks

Retail investors in the UK withdrew 11.8 billion from equity funds in July, nearly twice as much as they did in June (912 million), accor...

Halifax: For the third consecutive month, home prices increased by 03 percent in August
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Halifax: For the third consecutive month, home prices increased by 03 percent in August

Could the housing market be thrown off course by the Autumn Budget? According to the most recent data on house prices, the averag...

After the avoidance scheme fails in court, the family faces a 100k stamp duty bill and pounds; these are the mistakes to avoid
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After the avoidance scheme fails in court, the family faces a 100k stamp duty bill and pounds; these are the mistakes to avoid

Following the rejection of their appeal against the bill, a couple now faces paying 100,000 in stamp duty. The Mudans will now be require...

Nationwide: August saw an unexpected decline in home prices
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Nationwide: August saw an unexpected decline in home prices

Stamp duty adjustments and consistently high borrowing costs have created challenges for the UK real estate market, making it a mixed yea...

Zoopla: One-third of homebuyers are uncertain due to property tax speculation
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Zoopla: One-third of homebuyers are uncertain due to property tax speculation

Market activity may be impacted if some homebuyers choose to "wait and see" due to speculation about an annual property tax on ...

Risk in investing: the significance of comprehending how risk affects your profits
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Risk in investing: the significance of comprehending how risk affects your profits

The belief that investing is dangerous is among the most frequent causes of reluctance. And this is accurate to a certain degree....