News Archive: Quirky and Amusing: 2006

18, 2006 December:

Emerging markets drive global growth as developed countries slow

According to a new report, an upbeat picture for the global economy rests largely on exceptionally strong growth in some of the world's more exotic markets, as some of the key developed economies falter...

11, 2006 December:

Use your annual bonus to build an overseas property portfolio

It’s that time of year again when many, especially in the finance sector, will receive a little something extra from their employers in the form of an annual bonus...

06, 2006 December:

TheMoveChannel.com expands into 25 new countries!

Today TheMoveChannel.com is expanding its coverage of the world's key property markets by launching 25 new country websites...

05, 2006 December:

Overseas property ownership jumps 45%

Over the last two years the number of overseas property owners has increased by a staggering 45%, with 250,000 more households now owning an overseas property than in June 2004...

29, 2006 November:

Number of Brits owning property abroad trebles

The number of UK households owning property overseas has trebled in the last ten years, reports Grant Thornton...

28, 2006 November:

Property prices push first-time buyers abroad

3.8 million first time buyers would consider buying abroad just to get onto the property ladder, according to the new research from MRI Overseas Property...

13, 2006 November:

Millions of hours gazing at homes abroad

British holidaymakers have spent almost 22 million hours gazing into foreign estate agent windows in search of the perfect property in the past two summers, according to new research...

06, 2006 October:

9m Brits want to leave the UK permanently

As the summer draws to a close and holiday-makers return to British soil, a recent survey commissioned by NatWest International reveals that nine million Brits intend to escape the UK permanently; sadly, one in eight of us admit we don’t really enjoy our UK lifestyles...

13, 2006 September:

Barclays obtains licence to operate in Qatar

The licence is Barclays first significant geographic expansion in the Middle East for over 30 years…

12, 2006 September:

Brits suffer £9 billion holiday hangover

Post-holiday Brits are being urged to take immediate action to avoid overpaying on the £9bn they borrowed to fund this year’s summer breaks...