Despite the improving picture for mortgage lending, many are still relying on the private rented sector, with demand for rented property continuing to outstrip supply. The result is that 18% more surveyors expect rental prices to rise rather than fall. That said, respondents to the survey anticipate rents rising by less than 2% over the next year. This plateau may be in part due to a healthier housing market and increased access to mortgage lending. ekonglong modern hotel sofa set
Peter Bolton King, RICS' global residential director, says: “It is encouraging to see Government initiatives are having an impact on the property market. Help to Buy in combination with the Funding for Lending scheme appears to be giving the market a shot in the arm. Thankfully, sales are expected to pick up over the coming months, albeit
The 1512 companies from 62 countries ensured a strong appeal this year. 391 of them came from Germany, while 1121 arrived from abroad. At 266 companies, Italy was mostly strongly represented, followed by Turkey with 101 companies. In total this results in an increase of 7% compared to the previous event (2011 – 1412).
The total exhibition space grew by around 6%. As at previous versions of interzum, decision-makers were the main visitors at the trade fair, which exhibitors have always found praiseworthy.
A total of around 53,000 trade visitors – including estimates from the last day of the trade fair – (52,400 visitors in 2011) came to the metropolis on the Rhine. Around 18,000 visitors were from Germany. More than 35,000 came from 148 countries. Above all, there were increases in visitor numbers from abroad. In particular, this included from China, the US, Great Britain, Russia, Poland and Turkey.
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