May 23, 2008

Britons head for cheaper and sunnier climes

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by Gill Montia

The Office for National Statistics has published its most recent statistics on Britain's emigration trends. In 2006, over 200,000 people left the UK, increasing the total number of people choosing to live overseas between 1997 and 2006 to 1.97 million. During the ...


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Britons head for cheaper and sunnier climes

Yields and new letting instructions rise at record levels

Unite sells student buildings for £27.5m

400% increase in commercial property loans defaults

UK property bargains there for the taking

Eco-towns will result in more carbon emissions say FMB

NatWest provides help for first-time buyers

St Martins pays £400m for City of London office development

FC Exchange sees increase in FTBs buying abroad

MPs demand 50,000 new rental properties a year

Buy-to-let benefits from downturn in property sales

Resilient property values in London’s West End

Reit conversion under consideration by M&B

CML predict 7% fall in property prices

Plans for £30m commercial and residential development in Bradford

Speculative small business development in Nottingham fully let

Paragon’s profits drop but remains confident

Jones Lang LaSalle predicts return to growth

10% fall in value of British Land’s portfolio

Taylor Wimpey to close 13 UK offices

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