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Hot topics in the news The superprime residential property market in London is holding up in the current economic downturn, according to the latest research.
Read full article: [Super priced London property expected to drop]Some property developers and builders in the UK are suffering in the current climate but major projects are still going ahead.
Read full article: [Plans submitted for one of UK's largest mixed use developments despite downturn]As India is tipped to become the world's second biggest economy after China, more and more Indians are investing in international property.
Read full article: [Indian property investors looking abroad to buy]Three years after London won the 2012 Olympics construction work has started on the Olympic Village but opinion is divided over whether there will be a great effect on property prices.
Read full article: [Construction on Olympic Village starts in London amid property gloom]The rich and affluent are not put off buying in prime spots, according to the latest analysis of the luxury property market in London.
Read full article: [Prime property in London resilient according to latest reports]There may be a global credit crunch but it isn't blunting the luxury property market. This year's two day EPEX 2008 showcase in London next month has had to add extra display space because of demand.
Read full article: [Luxury property exhibition adds extra space]Prices for prime central London property have begun to fall, according reports from leading UK estate agents.
Read full article: [Prime property prices in London take a dip]Boris Johnson's election as the new mayor of London is an unknown quantity as far as the property industry is concerned but his promise to drive down crime could help prices, the industry believes.
Read full article: [New London mayor urged to help re-generate planning and housing]Astute property investors in the UK with cash reserves could find 2008 one of the most profitable years ever, according to a respected property author.
Read full article: [Cash buyers should reap benefits in 2008]New luxury apartments to be built at one of London's most prestigious sites will be amongst the UK's most expensive.
Read full article: [Chelsea Barracks – UK's most expensive property deal]Buy in the best locations and you can profit from the property downturn, a leading property entrepreneur claims.
Read full article: [Property entrepreneur poised for 'best' investments]Property along existing commuter lines in London will be boosted by the news that the city's long awaited £10 billion Crossrail link has been given the go-ahead. The rail developments will also create new property hot spots along the way.
Read full article: [New London rail links boost prices]The 2008 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey showed that the UK offers virtually no affordable options.
Read full article: [UK is the third most expensive place to buy]With the economy faltering and the housing market experiencing a slowdown, London seems to be holding fast – but for how long?
Read full article: [Future of the London property market looks steady]The Scottish economy and housing market are doing well and even thriving in comparison to London; more investors see Scotland as an option.
Read full article: [Scottish property market thriving compared to London]The Homebuyer and Property Investor Show will name London and South East as the leading property markets for the upcoming year. This comes as no surprise as these areas offer a housing shortage that will spur investment.
Read full article: [London and South East are 2008 property hotspots]The London property market is falling, and new data confirms that the slide is significant. Investors fear significant decline in willingness to purchase property will cause large drop in values.
Read full article: [No buyers for buildings in London]
With the opening of the Olympics in Beijing global eyes will be on China, a country transformed beyond any predictions made a decade ago.
According to Steve Worboys, MD of property investment experts Experience International: "the loose definition of an 'emerging market' in property terms is a real estate market that has yet to be tried and tested, where there is an element of risk hopefully offset by positive fundamentals for the potential of growth in terms of demand for property and the underlying value of land and real estate."
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