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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>www.investorreadyproperty.com - Recent News</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/rss/recent/</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Mortgages should be capped says thinktank </title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/mortgages-should-be-capped-say-thinktank/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/mortgages-should-be-capped-say-thinktank/</guid><description>The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is demanding the capping of mortgages at 90 per cent, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>UK one of best countries to invest in buy-to-let</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/uk-one-best-countries-invest-buy-let/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/uk-one-best-countries-invest-buy-let/</guid><description>Investors looking to purchase buy-to-let residential properties could do a lot worse than look to the UK, Clear Property Investment has learned.
</description><pubDate>Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Lowest number of houses built in three decades</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/lowest-number-houses-built-three-decades/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/lowest-number-houses-built-three-decades/</guid><description>Clear Property Investment has learned that the number of houses built in Scotland last year has slumped in line with post-recession cuts.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Estate Agents selling eight properties each</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/estate-agents-selling-eight-properties-each/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/estate-agents-selling-eight-properties-each/</guid><description>Clear Property Investment note that estate agents in the UK sold an average eight properties each in April according to new figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Average first-time buyer now aged 43</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/average-first-time-buyer-now-aged-43/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/average-first-time-buyer-now-aged-43/</guid><description>The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 38, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Fewer Mortgages last month say CML</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/fewer-mortgages-last-month-say-cml/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/fewer-mortgages-last-month-say-cml/</guid><description>The number of people securing mortgages dropped last month according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>House sales in Scotland buck national trend</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/house-sales-scotland-buck-national-trend/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/house-sales-scotland-buck-national-trend/</guid><description>House sales in Scotland are bucking the trend in the rest of the UK according to the latest report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy-to-let a good bet again</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/buy-let-good-bet-again/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/buy-let-good-bet-again/</guid><description>Buy-to-let purchases are on the increase again, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>House prices stable - for first time in nine months</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/house-prices-stable-first-time-nine-months/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/house-prices-stable-first-time-nine-months/</guid><description>House prices have remained stable - for the first time in nine months, showing the market is beginning to pick up, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2011 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales of Million Pound homes keep on growing</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/sales-million-pound-homes-keep-growing/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/sales-million-pound-homes-keep-growing/</guid><description>Clear Property Investment is aware that the number of homes in Scotland selling for one million pounds or more has risen at its highest rate for three years.</description><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2011 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Increase in cash-bought property in Scotland</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/increase-cash-bought-property-scotland/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/increase-cash-bought-property-scotland/</guid><description>Around 40 per cent of properties sold in Scotland at the beginning of the year were cash buys according to a recent survey, Clear Property Investment has learned.
</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Dubai ranked 11th best city for property investment</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/dubai-ranked-11th-best-city-property-investment/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/dubai-ranked-11th-best-city-property-investment/</guid><description>If you're looking for somewhere outside the UK to invest in property then you could do far worse than look to the Middle East, say Clear Property Investment. </description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage lending 'on the up'</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/mortgage-lending/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/mortgage-lending/</guid><description>Mortgage lending increased by 21 per cent last month compared to February, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Construction companies report boost to sales and profit</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/construction-companies-report-boost-sales-and-prof/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/construction-companies-report-boost-sales-and-prof/</guid><description>Housing construction companies are reporting increased sales and profits, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Scottish housebuilder reports return to profits </title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/scottish-housebuilder-reports-return-profits/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/scottish-housebuilder-reports-return-profits/</guid><description>Scottish housebuilder Tulloch Homes reported an improvement in its fortunes last year, Clear Property Investment has learned.

</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Buyer interest in Scotland's property market remains steady</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/buyer-interest-scotlands-property-market-remains-s/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/buyer-interest-scotlands-property-market-remains-s/</guid><description>Buyer interest in the housing market in Scotland remained steady last month according to the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Clear Property Investment has learned.

</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>First-time buyers finally getting a foothold </title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/first-time-buyers-finally-getting-foothold/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/first-time-buyers-finally-getting-foothold/</guid><description>Mortgage lending increased between January and February this year with the biggest contribution from first-time buyers, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Construction firms not in favour of FirstBuy</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/construction-firms-not-favour-firstbuy/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/construction-firms-not-favour-firstbuy/</guid><description>Construction firms are being reserved in their approval of the government’s FirstBuy scheme as they believe it won’t lead to profits, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Stamp duty reform leading to more buy-to-let expenditure</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/stamp-duty-reform-leading-more-buy-let-expenditure/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/stamp-duty-reform-leading-more-buy-let-expenditure/</guid><description>The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) have welcomed the news that stamp duty is to be reformed, Clear Property Investment has learned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>First time buyer scheme could result in more debt</title><link>http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/first-time-buyer-scheme-could-result-more-debt/</link><guid isPermalink="true">http://www.investorreadyproperty.com/about-us/news/article/first-time-buyer-scheme-could-result-more-debt/</guid><description>Critics of the government's recently-announced first-time buyer scheme say it could lead to more debt for the young, say Clear Property Investment.</description><pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
