Property

St Peter House, Jersey. A period country house with tiled floors, panelled rooms, stained-glass windows and open fireplaces. The large grounds include a pond, lake

When assessing investment trusts’ holdings it is important to understand the fundamentals underpinning the net asset value (NAV), the value of the fund’s portfolio, while

The problem is not high rents, but high house prices It is almost impossible for a year to pass in the UK without someone calling

Asset allocation is at least as important as individual share selection. So where shouldyou be putting your money? Here’s our monthly take on the major

Soaring demand for rental properties has buoyed their paper profits, according to research from high-end estate agent Savills, reported in the FT. Why is rental

Selling prices in London look set to fall back into line In 2007, 70% of UK households owned their own homes. Now just under 65%

Supermarket wars have brought down prices Prices in the UK rose by 0.5%in December. That’s remarkably low by post-war standards, and the lowest level since

The SNP’s new stamp duty equivalent for Scotland, the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), appears to have been designed to send a clear message

Merryn Somerset Webb interviews Paul Hodges about the global economy’s ‘Great Unwinding’, and how Britain’s house prices could halve. If you missed any of Merryn’s