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View Article  Confidence in US housing market spirals lower

Permits for new home builds in the US tumbled to a 14-year low last month, official data showed today, as confidence in the weakening US housing market spiralled lower.

 

The number of home building projects that were started in November also took a big hit, in yet another sign ...   more »

View Article  Hips extended to all properties

All one- and two-bedroom properties put up for sale in England and Wales now need a Home Information Pack (Hip).

The rule, which came into force at midnight, extends the new selling process, which was applied first to larger properties during the summer.

Hips are supposed to improve the sale ...   more »

View Article  Eurozone inflation hits 6-year high

Eurozone inflation hit 3.1 per cent in November, the highest for more than six years, according to revised figures that will encourage the European Central Bank to keep talking tough on future interest rate moves.

Preliminary figures had shown an annual inflation rate of 3 per cent, up from 2.6 ...   more »

View Article  Tax cut as Irish housing market cools

Brian Cowen, the Irish finance minister, has moved to stimulate the country's housing market in his annual budget, cutting the tax paid on house sales in a bid to prevent a hard landing for the economy.

The move comes amid new evidence that house builders are slowing down their activities ...   more »

View Article  Tax cut as Irish housing market cools

Brian Cowen, the Irish finance minister, has moved to stimulate the country's housing market in his annual budget, cutting the tax paid on house sales in a bid to prevent a hard landing for the economy.

The move comes amid new evidence that house builders are slowing down their activities ...   more »