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Figures show housing market recovery is now stretching across much of the UK, with transactions in Edinburgh and nearby regions showing a 47 per cent rise in the final quarter of last year.

The sales surge was the highest seen since 2007 and was complemented by a 26.5 per increase in the number of homes coming to the market according to the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre.

In Edinburgh prices rose by an average of five per cent in 2013 while nearby areas like East Lothian and Dunfermline showed smaller increases.

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An interesting article highlighting a predicted positive change in the UK property market for both the end of 2012 and going into 2013; This would in  turn have positive effect on the real estate market in Barbados.

Rightmove data points to UK property market boost for 2013

The latest Rightmove house price index shows that the UK property market is ending 2012 on a positive note with the highest annualized rise in house prices for five years and a rise in search activity and new buyer enquiries.

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Caribbean Island Properties are committed to supporting the BEF’s initiative of free island wide WiFi access across Barbados as an integral step in developing the country towards becoming one of the leading entrepreneurial hubs internationally  by 2020.

Inset: David Coombes, CEO of CIP Caribbean  is seen here canvasing a group of local taxi drivers in an effort to promote the initiative.

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IT IS FAR TOO EASY to become a licensed real estate agent in Barbados, which is why Barbados Estate Agents and Valuers Association (BEVA) is seeking to become the legally recognized body for the profession.

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London home sellers flooded the market in January and pushed up asking prices in the biggest new-year increase since 2008, Rightmove PLC (Rmv).

Asking prices in the capital rose 3.6 percent from the previous month to an average 480,890 pounds ($764,000), the property website operator said in a report today. Prices rose 9.7 percent from a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since February 2010. Nationally, prices rose 0.2 percent.

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The value of a property and how much you should pay to purchase it is a very personal thing in this market.  Let me try to explain what I mean by this.

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