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Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter is World-Class Innovation District

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Liverpool is on the cusp of becoming a world-class destination for science, innovation, education, technology and the creative and performing arts. The city’s £2bn vision to establish Liverpool’s 450-acre Knowledge Quarter as one of the world’s leading innovation districts, will further reinforce its status as one of the best student cities in the world. The …

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Five New Investors for Liverpool City Region

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNc6eejBAjk The city of Liverpool recently received a wave of new investors. These investors, comprising Danish energy firm DONG Energy, transport giants Alstom Transport and Stagecoach, Liverpool-based museum British Music Experience and training provider South West Regional Assessment Centre, are investing in the area as partners of the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). …

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The Waitrose Effect on UK House Prices

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Imagine adding almost £40,000 (!!!) to your house price value just by living in close proximity with Waitrose, Marks & Spencer or Sainsbury’s. Not convinced? Take it up with Lloyds Bank, whom we credit for the term ‘Waitrose Effect’. The bank released a research which revealed that properties within easy reach of local supermarkets have an …

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UK General Election and the Housing Market [VIDEO]

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The UK general election was called on 18 April. Unusually, news of the UK general election was not leaked, preventing a lengthy build-up in the housing markets. Virata Thaivasigamony, spokesperson of CSI Prop shares his views on the subject. — Click on CC for subtitles. Or else, feel free to read the full transcript below: …

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UK Property and the Snap Election

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Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprising announcement for a snap election brings the British people to the polls again for the 3rd time in as many years. Image credit: www.themirror.co.ukThe dust has barely settled since Brexit, yet the UK is now bracing for another political turn of events, thanks to PM Theresa May’s call for a …

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UK Property Outlook 2017

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Housing Shortage Continues to Drive UK Property Market Growth in 2017 Summary Lack of housing in the UK remains the top driver of housing market growth in the UK Property markets in regional cities like Manchester have surpassed London UK student property remains resilient to Brexit, growth predicted to hit £45.8bn by Sept 2017 Brexit …

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Britain, a Nation of Renters?

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Home ownership across England was at its peak in April 2003, when 71% of households owned their homes, but the figure fell to 64% by February this year, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation thinktank. The report also shows a big slump in home ownership in Greater Manchester and cities in Yorkshire …

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Emerging Trends 80 Days After Brexit

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It has been 2. 5 months since Brexit. By the end of Sept, the government will start to think steps to invoke Article 50, the ‘divorce process’ that will trigger the UK’s departure from the EU. The property market was among the sectors hit hardest by the referendum, with seven commercial property funds freezing trading …

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London’s City in the East

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If you’ve been wandering around London recently, here’s one thing you would’ve probably noticed: the city is moving eastwards. Thanks, in part, to the London Olympics, the population is booming in east London with growth projections of a further 600,000 in the next 15 years. Today, more Londoners live to the east of the Tower …

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Property Purchase Tax in UK Relatively Low

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While Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world, the UK has a relatively low property purchase tax. Europe levies some of the highest taxes on the purchase of prime property, charging an average 4% in taxes on a purchase of US$1 million (equivalent £765,000), according to a new study released by …

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