Worried about a property-price crash or wondering whether now is still a good time to buy? Depending on who you listen to, both concerns are warranted; equally, depending on how you decide to play the market, both scenarios could...

For IG Index the Property Market is a Toxic Market It is documented that IG Index stopped taking any more opening positions on the property market at one time because they were only getting one-way sentiment (down bets) so they...

The UK is a nation obsessed with property prices. But while opinion remains divided over the fate of the housing market, traffic in the property derivatives markets is decidedly one-way. With so much money tied up in bricks and...

When all is rosy, with interest rates benign and property prices rising, house-builder stocks tend to be major holdings in most UK-focussed share portfolios. But when sentiment begins to change, as the Bank of England raises...

For a while now I’ve been reading analysis and thinking about UK property prices, on the basis of which I decided it might be a good idea to limit my exposure to the property market as we enter a period where it may begin...

I have 3 Buy To Let properties in London – and am getting concerned that prices could fall at some point in the future. Because I really want to hold my properties for the long term (10 to 20 years at least), and because of...

Spreadbets are derivatives and are leveraged, but debt is just one way of getting leverage. Debt and leverage are not strictly the same thing. Most homeowners who buy a house for investment purposes using a mortgage are...

Sector spread betting has now been around for more than 10 years, but the recent turmoil in financial markets which has seen some firms losing half their market valuation in months has highlighted the risks inherent to investing...