Millionaires drop by half
In 2007, there was an estimated 500,000 millionaires in the UK, but according to recent figures this has now halved to 250,000 and the main culprit is the fall in property values.
The research carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research found that in 2007, there were 489,000 millionaires in the UK, but [...]
The top property portals
Sometimes people use Google search results as a matter of course and the data provided is considered to be the best on the internet, hence the search engine dominance in the market.
However, there are concerns that Google’s results have become clouded somewhat through the introduction of monetisation of the search industry. There are other alternatives [...]
Battle over £2.7 billion property
When the eccentric property developer Nina Wang from Hong Kong died in 2007 it was clear that her will that left her £2.7 billion fortune to charity would stir up some interest from people who would contest it.
Nina was born into a poor family in 1937 and was married at eighteen; the couple’s property ventures [...]
Community spaces to get designer makeovers
The Times and MyDeco are currently running a campaign that will see public spaces around the country given a makeover by top British designer Sir Terence Conran and interior designer Tara Bernerd. Which is something very special indeed for the local community.
These public spaces do not have to be parks or open spaces either, [...]
Average UK rents
There has been much spoken about the value of property and how the market could be on the verge of bottoming out, but when it comes to rents there is never much said and yet the rental market is a significant part of the property sector.
The average monthly rent is currently £589.68 this is calculated [...]
Man sets house on fire chasing a spider
Some stories are just too odd to be true, like this guy in Portsmouth who clearly suffers from arachnophobia has apparently set his home on fire. Fortunately, for the man in his forties his home was not that bad, but it could have been so much different.
What is amusing in a crazy sort of way [...]