News and opinion
Rocking the Boat
The problems that have beset Northern Rock may well prove to be atypical as far as the mortgage industry at large is concerned.… Read More
Crisis what crisis?
Last month we ran a piece about CDOs and speculated about the possibility of a credit crunch and the impact that one might have… Read More
Us and the US
The US perspective on the UK housing market is beginning to make interesting reading. As the Americans ruminate over the… Read More
The Future of HIPs
The future of HIPs is still rather uncertain despite the delayed launch today. As the only Wolverhampton based Solicitor &… Read More
Collateralised Debt Obligations
What on earth do these have to do with the Housing Market you may ask?At first sight not a lot. However, access to cheap credit… Read More
Rate rise sees a return to a buyers market
Right Move the leading Property Portal saw Estate Agents stocks of un sold property increase by 10% in June. Read More
Flat prices now trailing houses
So wrote the BBC Economics Editor Evan Davis when looking at the latest Land Registry figures. These suggest that flats in some… Read More
Buyers can afford to be choosy
According to the RICS home owners rushed to put their properties on the market before the aborted HIP deadline of 1st June.… Read More
The US Long Bond in Far East Trading
"The US Long Bond in Far East Trading" is a phrase that I used to puzzle over when waking up to the sound of Radio 4 in the… Read More
HIP Up date
After the recent set-back to its implementation of HIPs the Government has published revised Regulations that seek to address… Read More