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100	1		_aBarnes, Yolande
245	0	0	_aHoming in on the UK
260			_c2009
490			_aProperty Week _v75(6) 6 February 2009, 42(1)
520			_aArticle suggests that international investors may help to spark the revival of the UK prime residential sector. The author bases this on the position that a fall in average prices coupled with a weak pound means that investors in Europe and Japan are 35-50% better off purchasing in the UK than they were a year ago. Links historical falls in the UK prime market to drops in the value of Sterling and posits that available stock levels may fall dramatically as the majority of properties for sale in this market will come from needs-based sellers and will soon disappear in the event of a rise in sales. Also mentions that existing overseas investors will be suffering the same falls in value in their current portfolio as faced by UK investors, which will be a major disincentive to sell and will constrict supply further still. Contains tables and statistics.
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651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
690			_aPROPERTY-PROPERTY FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
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