08 June 2017 Continuing the property vs. pension debate Evidence in support of pensions is growing. by Frank O’Nomics It is some time since I wrote about the property vs. pensions debate in these columns. The last time I did so, the arguments favouring pensions were not universally accepted, and many continued to prefer investing… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08: Continuing the property vs. pension debate (Frank O’Nomics)
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Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
23 February 2017 House prices can also go down There are forces at work to correct the value of your house by Frank O’Nomics Those living north of the Watford Gap may quite reasonably indulge in some schadenfreude on hearing that prime London property prices fell by 6.9% last year, and closer to 12.5% over… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
28 January 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROOMS TO RENT: 50 CENTS: Not if the Chancellor has anything to do with it. The Treasury produced squeals of pain and anger when it changed the tax regime on mortgages taken by private landlords to acquire buy-to-let property, limiting landlords on how much loan… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Property is not a pension
19 Novembr 2015 Property is not a pension by Frank O’Nomics After a pre-fab shed in Peckham sold for just under £1mn last week it may not be surprising that an ONS survey of 10,000 households (released this week) showed that 44% of people think that property is the best way of making money for… Continue reading Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Property is not a pension
Issue 18:2015 09 03: BUY TO LET
3 September 2015 Buy-to-let by Lynda Goetz ‘Buy-to-let’ is a term coined in the Nineties referring, obviously, to the purchase of property for the purpose of letting or renting it out. This was, of course, no new phenomenon, but there had been a massive decline in the UK housing stock which was available to rent,… Continue reading Issue 18:2015 09 03: BUY TO LET
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: The people who cannot afford it
16 July 2015 The people who cannot afford it by John Watson There are two distinct sides to Mr Osborne’s budget. From a macroeconomic point of view, he has been less austere than expected, moving the date on which the budget is expected to balance to 2019/2020 and relying on growth to push down the… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: The people who cannot afford it
Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
09 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS BUDGET: Mr Osborne’s second budget for this year included measures and proposals to introduce a new living wage for those over 25, beginning at £7.20 an hour and rising to £9 an hour by 2020; to increase the personal allowance to £11,000 next year with a view… Continue reading Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Homes For All
18 June 2015 Homes For All by J R Thomas Ten years ago it looked as though the hot potato which is the UK’s housing policy had finally been nicely mashed. The introduction in the 1980’s of a free market in new residential lettings had greatly widened the availability of places to rent, and ensured… Continue reading Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Homes For All
