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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Grant Management - Investor News News</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/rss/investors-news/</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>House buyers tempted back as prices fall and interest rates drop</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/House-buyers-tempted-back-as-prices-fall/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/House-buyers-tempted-back-as-prices-fall/</guid><description>HOUSE price falls and lower interest rates are tempting some potential buyers back into the property market, according to new figures.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Growth rate falls, but Scots house prices continuing to rise</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/Scotland-continues-to-buck-the-trend/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/Scotland-continues-to-buck-the-trend/</guid><description>Scotland continues to buck the UK trend of falling house prices but the pace of increase has slowed considerably, falling to just 3.6% for the year to the end of July - well down on an annual rate of 9.7% recorded in January.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Fall in house prices is confirmed</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/fall-house-prices-confirmed/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/fall-house-prices-confirmed/</guid><description>The fall in house prices during the past year has been confirmed by the government's own house price index.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR CONTINUES TO FLOURISH</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/private-rented-sector-continues-flourish/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/private-rented-sector-continues-flourish/</guid><description>The last three months have seen a rise of almost 20% in new tenancies, according to the latest ARLA quarterly survey.</description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage bail-out rallies markets</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/mortgage-bail-out-rallies-markets/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/mortgage-bail-out-rallies-markets/</guid><description>Global shares have rallied after the US government said it was taking over troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.</description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Welcome for £1.6bn boost to housing markets</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/welcome-for-16bn-boost-to-housing-markets/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/welcome-for-16bn-boost-to-housing-markets/</guid><description>Gordon Brown's £1.6bn emergency housing package received a cautious welcome from estate agents and house builders last night. Banks have also been called upon to help by freeing up more money for home loans to ease the credit crunch.</description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>House price growth strong in Scottish university towns</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/House-price-growth-strong-in-scottish-university-t/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/House-price-growth-strong-in-scottish-university-t/</guid><description>Three of Scotland's university towns have made it into the top 10 for house price growth over the past five years, according to a new survey from the Halifax.

Dundee, Aberdeen and Paisley showed some of the strongest growth of all towns and cities with universities in the UK.</description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Twenty Three University Towns See House Price Rises of More Than 50%</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/twenty-three-university-towns-see-house-price-rise/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/twenty-three-university-towns-see-house-price-rise/</guid><description>This is the 8th Halifax University Town House Price Review, tracking house price movements in 64 university towns across the UK. The review is based on Halifax's own extensive housing statistics database, along with data from the Times Top University League Tables and Higher Education Statistics Agency. </description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>A little gloom but it's not all doom</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/little-gloom-its-not-all-doom/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/little-gloom-its-not-all-doom/</guid><description>The For Sale sign tell their own story: they go up more than they come down.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Landlords shun reduction in CGT</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/4a243bea-1199-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/4a243bea-1199-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac/</guid><description>Very few buy-to-let landlords will take advantage of the cut in capital gains tax this month to offload investment property, according to a survey of the market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Edinburgh property market on the up again</title><author>HOUSE prices in the centre of Edinburgh up 19%</author><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/edinburgh-property-market-again/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/edinburgh-property-market-again/</guid><description>HOUSE prices in the centre of Edinburgh have soared by almost 19 per cent</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Landlords Benefit from Tenant Demand</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/landlords-benefit-tenant-demand/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/landlords-benefit-tenant-demand/</guid><description>UK landlords believe that there is currently rapid growth in tenant demand.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>HOUSE PRICES STILL ON THE RISE</title><author>The latest figures from Britain’s largest building</author><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/house-prices-still-on-the-rise/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/house-prices-still-on-the-rise/</guid><description>HOUSE prices have risen by more than £30 every day over the past five years, it was revealed yesterday.

</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank sparks hopes of April rate cut</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/Comments-made-by-the-governor-of-the-Bank-of-Engla/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/Comments-made-by-the-governor-of-the-Bank-of-Engla/</guid><description>Comments made by the governor of the Bank of England have fuelled speculation that the base rate of interest could be cut as early as next month.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>House Prices Help Boost Rental Income</title><author>house prices help boost rental income</author><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/house-prices-help-boost-rental-income/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/house-prices-help-boost-rental-income/</guid><description>BUY-TO-LET investors made average returns of more than 16% last year on the back of rising property prices and increasing rents, according to recent figures.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy-to-let remains worthy investment</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-to-let-remains-worthy-investment/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-to-let-remains-worthy-investment/</guid><description>A debate on the global credit crunch and buy-to-let property market ended with the majority of experts agreeing that buy-to-let remains a good investment opportunity.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>And Still There's No Let-Up</title><author>buy to let, investment, residential</author><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/and-still-theres-no-let-/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/and-still-theres-no-let-/</guid><description>The number of people buying to let is still rising in spite of gloomy forecasts and tightening of borrowing conditions, says JAYNE ATHERTON.</description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy-to-let Market Still Thriving</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-market-still-thriving/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-market-still-thriving/</guid><description>The buy-to-let property market is still thriving, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy-to-let Landlords Remain Confident</title><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-landlords-remain-confident/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-landlords-remain-confident/</guid><description>Nine out of ten buy-to-let landlords surveyed during the last quarter of 2007 state they have no intention of selling their properties for nearly 17 years, implying they have not been shaken by the credit crunch. Additionally, four out of ten landlords said they intend to invest further in the Private Rented Sector this year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy-to-let Remains Resilient, says survey</title><author>buy-to-let remains resilient</author><link>http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-remains-resilient-says-survey/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.grantmanagement.co.uk/about-us/news/article/buy-let-remains-resilient-says-survey/</guid><description>Buy-to-let investors have shrugged off a slide in the value of rented houses with almost half of existing investors planning further purchases in the market.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>