4:43pm

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

From LEX 12:15pm

Hong Kong property: bubbling up

Regulators have little chance of stemming tide of liquidity flooding into property

From PERSONAL FINANCE Feb 22, 2013

Letting agents need regulating

Half of complaints now relate to letting, not sales

From WORLD Feb 22, 2013

Complaints against letting agents soar

Renewed calls for legislation to protect tenants and landlords

The morning sun reflects on the sea beyond the chimney pots on rooftops of houses in St Ives on May 28, 2010 in Cornwall, England. A recent report has shown that in some parts of the town, over 35 percent of the houses are classed as second homes and overall the population of St Ives has dropped 13 percent since 2001 as a result. The coalition government is widely expected to increase non-business capital gains tax (CGT) in the next few weeks - which could see second home sales taxed at a rate of 40 percent or 50 percent from the existing level of 18 percent. Critics have claimed the increase is a tax on the middle class and punishes long-term investors and savers and will lead to a fire sale of property before the tax is introduced. Supporters claim it will bring fairness to the tax system and will possibly mean more affordable properties being available to local and first time buyers ©Getty From PERSONAL FINANCE Feb 22, 2013

Stamp duty dodges target mass market

Avoidance schemes unlikely to be worth risk

A billboard (C) advertising for a property development and investment company is seen displayed on a high rise building in Hong Kong on December 12, 2012. The International Monetary Fund warned that Hong Kong could see an abrupt fall in property prices after years of dramatic increases in one of the world's most expensive housing markets. ©AFP From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 22, 2013

HK in fresh move to cool property market

Higher stamp duties imposed and mortgages for parking bays capped

Feb 21, 2013

Housing starts drop to post-recession low

Homebuilding dips in 2012 despite increase in lending

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 21, 2013

Shard builder to manage 1000m Jeddah tower

Mace awarded contract for Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia

From WORLD Feb 21, 2013

Councils warn against flats plan

Damage to business districts feared

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 20, 2013

Toll Brothers earnings miss hits shares

US luxury homebuilder swings to profit but misses expectations

Lombard Feb 20, 2013

Price restraint needed to aid IPO market

Participants should not to get too greedy quite yet

From MARKETS Feb 20, 2013

US issuers in residential mortgage bond rush

Deals come before new regulations

Feb 20, 2013

Investors challenge Toho subsidiary buyout

Corporate governance dispute follows similar rebellion at JCom

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 20, 2013

US new home starts hit four-year high

Groundbreakings and permits climb to 2008 levels in January

Feb 20, 2013

Countrywide float fuels hopes of IPO thaw

UK’s biggest estate agency hopes to raise £200m and join FTSE 250

Feb 19, 2013

UPP rolls out £5bn student property bond

Scheme would be secured against student rent

Feb 19, 2013

Leeds Building Society lending boosted

Bank of England move helps group

Feb 19, 2013

Regus makes Business Exchange £65.6m bid

Group beats Hong Kong billionaire Anson Chan

From WORLD Feb 19, 2013

National parks face population problem

Economies weakened by ageing or absentee homeowners

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 19, 2013

Chinese cities curb housing loans

Controls tightened in response to resurgent property market

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