Property
Pandemic boom drives UK house prices up by most since 2004
British house prices jumped by the most in more than 16 years this month when they were 13.4% higher than in June…
Surge in illegal bank loan-funded China property buys worries regulators
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - Property purchases in China funded through bank loans fraudulently obtained by speculators are fuelling already red-hot real…
Maltese Editors’ Perspectives
Times of Malta says that a new bill, which has been harshly criticised by the Chamber of Advocates, risks undermining the constitution…
Budget 2021: MDA welcomes incentives boosting economic activity
The Malta Developers Association (MDA) welcomed the various initiatives announced in the Budget and said it was satisfied that several of its…
Malta: Property prices in Malta register decrease during COVID-19 pandemic, study shows
69% of properties in Malta were valued at a lower price during the first quarter of 2020, in comparison to the last…
Maltese Editors’ Perspectives
A variety of themes tackled by the Editors in print today, with sports, and home ownership making rare appearances in newspapers' leaders.…
Malta: Short lets have flooded the rental market, pushing prices down
It is a tenant’s market for rental property right now, with supply far outstripping demand and prices going down by as much…
New German law to target money laundering in property market
Germany's government is unveiling a new law aimed at combating money laundering in the real estate sector. It's estimated that billions in…
UK – Rogue landlords database to be made public to combat poor substandard rentals
A “rogue landlords” database will finally be opened up to the public to give people “the crucial information they need before signing…
Malta: New building regulations will likely push property prices upwards
The Malta Independent reports on an interview with Kamra tal-Periti president S imone Vella Lenicker who argued that the new building regulations…
Amsterdam set to ban rental of new-build houses to combat spiralling house prices
Amsterdam has drawn up plans to ban the rental of new-build homes on city land, as part of a spate of policies…
Cayman Islands property boom threatened by British anti-money laundering rules
The Financial Times takes a look at the current property boom in the Cayman Islands and how anti-money laundering laws in the…