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It’s the valuations, stupid…

by Undercover Investor | Dec 12, 2023 | The Fund Manager

Well, what a difference a year makes! Certainly when it comes to RICS Redbook valuations! Valuations are down almost across the board as valuers have adjusted to the new normal of higher interest rates, lower availability of debt, and a consequent increase in the cost...

Why marriage value should be abolished

by Linz Darlington | Dec 11, 2023 | Residential Investor, zNewsletter

If you own a flat with a short lease, whatever it is worth now it will jump up in value if you ever extend the lease. On paper at least, you should make a profit. If your lease has fewer than 80 years remaining at the point you extend it, you must share half of that...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: its time has come…

by Sebastian O'Kelly | Dec 11, 2023 | Residential Investor, zNewsletter

The Leasehold and Freehold Bill is the most significant reform of the leasehold system for a generation, and many – including me – hope that this assault on all its outrageous income streams are its death knell. Other jurisdictions have versions of...

Banks go rogue!

by Peter Warburton | Dec 11, 2023 | The Professor, zNewsletter

Like a pillion passenger leaning in the opposite direction to the rider, UK banks’ behaviour has become perverse and dangerous. Banks are engaged in an elaborate risk management exercise that seeks to enhance their profitability, defend their reputation, and conserve...

Macroeconomics is a total mess

by Tim Congdon | Dec 4, 2023 | The Economist

The Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords has produced its report on the Bank of England. Correctly, it is critical of the Bank, but it could have been much more so. As expected, the Bank is said to suffer from “groupthink” and the Treasury origins of its...

It’s the valuations, stupid…

Macroeconomics is a total mess

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