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• Why UK Housing Is Still Over-Valued

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-19

  Peter Cooper submits: Why is it that UK house prices have remained so expensive despite the gloom-and-doom circling the British economy about debt levels and rising unemployment? Two historic factors are usually cited: a relative shortage of property in the UK due to under building for a generation; and...

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• UK Housing Still a Risky Buy

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-21

  Peter Cooper submits: UK house prices have fallen by 20 per cent on average over almost two years. Now a combination of low mortgage rate deals and rising rental yields are tempting a few brave souls back into the market, and prices ticked up slightly last month. But is...

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• Is Sterling Headed for a Crash?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-28

  Peter Cooper submits: To read the currency analysts, you could be forgiven for thinking that the UK was in the vanguard of economic recovery and not drowning in debt, crashing house prices and a government crisis. Let us face facts: $1.60 sterling is also bad news for this weak...

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• Too Early to Buy British Housing

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-13

  Peter Cooper submits: Property prices are still falling in the UK, but a combination of lower interest rates and a devalued pound is attracting expatriates to buy back home. It is still far too early, the best bargains are to come, and those buying now risk considerable capital loss....

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