http://www.pattinson.co.uk/The SOCIAL news and information60http://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Eurostar_makes_French_market_a_Euro-star.htmEurostar's improved service is already having an impact on the French property market...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/City_fatcats_and_the_2nd_home_squeeze.htmHouse prices in Second home hotspots are set to plummet over the next 12 months...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/FTB_price_blackout_continues.htmA year of negativity for FTBs is set to end in yet more despair, according to new figures...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Sustainable_homes_milestone_for_Scotland.htmFully sustainablem zero carbon homes will come to Scotland in 2008...Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Eurostar_commuters_fuelling_French_property_market.htmThe improved Eurostar service has already fuelled increased interest in buying properties in France, reports HiFX...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/First_zero_carbon_homes_to_be_built_in_Scotland.htmPlans to build the first Scottish sustainable homes in zero carbon standard have been unveiled...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Government_ramps_up_funding_for_home_adaptations.htmCommunities Minister Baroness Andrews yesterday announced the increases in the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) as part of a package of measures designed at helping people live independently in their own homes for longer...Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/17.3_million_unable_to_get_on_ladder.htmAccording to new research from Abbey, 17.3 million adults are not currently able to get on the property ladder...Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Homeward_bound.htmLiving close to our ?nearest and dearest' is becoming a top priority for house-hunters when searching for a new home, reveals Alliance & Leicester Mortgages' movingimproving index...Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Second_home_hotspots_to_feel_the_squeeze.htmThe squeeze on City bonuses has been predicted to affect house prices in the second home hotspots of the South West and East Anglia over the next 12 months...Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Nearly_290000_empty_homes_in_England.htmNew Halifax research shows that there were 288,763 empty private homes in England in April 2006...Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Tourists_warned_over_hotel_price_rip-off.htmWorldwide hotel prices are rocketing, according to a recent survey...Mon, 19 Nov 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/Singapore_soars__above_the_competition.htmSingapore experienced the highest residential property price rises in Asia during 2006...Tue, 06 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/Boomers_driving_the_US_market.htmUS 'baby boomers' have a wide variety of future housing needs, according to a recent study...Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/British_tourists_amongst_worst_in_the_world.htmNew research reveals extent of Brits' noisy habits and bad behaviour abroad...Fri, 21 Sep 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/UK_public_still_confident_in_housing_market.htmA recent BSA report into the UK public's attitudes towards home ownership reveals steadfast confidence in housing market...Thu, 20 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/It_takes_two_to_get_on_the_ladder....htmToday's generation of first time buyers realise that pooling funds is the most affordable way of getting on the housing ladder, reports Linden Homes...Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Mass_confusion_about_retirement_provision.htmLess than half of people aged 50-66 know what their retirement income will be, reports Norwich Union...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/To_swap_or_not_to_swap.htmA recent survey by propertyfinder.com reveals how house swapping is on the rise...Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Euro_ski_resorts_under_threat.htmClimate change is threatening Europe's lucrative skiing trade...Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Higher_interest_rates_putting_a_break_on_lending.htmConsecutive interest rate rises are starting to have a slowing effect on consumer borrowing, the Building Society Association reports...Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Council_tax_system_failing_low-income_households.htmCouncil tax benefit is failing to provide adequate financial relief to low-income households, a cross-party committee of MPs has said this week...Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/UK_Denmark_and_NZ_most_exposed_to_housing_crash.htmFitch Ratings said in a special report published recently that the economies of the UK, Denmark and New Zealand exhibit the greatest macroeconomic vulnerability to a combination of weakening property prices and rising interest rates...Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Women_to_be_main_earners_in_25pc_of_households.htm50 years from now large numbers of women will have taken over a traditional preserve of men by taking control of key financial household decisions, signals NS&I's (National Savings and Investments) Century of Saving report...Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Average_house_prices_to_pass_£300k_by_2012.htmThe average house price will rise by 40 per cent over the next five years to reach £302,400 ? according to new research published this week by social housing pressure group the National Housing Federation...Tue, 07 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/The_Buy-to-Leave_myth.htmClaims that buy-to-let investors are worsening Britain's housing crisis by deliberately keeping properties empty are false, claims Instant Access Properties...Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/SW_home_owners_urged_to_sign_up_to_flood_defences.htmThe Environment Agency has renewed its appeal for people to sign-up to the free Flood Warnings Direct system...Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/7_buyers_for_every_new_home_below_stamp_duty.htmThere are currently at least seven people searching for every new home under the lower stamp duty threshold, according to leading new homes website SmartNewHomes.com...Mon, 06 Aug 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/Where_can_you_double_your_money_in_3-5_years.htmIntrepid Investments are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new portfolio in Europe's most exciting property market...Mon, 21 May 2007 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/The_rise_in_gated_community_living_in_Sofia.htmwww.bulgariarevealed.com discuss the rise of the gated community in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia...Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/UK_property_buyers_heading_back_to_Valencia.htmAfter the amendment of the controversial "land grab law" last year, the many attractions of the Valencia province are pulling in UK property buyers once again, reports Kyero.com...Tue, 20 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/Young_look_abroad_to_get_on_property_ladder.htmNew figures reveal the emergence of BARBies (Buying Abroad, Renting in Britain)...Thu, 15 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/New_International_Property_Rights_Index_launched.htmProperty Rights Alliance (PRA), in conjunction with 37 global partners, yesterday released the inaugural International Property Rights Index (IPRI) at an event at the National Press Club...Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/World_is_not_prepared_for_retirement.htmSix in ten (60%) pre-retirees across the world are under prepared for the financial rigours of retirement, according to Aviva...Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/Young_investors_choose_Spain_for_home_in_the_sun.htmYounger families are flocking to buy second homes in Spain, reports SmartNewHomes.com...Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/France_has_the_worlds_highest_quality_of_life.htmA new international study has concluded that France has the world's highest quality of life...Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:59:00 GMThttp://www.pattinson.co.uk/public/content/articles/7_hotspots_for_2007.htmWe take a brief look at seven international property hot spots that are being tipped for great things this year...Mon, 19 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 GMT