http://www.pattinson.co.uk/The INDUSTRY news and information60http://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/The_five_worst_places_to_invest_overseas.htmSome of the worlds most popular destinations are apparently also the worst places to invest...Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Buyers_prefer_to_be_close_to_home.htmLiving close to our ?nearest and dearest' is becoming a top priority for house-hunters...Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Fixies_a_safe_bet_for_the_future.htmFixed rate mortgages are around for the long haul, according to the CML...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/CML_research_sees_future_for_long-term_fixed_rates.htmNew CML research and analysis looking at long-term fixed-rate mortgages suggests that there is a reasonable consumer appetite for such products...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Sydney_The_worlds_favourite_city_brand.htmSydney is the strongest city brand, but London has the highest future potential...Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Baby-boomers_hogging_NZ_market.htmFTBs are being squeezed out of the housing market by 'baby boomers' cashing-in...Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Fly-to-let_investors_bolt_to_Berlin.htmGermany is achieving its goal of becoming one of 2007's hotspots for overseas investors...Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Brits_escaping_in_record_numbers.htmThe NAEA is advising homebuyers to think carefully when considering a move abroad...Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Hungary_set_to_stagnate.htmThe Hungarian government's austerity measures could negatively impact on mortgage lending...Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Government_risks_missing_CO2_housing_targets.htmThe Government is at risk of failing to meet CO2 targets on new housing, reports Jon Land in www.24dash.com...Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Property_Investor_Show_starts_today.htmThe Property Investor Show will be taking place from Friday 21st September to Sunday 23rd September at ExCel London...Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Rent_holds_keys_to_the_City.htmThe British Property Federation has welcomed a new housing plan from the Mayor of London to create a wide ranging private rented sector...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/New_proposals_to_boost_house-building.htmHousing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has unveiled a major £500m package of proposals to accelerate the building of the homes families and first-time buyers desperately need...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Call_for_new_regulator_to_protect_residents.htmThe Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has called for the role of a new regulator to ensure all residents in affordable housing are protected to the same degree...Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Property_is_no_longer_a_mans_world....htmNew research by Bradford & Bingley has finally banished the stereotype that female property involvement only goes as far as choosing paint colours and soft furnishings...Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Rising_rates_dent_mortgage_take_up.htmThe latest statistics from the Building Societies Association (BSA) show that mortgage lending was down in June, as consumer confidence in the housing market collapses...Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/House_prices_drop_for_first_time_in_2_years.htmHouse price growth turned negative in August as demand slowed sharply, reports the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Montenegros_amazing_growth_potential.htmExperts have predicted that property prices in Montenegro will soar by 50% in the next year...Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Czech_investors_should_get_in_now.htmHuge VAT rises scheduled for 2008 will hit potential Czech Republic investors hard...Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Lenders_cleaning_up_act_on_mortgage_exit_fees.htmThe Financial Services Authority is working to ensure that borrowers don't receive any nasty surprises when they try to redeem their mortgage...Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Controversial_HIPS_defy_critics_doubts.htmPack providers have defied the critics, turning around real-time orders for Home Information Packs (HIPs) in under 48 hours, reports the Association for Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP)...Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Greening_new_build_around_the_world.htmWith the world feeling the effects of climate change, developers around the world are becoming ever more aware of the need reduce their carbon emissions...Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/UK_housing_slowdown_to_last_into_2008.htmSavills residential research department is predicting that the slowdown in the UK mainstream housing market will last well into 2008 leading to a period of low turnover and house price growth...Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Homeowners_in_flood_insurance_warning.htmHomeowners should seek advice before dealing with third parties over flood insurance...Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Brits_battered_by_nondom_elite.htmAn international elite is pricing British citizens out of the housing market...Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Time_to_invest_in_German_property.htmAfter over a decade of being left out in the cold, recent media reports would suggest that the German property market is now one of the hottest prospects on the investment block...Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/NZ_agents_face_crackdown.htmNZ Government proposals attempt to clean up the property industry...Thu, 31 May 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Interest_in_New_Zealand_reaches_boiling_point.htmInterest in New Zealand from visitors to TheMoveChannel.com has really hotted up over the last month, bringing the country up from a simmering 19th position to the boil in 8th place in the Top of the Props chart. But what's all this heat about?Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Cape_Verde_hits_tourism_hole_in_one.htmWith plans for five new multi-million pound golf resorts, Cape Verde is set for a tourism and investment boost, reports PropertyShowrooms.com...Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Panama_Canal_in_billion_dollar_facelift.htmThe Panama Canal is set to undergo $5.2 billion worth of modernization, reports Escapes2.com... Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Baby_boomers_hogging_NZ_property_market.htmFirst time buyers are being squeezed out of the housing market by baby boomers cashing in on property for their retirement, reports the New Zealand Herald...Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Slipped_Hip_agents_to_see_probing_questions.htmAs the government's home information pack campaign gets into top gear, agents should not get left behind, says Hips association... Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Home_builders_merge_to_make_biggest_UK_group.htmGeorge Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow have agreed to merge in a deal that will create the UK's biggest homebuilder, worth about £5bn...Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Poland_tops_the_table.htmPoland has come top of Assetz Property Investment Tracker as a premier investment hotspot for this quarter...Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/5_sizzling_hotspots_for_summer_2007.htmRightmove Overseas explain their top five overseas property hotspot choices to look out for this summer...Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Property_boom_gives_estate_agents_bumper_bonus.htmSome estate agents could see City-style million-pound bonuses after bosses announce record profits...Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Minister_cold-shoulders_home_info_pack_meeting.htmProperty industry experts have accused government of failing to take their concerns about the introduction of home information packs seriously... Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Shortage_of_energy_assessors_refuted.htmDespite rumours to the contrary, research among leading training companies show the required number of energy inspectors will be achieved for the mandatory introduction of Home information packs... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/NZ_property_prices_double_in_a_decade.htmNew Zealand's national residential property median price has exactly doubled in ten years, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand's 2006 Annual Review...Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Pre-Hips_rush_expected_by_agents.htmLondon estate agents are expecting a pre-Hips rush to end the property shortage currently holding the market firm...Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Thailand_property_market_overview.htmThe Thai property market continues to thrive with sophisticated destinations like Phuket leading the way...Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Years_biggest_property_show_this_weekend.htmWith only three days to go until the launch of this year's Homebuyer Show (2-4 March) at ExCel London, the property industry is gearing up for a weekend of superb property deals, exciting investment opportunities and invaluable knowledge gathering...Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/New_website_to_predict_house_prices_throughout_US.htmA new website which forecasts housing markets in all 50 U.S. states has been launched, providing forecasts for more than 250 local housing markets...Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/European_property_investment_reaches_record_levels.htmDirect investment into real estate in Europe reached record levels in 2006 with total transaction volumes of 242 billion for the full year, according to Jones Lang LaSalle...Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Lenders_want_home_info_pack_schedule_shifted.htmThe Council of Mortgage Lenders has asked the government to delay the mandatory introduction of home information packs...Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/99_days_for_agents_to_understand_Hips.htmTake-up of optional items within home information packs after the mandatory introduction in June is predicted to vary greatly across the country, ?confusing? the house market... Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Big_Berlin_investment_signals_beginning_of_boom.htmAfter fifteen years of stagnation the Berlin property market is finally starting to stir as foreign investors snap up property in the city, reports Assetz...Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Paris_named_top_European_investment_market.htmParis once again leads this year's list of top real estate investment markets in Europe, according to a highly regarded real estate investment report...Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Eurozone_interest_rates_remain_at_3.5pc.htmThe European Central Bank has opted to keep interest rates on hold at 3.5% this month...Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Home_info_packs_in_eco-unfriendly_claim.htmThe government proposal to include the home energy certificate with sellers' details is branded ?carbon-irresponsible? by anti-pack protestors...Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMT