Posts Tagged ‘Investment’
Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats
Only a decade ago, the Chinese economy was smaller than that of the UK, yet many economists believe it will become the world’s largest by 2018. This incredible economic success story is just one of the reasons why the number of expats in the country has increased by [Read More]
Kings Cross Is Londons Best New Investment Area
Kings Cross in is being tipped as the next up and coming investment area in London. With property prices in west London growing ever out of reach and the market somewhat saturated with investment buyers the smart money is looking for other opportunities elsewhere. The [Read More]
China’s Air Pollution Creates Investment Opportunities
There is a growing demand for investments models to combats China’s air pollution problems. Air pollution is now said to be so bad that a new classification of ‘beyond index” was coined to describe it recently. Challenging Balancing Act The new leaders in [Read More]
Investing In Micro CHP
Investing in Micro CHP, or to put it another way, Combined Heat & power is at the forefront of a new wave of green energy. Combined Heat and Power , has been left at the bottom of the pile, but, what most people do not realise is that it benefits from the FIT tariff ( [Read More]
Student Lets No Longer The Safe Investment Option?
The recent double whammy of higher fees and a a tighter restriction on EU students allowed in the UK have meant that student lets are no longer the safe investment they used to be. This is particularly true in London where nearly 50% of all student lettings are located. [Read More]
Business Not responding To Energy Efficiency Investment
According to the Carbon Trust web site, business is missing a huge opportunity to save money by utilising energy efficiency investment: Business Case For Energy Efficiency Investment In recent years there has been burgeoning proof in the case for energy efficiency [Read More]
FIT Tariff Solar PV Investment 2012 Update
This article is a summery of the ‘Feed in Tariff’ (FIT) The Facts The FIT rate from 1st April 2011 was 43.3p per kWh for domestic installations. This gave a huge return on investment of over 15%, tax free and index linked (to RPI), fixed for 25 years. The rapid [Read More]
Bogotá, Colombia – Urban Housing Affordability Study
Continuing our series about “base of the pyramid housing” from Ruban Selvanayagam about affordable housing around the world. Earlier this year, billionaire Sam Zell’s Equity International group stated its intention to focus less on US property deals and grow [Read More]
Countries Aligning For Libya Oil Investment
Like a pack of wolves salivating in front of a tasty distressed animal, countries worldwide are attempting to gain favour with Libya so as to be first in line for investment when the country commences producing oil regularly after the conflict is finally settled. Oil [Read More]
Wind Farm Investment Risks & Returns
Within the European Union, governments have been trying to implement environmental policies to lessen the proposed risk and impact of climate change due to the effect of increased fossil fuel emissions. Wind farm investments are high on the agenda along with other [Read More]
