http://www.theratandmouse.co.uk/weblog/ en-us Copyright 2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:56:16 +0000 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:56:19 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The number of sale-and-rent-back deals done before 2009, when the FSA took on regulation of the sector: give-or-take 50,000. The number of deals since: 61. And - according to the FSA - that number has trickled down to pretty much... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/saleandrentback_1.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/saleandrentback_1.html _Other Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:56:16 +0000 That's according to data from moneysupermarket.com, using insurance data. Not far behind Stokey comes Apperley Bridge in Bradford and West Bromwich. Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/stoke_newington_1.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/stoke_newington_1.html N16 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:43:25 +0000 According to Winkworth, there's no sign of London's top-end boom market ending soon, while wealthy Eurozone and Middle Eastern buyers continue to plough money in. Prices in Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Belgravia rose 17% in 2011, with 41% of those sales... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/in_prime_london.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/in_prime_london.html House prices Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:52:04 +0000 In bubble-hit Michigan, beautiful house of the future, as the future looked in 1971 [Curbed]The big bribe, £1,000 each for homeowners to allow high speed rail contractors onto property [Daily Telegraph]Shapps' state-backed 95% mortgage scheme... the details [Guardian]20 great... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/thursday_linkag_23.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/thursday_linkag_23.html Linkage Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:44:49 +0000 Nationwide's January data's out, and it shows a 0.2% fall in house prices, leaving the annual change down to just +0.6%, from +1%. The important three-month-on-three-month measure was up 0.3%. More here. Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/market_report_n_34.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/market_report_n_34.html House prices Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:20:30 +0000 She's said to have bought in a luxury new-build development in the Fitzrovia area. Details? It's apparently "modern concrete" on the outside, has floor to ceiling glass, four penthouses and a communal courtyard. Any ideas? Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/lady_gaga_buys.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/lady_gaga_buys.html WC1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:47 +0000 Its price has earned it coverage from Bloomberg and Business Week. It's a 16,000 square foot, at the southern end of Kensington Palace Gardens, and it sounds - from something Aylesford International (handling the sale) say - it's either not... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/palace_green_ho.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/02/palace_green_ho.html For sale Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:58:41 +0000 According to this, in Metro, the third quarter of 2011 saw a worrying 20% rise in repos. Almost half were ordered by lenders, the rest by landlords, mostly social. Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/repos_on_the_ri.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/repos_on_the_ri.html _Other Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:12:07 +0000 An interesting piece in the Daily Mail (is this what it's come to?) about designer Tom Dixon's work to turn a 5,000 gallon water tower into a 5,000 square foot living space. It's a fascinating project, perhaps blighted a tiny... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/on_the_kensal_r.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/on_the_kensal_r.html Design Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:09:46 +0000 Halifax: cheaper to buy than to rent [Guardian]Return of the 95% mortgage [Guardian]Vincent Tchenguiz throws entire portfolio onto market [Daily Mail]Is Scarlett Johansson property shopping in London? (Truth Dive] The Rat and Mouse - London's property blog Technorati Tags: property,... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/monday_afternoo_72.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/monday_afternoo_72.html Linkage Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:12:00 +0000 The new figures show a fall of 1.3% in 2011, after zero change between November and December. The only region to see a rise in 2011 was - of course - London, where house prices rose 2.8%, which was modest... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/land_registry_c.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/land_registry_c.html House prices Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:08:54 +0000 The price has been up (£70m, originally), but it only sold when it was down (£36m, according to the Telegraph), to a Middle Eastern businessman who'll now enjoy a heated marble driveway, a guest bedroom with en suite swimming pool... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/updown_court_so.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/updown_court_so.html Celebrity homes Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:53:26 +0000 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/friday_afternoo_71.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/friday_afternoo_71.html Linkage Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:42:42 +0000 Research by Lloyds TSB this morning showing that the cost of moving has risen 69% in the last decade is resulting in shock/horror headlines across the press. But average property prices have risen 64% during the same period, so moving... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/house_prices_ri_2.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/house_prices_ri_2.html _Other Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:37:49 +0000 An interesting news video, here. Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/in_ireland_wort.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2012/01/in_ireland_wort.html _Other Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:52:21 +0000