Monthly Archives: July 2015

UK sees surge in property millionaires despite slowdown in house market …

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The number of property millionaires in Britain has more than doubled over the past three years and broken through the 500,000 mark for the first time, it is claimed. There are now 13 streets where the average house price is more than £10m – all of them in London – and almost 11,000 across the UK where homes are typically worth more than £1m. Despite a slowdown in activity in the property market and small price drops in some of the country’s most expensive neighbourhoods, the past year has Read more [...]

European listed ETF inflows stronger than ever | ETF Strategy

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The European exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product industry gathered more assets in the first half of 2015 than in the first half of any previous year. European ETF and ETP flows are on course for a record beating year. According to industry consultants ETFGI, the first six-months of the year saw $40bn in net new assets flow into ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe, well above the record of $32bn set in 2014. In June, ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe saw net inflows of $978m. Read more [...]

Will crowdfunding overheat the property market? | The Memo

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This group offer ordinary investors, in the UK and from around the world, the ability to invest in buy-to-let properties from as little as £50 (on Property Partner). Investors own a stake in the property, take a share of the monthly rent and at the end of a minimum term (usually 5 years) are given the opportunity to cash out if they wish (hopefully reaping profits as the value of the property rises). It’s an enticing idea and one that’s attracting huge amounts of interest (and cash) from ordinary Read more [...]

Houses for sale: properties for around £500000

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This week: properties for around £500,000 – from an award-winning house with six acres in Port Medway, Nova Scotia, to a studio flat close to South Kensington, London Bridgend Cottage, Bridgend, Noss Mayo, Plymouth, Devon. This 1820s cottage is surrounded by National Trust land and overlooks the Yealm estuary. It has exposed stonework, solid oak floors, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a large country kitchen. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens. £500,000 Marchand Petit Read more [...]

Houses for sale: properties for around £500,000 – MoneyWeek

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This week: properties for around £500,000 – from an award-winning house with six acres in Port Medway, Nova Scotia, to a studio flat close to South Kensington, London Bridgend Cottage, Bridgend, Noss Mayo, Plymouth, Devon. This 1820s cottage is surrounded by National Trust land and overlooks the Yealm estuary. It has exposed stonework, solid oak floors, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a large country kitchen. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens. £500,000 Marchand Petit Read more [...]

Assets Invested in ETFs/ETPs Listed in Canada Increased 2.6 Percent in First …

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LONDON — July 10, 2015 — Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada increased 2.6% in the first half of 2015, according to ETFGI’s preliminary ETF and ETP global insights report for the first half of 2015. At the end of June 2015, the Canadian ETF industry had 367 ETFs, with 521 listings, assets of US$68 Bn, from 11 providers listed on 1 exchange.“June was a difficult month for most markets around the world. The SP 500 index ended June down 2% for the Read more [...]

Margate reinvigorated

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‘We liaised with English Heritage to restore the railway to its former glory’Guy Hollaway Architects began its involvement in the reinvention of Dreamland six years ago after Thanet District Council appointed us following an invitation to tender for the architect role. We were commissioned for the duration of project, tasked with designing a new layout for the lower ground floor of the cinema building, assisting in the park’s landscape and ride layout, designing various buildings within the Read more [...]

Margate reinvigorated | Building study | Architects Journal

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‘We liaised with English Heritage to restore the railway to its former glory’Guy Hollaway Architects began its involvement in the reinvention of Dreamland six years ago after Thanet District Council appointed us following an invitation to tender for the architect role. We were commissioned for the duration of project, tasked with designing a new layout for the lower ground floor of the cinema building, assisting in the park’s landscape and ride layout, designing various buildings within the Read more [...]