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'Ai, het sobere inkomen van Vestia-baas Schakenbos bleek halfjaarsalaris' - opinie - VK
'Ai, het sobere inkomen van Vestia-baas Schakenbos bleek halfjaarsalaris' - opinie - VK
In Engeland is er een sterke stijging te constateren van first time buyers (Inside housing
Highest number of first-time buyer transactions since 2007 25 April 2014 | By Laurna Robertson Print Email Share Comment Save The number of property transactions from first-time buyers reached the highest levels in March since 2007, according to LSL Property Services . Based on data collected across the UK from the company’s Your Move and Reeds Rains estate agencies, the research found that the number of transactions in March climbed to 31,400, up from 22,200 in February. This was more than a 40 per cent increase. The average purchase price in March was £143,906, down from £145,122 in February. The transactions were up by 60.2 per cent year-on-year and the research found that the average first-time buyer deposit fell by 10 per cent in a year to £23,802. David Newnes, director of Your Move and Reeds Rains, suggested this is due to the government ‘stepping in’ with help to buy. ‘Extending the equity loan scheme will encourage more first-time buyers to o...
waarom ging het verkeerd met de volkshuisvesting in Brazilië, artikel uit de Guardian.
No better than the slums? What went wrong with Brazil's social housing A social housing scheme aims to help poor people from the favelas and into secure homes, but after five years of mixed success some residents are returning to the slums Ruban Selvanayagam Guardian Professional , Wednesday 26 March 2014 10.08 GMT "Look, I can pull the window off my house – is this the level of security we have?" asked Ênio Oliveira. Oliveira was talking to Brazilian television about what it's like to live in Brazil's government-backed social housing scheme, Minha Casa, Minha Vida (my house, my life). The programme was launched five years ago as a bid to tackle decades of mediocre attempts to eliminate a shortage of 5.24m homes. Its aim was to get millions of Brazil's poorest citizens, such as Oliveria, out of poor living conditions in the country's favelas and slums. The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, has been in charge sin...
Waarom werkt shared ownership niet? via the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2014/feb/19/shared-ownership-first-time-buyers-property-ladder?CMP=new_1194
De huizenprijzen in Engeland dalen weer, een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer
House prices drop in December 8 January 2014 | By Laurna Robertson Print Email Share Comment Save The UK average house price dropped in December, by 0.6 per cent from the previous month, for the first time since January 2013. The figures, according to the Halifax House Price Index, put the average price in December 2013 as £173,467 down from £174,910 in November. However, from December 2012 – December 2013 there was a 7.5 per cent increase in the average house price. There was also a 1.9 per cent increase quarterly from the previous three months. Martin Ellis, housing economist, said: ‘Mounting signs that the economic recovery is becoming firmly established, together with a predicted decline in unemployment, should further boost consumer confidence over the coming months. This will increase the likelihood that more people will consider buying a property in 2014, therefore supporting housing demand. ‘Nonetheless, continuing pressures on household...