Renting in France: how to avoid problems with your landlords
Posted by vlad on Dec 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
France is the EU country that has the best law that protects tenants. However, tenants and especially expats who want to rent a house or an apartment, are hit with a lot of problems.
Real estate agents are moving very slowly. Let’s say you need a house in less than a month. You will be surprised when you will find that the real estate company is very slow and if you use a real estate agent, make sure you see...
2012: stagnation for the UK residential real estate market
Posted by vlad on Dec 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The residential real estate market in the UK will be marked by stagnation in 2012. Analysts say the base rate will be held by Bank of England to 0.5% throughout next year.
Year 2012 will be full of problems for the British, who will face high unemployment rates and mortgage funding pressures. Moreover, the UK could see their exports diminished after David Cameron decided not to vote for the new EU treaty.
Moreover, the...
Housing market in Ireland, down with 45% compare with 2007!
Posted by vlad on Oct 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Irish house prices fell in September again. The Central Statistics office yesterday issued a report on the housing market in Ireland. It seems that house prices fell by 45% this year compared to 2007!
The difference compared to August is 1.5% and decreased from 14.3% comparing last year. The causes of this dramatic decrease are the real estate credit crunch and the fact that the regulations are very tough in terms...
UK: new real estate companies went bankrupt
Posted by vlad on Oct 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
British economy begins to stop considering the current European context that shows worsening signs. Real estate sector is most affected, Europe debt crisis undermining the confidence in the global growth. According to a report by Deloitte LLP, 117 construction companies went bankrupt, their number increasead by 11% over last year.
“Growing energy prices and government cuts have led to numerous real estate projects...
London’s boroughs, Newham and Lambeth: the poorest and the most dangerous (MAP)
Posted by vlad on Oct 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Visited annually by millions of tourists, the cosmopolitan city of London is also one of the European cities with the highest crime rate. London Metropolitan Police have published over 800 cases of homicide since 2006 until nowadays.
An interactive map published by The Guardian shows the most dangerous neighbourhoods in London. According to statistics, over 50% of victims are young, up to 40 years.
Neighborhoods where...
Ireland: asking prices for a house, dropped with more than a half compare with 2007
Posted by vlad on Oct 03, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The average price being sought by sellers for a house is now just under €195,000, said property website Daft.ie. This compares to €366,000 at the peak of the property boom in 2007. The report is based on asking prices – between June and September – rather than actual selling prices, for which there is no current record.
While prices continue to drop, the rate of the fall slowed slightly in recent months...
Places to avoid when you decide to move in London
Posted by vlad on Oct 03, 2011 | Leave a Comment
According to stories on the internet, the most uwfull places to live in London are Brixton, Stratford, Stoke Newington and Acton.
You can read more here!
Brixton – Located in Zone 2 and quite centralised when it comes to working in the city but has a known reputation which will make grown men avoid that area at all times of the day. I always travel through Brixton and it does look quite interesting but the fact that...
South London: living, rental, ethnicity
Posted by vlad on Oct 03, 2011 | Leave a Comment
South London is the southern part of London, England. According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.
This area is made up of the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark,...
West London: where you can rent, main residential areas
Posted by vlad on Oct 03, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. The sub region was established in 2004 and was adjusted in 2008 to include Kensington and Chelsea.[1] The west has a population of 1.6 million and is the location of 900,000 jobs.
The sub region forms the London part of a pan-regional area known as the “Western...
Shoreditch: advices for rent, lifestyle, living
Posted by vlad on Oct 03, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney in England. It is a built-up part of the inner city immediately to the north of the City of London, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.
The historic heart of Shoreditch is Shoreditch High Street and Shoreditch Church. In the past the area of Shoreditch was defined by the borders of the parish of Shoreditch which later defined...
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