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What’s behind New Zealand’s runaway house prices?
What’s behind New Zealand’s runaway house prices?
House prices in New Zealand have hit record high and show no sign of slowing down. Nicole Garcia Merida looks at what’s going on.
16 Apr 2021
Properties for sale with mountain views
Properties for sale with mountain views
From a private residential estate in Pitlochry, Perthshire, to a family house in Santa Barbara, California, eight of the best properties with mountain…
16 Apr 2021
House prices: from boom to even bigger boom
House prices: from boom to even bigger boom
UK house prices have risen to new to record highs, says Nicole Garcia Merida. Demand continues to outpace supply, but continued low interest rates, th…
9 Apr 2021
The global property bubble
The global property bubble
Forget equities, the real post-pandemic action has been in property. And not just in the UK – it is a worldwide phenomenon.
9 Apr 2021
Properties for sale with roof terraces
Properties for sale with roof terraces
From a split-level apartment in a converted Victorian rice mill in Rotherhithe, London, to a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with far-reaching views…
9 Apr 2021
The return of the 95% mortgage – what’s available and how much they cost
The return of the 95% mortgage – what’s available and how much they cost
With the chancellor announcing a government guarantee on 95% mortgages in his Budget, products have started hitting the market. Nicole Garcia Merida l…
1 Apr 2021
House price rise slows – but not by much
House price rise slows – but not by much
The rate of increase in UK house prices slowed in the year to January. But nothing seems able to halt their determined march higher, says Nicole Garci…
26 Mar 2021
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The best properties with kitchen gardens for sale now
The best properties with kitchen gardens for sale now
From a Queen Anne former rectory in Ripple, Kent, to a Grade I-listed Georgian country house in Derbyshire with two Victorian greenhouses, eight of th…
26 Mar 2021
Why are house prices so high? And what could make them more affordable?
Why are house prices so high? And what could make them more affordable?
House prices in the UK are at an all-time high – but they just keep going higher. And that’s not because of rich foreign buyers or a lack of supply, s…
23 Mar 2021
Calum Bruce: the post pandemic opportunities in retail property
Calum Bruce: the post pandemic opportunities in retail property
Merryn talks to Calum Bruce of the Ediston Property Investment Company about how the commercial property sector – and retail in particular – has coped…
19 Mar 2021
Properties for sale for around £2m
Properties for sale for around £2m
From a renovated traditional mews house in Bayswater, to a Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor on the southern edge of Exmoor National Park, eight of th …
19 Mar 2021
The best houses with eco-credentials for sale now
The best houses with eco-credentials for sale now
From a converted farm steading with a biomass boiler and a wind turbine in Northumberland, to a modern mansion in Surrey and a contemporary eco-develo…
12 Mar 2021
Where to find value in the commercial property sector
Where to find value in the commercial property sector
Commercial property – notably shopping centres and offices – has struggled due to Covid-19. But there are several promising real estate investment tru…
8 Mar 2021
Houses for sale for around £600,000
Houses for sale for around £600,000
From a Grade II-listed, 15th-century house in the medieval part of Bury St Edmunds to a top-floor apartment in a period building in London’s Queen’s P…
5 Mar 2021
Why the Budget means house prices are likely to continue higher this year
Why the Budget means house prices are likely to continue higher this year
For a while, it looked like house prices might cool off a little this year. But after the Budget, that seems unlikely. John Stepek explains why.
4 Mar 2021
Stamp duty holiday extension will keep the house-price party going – for now
Stamp duty holiday extension will keep the house-price party going – for now
The government is to extend to the stamp duty holiday by three months. Good for today’s buyers, says Nicole Garcia Merida, but what happens in June?
26 Feb 2021
Properties for sale with detached home offices
Properties for sale with detached home offices
From a contemporary duplex apartment in a period property in Fulham, London, to a brick-and-flint house close to Marlow high street, Buckinghamshire, …
26 Feb 2021
Pandemic no barrier as house prices rise faster than at any time since 2014
Pandemic no barrier as house prices rise faster than at any time since 2014
December saw the biggest annual rise in house prices for over seven years, as buyers rushed into the market to be sure of completion before the end of…
19 Feb 2021
Can the government's proposals fix the residential cladding crisis?
Can the government's proposals fix the residential cladding crisis?
In the wake of the Grenfell fire disaster, many homeowners have been left stuck with huge bills to make their properties safe. The government is stepp…
13 Feb 2021
The house price boom of 2020 shows signs of slowing in 2021
The house price boom of 2020 shows signs of slowing in 2021
Last year’s big rises in UK house prices looks to be running out of steam, reports Nicole Garcia Merida – 2021 could see a very different picture.
12 Feb 2021
Houses for sale with ponds or lakes
Houses for sale with ponds or lakes
From a renovated farmhouse in County Durham with a wildlife pond, to a former Benedictine abbey overlooking its own lake, eight of the best houses on …
12 Feb 2021
Three top investment trusts the market has overlooked
Three top investment trusts the market has overlooked
Professional investor Richard Parfect of Seneca Investment Managers selects three investment trusts that he thinks have been mispriced by the wider ma…
8 Feb 2021