Rents

Letters to the Editor, March 1, 2013

1 Mar 2013

I read with shock the news that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Hong Kong is axing the HK$500 a month it currently pays out to refugees. How can this be? Is the UNHCR broke?...

Housing rents seen to rise faster as new stamp duty hits home purchases

27 Feb 2013

Rents will rise at a faster pace in the second half of this year as demand for rental accommodation increases as a result of homebuyers hold off on making purchases while they digest the impact of...

How higher estate taxes can make Hong Kong equitable

25 Feb 2013

We must come up with a redistribution process that transfers back to society the money that landlords and rich property owners earn. This must come in a form of an estate tax (for properties above...

British rent rises tipped to slow this year

6 Feb 2013

Rightmove, a London-based property company, said 74 per cent of professional landlords intended to expand their portfolios, and investors would be lured by tenant demand and "attractive" returns...

Q & A with our experts

6 Feb 2013

Q: I am an expat who is currently renting an apartment in North Point. But the lease will expire soon and I am planning to move to Wan Chai which is more vibrant. With a budget of less than HK$20,...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Letters to the Editor, February 5, 2013

China should get involved in arbitration

I refer to the article ("Message in a battle", January 26).

Victoria Park's Lunar New Year Fair gets final touches

But many owners were also predicting a less profitable year because of the rocketing costs of booths - an increase they were reluctant to pass on to consumers.

Individual investors drifting towards industrial property

Three months ago property investor Rainbow Chan, who is in her mid-40s and lives in an apartment owned by herself and her husband, invested HK$1.38 million in a 567 square foot industrial unit in...

RESIDENTIAL

High-end Hong Kong flats priciest in world

Hong Kong is the most expensive location in the world to rent a high-end, three-bedroom apartment, according to the latest data from ECA International.

Pan-democrats' focus on democracy has let down Hongkongers

I have now reached a point where I care far less about Hong Kong achieving universal suffrage than having to pay nearly half my income in rent. How can it possibly excite me to be able to vote for...

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PROPERTY DIGEST

Property Digest, January 23, 2013

Luxury flat rents fell 1.3 per cent in December, compared with a 0.2 per cent fall in the previous month, due to the government's tightening measures and the festive holidays, according to...