12/30/2016 12:00:00 AM What happens when Chinese land use rights expire? By Sharon Stark An article in the New York Times of 26th December 2016, reports that residential homeowners in Wenzhou will not have to pay a fee to...
11/18/2016 12:00:00 AM Caution still over risks of short term lending for lenders and homeowners: By Howard Kennedy In certain parts of the UK some homeowners could still be barred from letting out their property for less than three months without...
11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM Developers NOT to blame for house price rises shocker! By Howard Kennedy From a report commissioned by the Labour party as well. Who would have thought it?
10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM Where do I live? By Howard Kennedy While property sizes may be getting smaller (although perhaps not quite as small as our Parisian counterparts...
10/13/2016 12:00:00 AM Bob The Freelance Newt By Howard Kennedy Some years ago a client dealing with a major development site suddenly got a call saying that great crested newts had been found on their...
10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM Now that's what I call convenient! By Howard Kennedy As our local authorities become more and more financially stretched, they are looking for a quick way to raise cash - and what better way...
9/28/2016 12:00:00 AM BTL Incorporation By Howard Kennedy The headline that went with this article read "Landlord Limited Companies Could Cost Double". Shock. Horror. As ever, the devil is in...
9/26/2016 12:00:00 AM Optimism in Britain's finance industry hits financial crisis low - Reuters - UK Focus – Yahoo By Howard Kennedy Good article from Huw Jones but not happy reading. The UK's financial services sector is one of the countries biggest earners - it is...
9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM Rent v purchase By Howard Kennedy 30 years ago we were approaching a property boom (anyone remember double MIRAS relief?) and one of the suggestions to deal with the...