Household debt· Housing The repossessions timebomb: how to help homeowners at risk of default 6 August 2014 by Katie Blacklock Against the backdrop of the most prolonged recession in living memory, the relatively small increase in homes being repossessed has been a welcome surprise. Numbers did spike, but they never reached the levels of the early 1990s and have been coming down steadily over the last four years. This owes something to government support programmes, … Continued READ MORE
Housing Kickstart institutional investment to build new homes for generation rent 30 October 2013 by Katie Blacklock Investors have long enjoyed a love/hate relationship with property. An asset class dominated by commercial real estate, it delivers diversification and a reasonable yield in the good times. But in difficult times, upward-only rent reviews vanish, and fund managers are left wrestling with high voids and bad debts. Residential real estate, meanwhile, has largely been … Continued READ MORE
