Archive for 2011/02


The Importance of a Survey When Buying or Leasing Commercial Property - Policy expert


The Importance of a Survey When Buying or Leasing Commercial Property
Policy expert
This will help them to determine the correct type and amount of business insurance to fully cover them against potential claims. The chairman of the northwest board of the RICS said “Before signing for commercial property a building survey will provide

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Online House Hunter: Choosing an estate agent - Independent (blog)


Independent (blog)

Online House Hunter: Choosing an estate agent
Independent (blog)
in residential property sales, either through a formal qualification or through length of service in the industry. Equally importantly, the licence will also guarantee the agency is covered by required amounts of Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Interest in London land soars - Financial Times


Interest in London land soars
Financial Times
Competition for land in London is hitting pre-recession levels, as international investors prepare to inject more than £5bn into the city's lucrative residential property market. The money, more than £1bn of which has

Traditional lenders quitting property - Financial Times


Traditional lenders quitting property
Financial Times
However, the insurance sector appears to be gearing up for a greater involvement in real estate debt. CBRE predicts a structural shift in the market as non-traditional lenders enter, with insurance companies likely to have the greatest impact and gain

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Wisconsin’s fight for all the middle class - The Guardian


The Guardian

Wisconsin's fight for all the middle class
The Guardian
My father and his fellow United Auto workers stayed on a very long strike, to get employee health insurance. Before the UAW and that long strike, almost nobody had employer health insurance. Those who have employer health insurance today,

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Market Watch Builders break through property market gloom - Scotsman


Market Watch Builders break through property market gloom
Scotsman
UPDATES from key players in the housebuilding and insurance sectors will form part of another significant week for corporate results. Two of the UK's biggest housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon, are due to shrug off the gloom

Kevin Cash faces court battle with sacked housekeepers over £30k - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Kevin Cash faces court battle with sacked housekeepers over £30k
Daily Mail
Property tycoon Kevin Cash burst into the kitchen of his country mansion after his meal was served too early, screaming and shouting. 'Get out now, you're both fired. Go and find another job,' he bellowed at housekeeper Maria De Sousa and her husband

TONY HETHERINGTON: Scandinavian model snared in flat fraud - Daily Mail


Daily Mail

TONY HETHERINGTON: Scandinavian model snared in flat fraud
Daily Mail
The advertiser uses a Manchester address and is posing as Lisa Gregusson Svartdal, whose copy passport and property documents were sent to us. We sent the rent to a Santander account in the name of P. James, who was said to be a solicitor.

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Time to claw back on cowboy will writers - Independent


Time to claw back on cowboy will writers
Independent
Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight report Unregulated will writers are operating without training or insurance, exposing the families of the deceased to costly mistakes and excessive fees, a leading legal body has warned. Regulation to stop cowboy

Expatriate Insurance News: Mid-west US ‘good for bargain properties’ - Expatriate Healthcare


Expatriate Insurance News: Mid-west US 'good for bargain properties'
Expatriate Healthcare
He added that his firm is currently looking for property that can be renovated to a high standard in order to let it out. Anybody moving out the US should be careful to check their overseas health insurance is in place. This could be especially