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Brits owning a French Property. What now?
Holiday home in France post Brexit? What will it mean for you? There are over 200,000 British who own homes in France. For those with holiday homes, what now? The…
your Spanish holiday home post brexit?
Holiday home in Spain post Brexit? What will it mean for you? There are nearly 200,000 British who own homes in Spain. For those with holiday homes in Spain, What…
2016 UK budget
Brief summary of changes: Personal Tax Personal allowances will be increased to £11,500 from 2017. Higher basic rate tax threshold by £5,000 to £45,000 from 2017/18. ISA limit to increase…
Buy in Clapham or Brixton?
Buy in Clapham or Brixton? The disparity between a SW2 and SW4 post code is increasing? Buying a terraced house in Clapham is now almost unaffordable and yet you will…
UK ‘ Buy to Let’ market in 2015
UK ‘Buy to let’ market in 2015 What were the major changes? We summarise the main events: In his Autumn Statement, George Osborne stated new measures would be…
UK property stamp duty changes
UK Property Stamp duty changes In his autumn statement, George Osborne announced that for those individuals buying ‘buy to let’ properties or a second home that stamp duty will…
Auckland rents ready to hit $500?
Auckland rents are ready to set a new record Median rents in Auckland are set to reach a new high and break through the $500/week barrier, possibly as soon as…
NZ residential property rental market 2015
NZ residential property rental market 2015 What were the major changes? Brightline Test With effect from 1st October 2015, a new test was introduced referred to as ‘The Bright Line Test’. This effectively…
Auckland Residential Property Market
Is it still time to buy that investment property? The current indicators: Whilst house prices and volume sales for Auckland residential properties were down for October,November has shown signs of…
