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Press Releases

The following is a list of press releases by the Assetz® group of companies. All of these articles, as well as other news about property investment, are available on our dedicated property investment news site.




Ignore the Hype, Statistics Prove There is No Housing Crash

28th April 2008

 Figures from the latest Assetz House Price Watch*, which analyses data from the five main house price indices, suggests that the market is in fact flattening, and not dramatically falling as reported by some. House prices are down just 0.1% si

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Housebuilder\'s Announcement of Delay to New Sites Only the Start...

24th April 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, responds to Persimmon’s announcement today that it has postponed the commencement of scheduled new sites until the mortgage market improves: "Today's announcement has come as no surprise and only supports what

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Latest Index Confirms Robust House Prices

23rd April 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, comments on the latest Rightmove index, which has recorded a 0.1% fall in property prices in April 2008: “The latest from Rightmove reaffirms the figures published in our recent House Price Watch, showing that

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Assetz House Price Watch March 2008

21st April 2008

Assetz House Price Watch is the only fully inclusive summary of all the major UK house price indices, providing a comprehensive overview of market activity The five major UK house price indices show an average of 3.9% annualised growth for the twelv

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Making the Most of Your Pound Abroad

15th April 2008

Assetz launches currency service to safeguard property investors As the strength of the British Pound continues to waver against the euro, Assetz Finance, the UK and Overseas mortgage arm of the Assetz group, urges overseas property investors to act

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Today\'s Interest Rate Cut Does Not Go Far Enough

10th April 2008

Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to drop interest rates to 5%, Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, says: "Finally the Bank of England has taken action and sanctioned a much needed cut in interest rates. However, I fear this

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Buyers Look Overseas for Homes and Mortgages

26th March 2008

While much of the UK market has reported a slow down in activity over recent months, Assetz Finance has reported a 10% increase in the number of enquiries from those looking to purchase a holiday home or even first home overseas. Established destinat

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Assetz House Price Watch February 2008

18th March 2008

Assetz House Price Watch is the only fully inclusive summary of all the major UK house price indices, providing a comprehensive overview of market activity The five major UK house price indices show an average of 5.4% annualised growth for the twelv

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Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, responds to today’s Budget

12th March 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, responds to today’s Budget: “It was a somewhat surprising decision from the Chancellor today, to plough ahead with his ill-conceived plans to change Capital Gains Tax, especially considering it was not until ve

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Delay Possible for Capital Gains Tax Reform

6th March 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, predicts the Chancellor could well announce a delay for proposed capital gains tax reforms in next week’s budget: “Following Darling’s rather ill-conceived and rushed changes for capital gains tax, highlighted

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Monetary Policy Committee holds interest rates at 5.25%

6th March 2008

Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to hold interest rat

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Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, comments on Nationwide’s latest index, which reported a monthly house price fall of 0.5% in February

29th February 2008

"To a large degree, Nationwide’s latest index, which records a house price fall of 0.5% for February, is still reflecting sales agreed in the more depressed period leading up to Christmas. “However, since the New Year the market appears to be picki

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Continued Resilience of Buy to Let Market

26th February 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, responds to the latest report from CML, which suggest buy-to-let lending was up in 2007: “I strongly support the CML’s latest survey data, which highlights the continued resilience of the buy-to-let market. The

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Assetz House Price Watch January 2008

20th February 2008

Assetz House Price Watch is the only fully inclusive summary of all the major UK house price indices, providing a comprehensive overview of market activity The five major UK house price indices show an average of 5.5% annualised growth for the twelv

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Latest House Price Index Suggests Confidence has Returned to the Market

18th February 2008

Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, comments on the latest Rightmove index, which has recorded a rise in property asking prices in January 2008: "Rightmove's latest figures offer yet another indication that confidence is returning to the market.

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Monetary Policy Committee Reduces Interest Rates to 5.25%

7th February 2008

Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to reduce interest rates to 5.25%, Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, says: “Today’s decision, to reduce interest rates by 0.25% was a necessary but somewhat belated decision as the MPC is f

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Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz, comments on recent research suggesting buy to let investing has pushed UK house prices up just 7%

6th February 2008

"Today’s figures from the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU) have backed our standing opinion that buy-to-let investment has not significantly affected house prices in the UK to the detriment of first-time buyers. With prices reported

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Assetz House Price Watch Sustainable Growth for House Prices Still the Most Likely Outcome for 2008

21st January 2008

Assetz House Price Watch is the only fully inclusive summary of all the major UK house price indices, providing a comprehensive overview of market activity The five major UK house price indices show an average of 6.4% annualised growth for the twelv

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Investors Fund Developers to Reap Higher Returns and Take Advantage of Credit Crunch

17th January 2008

Assetz Fund Management has launched a new property development fund, enabling investors to benefit from providing funding to developers in the UK’s property market. The fund will provide developer finance for a number of carefully selected small to

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Stuart Law, Chief Executive of Assetz PLC, Comments on Today’s Inflation Figures, as the CPI Remains at 2.1%

15th January 2008

“With inflation for 2007 as a whole coming in at 2.1%, largely in line with the Bank’s target of 2.0%, we are likely to witness much speculation that interest rates will remain at 5.5% next month. However, with the threat of an economic slowdown and

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