UK Landlords Move Homes to Company Structure in Bid to Cut Costs

[ad_1] A record number of buy-to-let firms were established in the UK last year as landlords sought to cut costs by shifting rentals into a corporate structure. Over 50,000 limited…

So Far, So Good for UK Christmas Updates

[ad_1] Good Christmas for UK Retailers, Supermarkets, Housebuilders, Hotel Companies  Bloomberg [ad_2] Source link

The UK’s Economic Outlook Is Riding on Election Politics

[ad_1] The UK economy’s mixed report card for 2023 amplifies this year’s tension between what election politics is likely to deliver and what the economy needs to break out of…

Swedish Housing Market Gets Good News as Prices May Have Bottomed

[ad_1] Sweden’s third biggest bank turned clearly more optimistic in its outlook for the country’s battered housing market, saying prices have bottomed out. Sweden — one of the worst-hit residential…

Hong Kong Mortgage Rule Easing Seen Doing Little to Lift Market

[ad_1] Hong Kong’s relaxation of mortgage rules for first-time buyers of homes under construction is unlikely to lift a property market that’s been burdened by high borrowing costs, according to…

Swedish Bankruptcies Rise as Lower Consumption Hits Retailers

[ad_1] Bankruptcies in Sweden increased for the seventh consecutive month in February with retailers squeezed by declining household consumption and the construction industry struggling in the wake of an ongoing…

Swedish Banks Lower Mortgage Rates

[ad_1] A large share of Swedish home owners, pressured by high borrowing costs, are set for relief as banks are cutting rates on mortgages following the Riksbank’s latest decision to…

What’s Causing the Swedish Housing Market Plunge

[ad_1] The Swedish housing market, long one of Europe’s hottest, has become one of the world’s coldest. The slide in prices is at levels comparable to the early 1990s, when…

Why the housing market is going from tough to terrible | CNN Business

[ad_1] Washington, DC CNN  —  Mortgage rates are nearing 8%. Prices have climbed for the past three months straight. And there were fewer homes on the market in September than…

As mortgage rates soar over 7%, an unaffordable housing market is becoming even more expensive | CNN Business

[ad_1] Washington, DC CNN  —  An already miserably unaffordable housing market is getting more expensive. As mortgage rates top 7% — the highest they’ve been in 21 years according to…