Everything you need to know about buying a house in 2024
At the very top end of the market, don’t be fooled into thinking it’s all gone quiet. According to agency...
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Dutch-style mortgages come to Britain
Borrowers can also request a valuation during the fixed term if they think the price of their home has risen....
Justin Trudeau extends ban on British expats buying homes in Canada
Tom Davidoff, associate professor at the University of British Columbia, told Canadian media that it is “very hard to believe”...
Inside artist Henry Fraser’s genius Little Big House
The dramatic aluminium-clad cantilever outside is to protect Henry from the elements (he is unable to regulate his body temperature,...
9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2024 | Investing
Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate investment trusts, or REITs. REITs are public companies that own large portfolios of real estate, and many of them also pay sizable dividends. There are many different types of REITs, providing investors access to residential, commercial and specialty real estate. Here are nine of the best...
‘It’s totally nuts that the eldest son inherits the estate – so we scrapped the rules on our 60-room country house’
For 200 years, Cambo House, near St Andrews in Fife, had passed neatly from father to son down the Erskine...
From empty bedside tables to sleeping in separate rooms – divorce giveaways that put buyers off
When negotiating on a rental property in the wake of a separation, we usually recommend keeping your narrative as simple...
‘I’m a veteran estate agent – here’s how to see your sale through’
Deadlines and terms can be agreed between solicitors who then give a recommendation to their clients. The norm should be...
The postcode where house prices have plummeted – and the village where they’ve soared
At one extreme is RG9 6, a leafy district of the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, where house prices soared by 63.5pc last...
10 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024 | Investing
Technology stocks led the stock market to new all-time highs in the past year. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK) has more than doubled the S&P 500's total return in the past 12 months. For more than a decade, brief periods of tech sector underperformance have consistently been long-term buying opportunities, and that trend seems likely to continue to play out in 2024. Inflation and elevated interest rates remain headwinds for tech earnings in the near term, however, making stock selection critical. Here are 10 of...