Rent squeeze: 'Flats would be gone as soon as they appeared' (Times Online) bi2561112 Michaella Waldren, 23, has spent the past three months calling estate agents and combing the internet for a home to rent her 26-year-old boyfriend, Chris Maclean

Hammered: What like to see your buy-to-let nest-egg being sold off for bi2561112 A famous party venue for 140 years, the Cafe Royal perhaps an unusual location for a wake

Hammered: What like to see your buy-to-let nest-egg being sold off for bi2561112 A famous party venue for 140 years, the Cafe Royal perhaps an unusual location for a wake. But yesterday, several hundred people gathered under crystal chandeliers to mark a further nail the coffin of the property boom

Beat the crunch: Why can pay to rent (Independent) bi2561112 House prices are falling, oil prices are soaring, the country has an unelected Labour prime minister and private renting has never been so popular. That might sound like 1975 but actually describes Britain 2008. According to Halifax bank, one eight ? or 12 per cent ? of households rents privately, the highest share Rising Damp, the classic sitcom about renting, was topping the TV ..

First-time buyers trapped by rent rises (Times Online) bi2561112 The dream of homeownership has slipped farther from the reach of first-time buyers, who have been unable to afford a home because of the credit crunch

Bed and benefits (Investors Chronicle) bi2561112 Private landlords faced falling house prices and a shortage of buy to let mortgage deals, or weary of the work involved keeping property tenanted and good order, might well be tempted by the idea of owning a hotel room

How to find the best digs town (Independent) bi2561112 As a prospective student, after you have decided what you want to study and where, the biggest decision you face where to live. The days of opting between run-down university halls or mice-ridden flats are long gone. In the past decade, student property has become big business, and an increasingly complex and costly market

Property investment: 'Don't choose flats, go for houses' (Daily Telegraph) bi2561112 Emma Tyrrell talked to three different investors about views on the market, and strategy for surviving challenging times

Rental market booms as house prices slide (Independent) bi2561112 Demand for properties at record levels as people delay plans to buy own homes because of the downturn the housing market

No Soaring Rents as Supply and Demand Levels Come Into Balance Quarterly ARLA bi2561112 Marginal falls returns for houses and flats are reported the latest quarterly survey of ARLA's member letting agents published today, June 9. This, ARLA believes, due to the number of new developments coming on-stream

MARSHALL LOEB'S DAILY MONEY TIP How to buy rental property - MarketWatch bi2561112 MARSHALL LOEB'S DAILY MONEY TIP How to buy property MarketWatch - 16 hours ago Buying property a down market can be a lucrative investment but there are some factors you should consider before you jump in. ..

Vacancy rate drops NS urban centres - TheChronicleHerald.ca bi2561112 Vacancy rate drops NS urban centres TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Jun 7, 2008 The vacancy rate for private apartments Nova Scotia?s urban centres was 3.4 per cent April, compared to 3.8 per cent a year earlier. ..

Uptick county rental, vacancy rates - San Diego Union Tribune bi2561112 Uptick county , vacancy rates San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 6, 2008 By Emmet Pierce San Diego County's apartment vacancy and rates increased modestly over the past six months as foreclosures and failed condo ..

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