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Choices available for home buyers!

February 11th, 2012

Home buyers are always looking for the best home they can buy with the resources and time available with them. Now, more than ever, real estate prices are subdued and buyers are again active in the market.

Buying a home is the most exciting and at the same time, tedious task for people. While the excitement of owning your own home pushes you harder to expedite the process, the tedious task of going through enormous amount of details frustrates you. Going through the process is a necessity. Though the process is tedious and demanding, any negligence on the due diligence can cost us big in the future.

In this article, we will take a look at some options that home buyers have and how they can choose the best one based on their requirement.

Buying an under-construction home

This is the most popular way of buying a home.

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York solicitor on trail of dead tycoon’s fortune

February 9th, 2012

A YORK lawyer is investigating the lost fortune of millionnaire Brooks Mileson, who once contemplated taking control of York City FC

Stephen Baylis, of Langleys, said the intriguing case was positive for the legal community in York, showing the capability of the city’s lawyers in high-profile cases

Mr Mileson, was once the 37th richest man in Britain, making his money through construction and insurance, before investing in Scottish village football club Gretna FC and in 1999 the now defunct Scarborough FC

In 2003, when York City were in danger of going bust under the ownership of former motor racing boss John Batchelor, Mr Mileson also contemplated taking over at Bootham Crescent

Although Mr Mileson never spoke publicly of his interest in acquiring the Minstermen, The Press exclusively reported his associates were in talks to buy the club and he attended at least one match at Bootham Crescent until ownership of the club was eventually transferred to the York City Supporters’ Trust

When he died of a heart attack in 2008, Mr Mileson is believed to have left a £32 million fortune, which his creditors have been unable to find

Mr Baylis said: “Brooks Mileson had a colourful history when he was alive and certainly following his death, we have been trying to unravel where he put his assets and what he’s done with his money It might simply be that he has thrown all his money into football, as some business people have done, but I still feel there must be some more of the money out there”

Mr Baylis, who joined Langleys to work in York where he lived after working in Leeds-based Hammonds, was referred the case by a contact who is an insolvency practitioner

He said the case was good for the legal industry in York “When I came here seven to eight years ago, you wouldn’t have seen York mentioned in Chambers of the Legal 500 and now a smattering of York firms, including Langleys, have got a profile there

“We are able to compete with the firms in the middle tier and can certainly compete with national firms We have all the legal competence and offer good value to clients,” he said

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Facebook forces Timeline; users’ past more visible

January 23rd, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find.

Timeline is essentially a scrapbook of your whole life on Facebook. By contrast, Facebook’s traditional profile page is more of a snapshot of you today.

Although some people have already voluntarily switched to Timeline, Facebook hadn’t made that mandatory. Beginning Tuesday, Facebook is telling some users that they have seven days to clean up their profiles before Timeline gets automatically activated. Facebook is rolling out the requirement to others over the next few weeks.

At some point, even those who haven’t logged on to Facebook in a while will be automatically switched.

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Markets shrug off S&P downgrades, focus on Greece

January 13th, 2012

08:59 PST LONDON, United Kingdom –

European markets responded calmly to Standard & Poor’s decision to cut the credit ratings of a number of euro countries as France managed to tap bond market investors Monday despite the loss of its cherished triple-A rating.

The downgrades, which were based on concerns over Europe’s ability to handle its two-year debt crisis and the lack of economic growth, had been anticipated for weeks so the market impact was muted, especially since the U.S. is on holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Europe is set to remain the focus of attention all week as a number of bond auctions are due and Greece tries to clinch a debt deal with its private creditors.

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Personal budget, a must!

January 3rd, 2012

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It is a good idea to categorize your payments under different headings like daily living expenses, entertainment and vacation, health etc. This will give you a fair idea of how much you spend on different categories. It is easier to keep track and also control your expenses once you know how much portion of your earnings goes into each expense.

Getting married? Starting a job? Getting further education? Starting your own family? Have you planned for these important phases in your life? Good control over your personal finances will help you achieve the goals you have set for yourself and cope with changes in your life.

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Cutting-edge kit opens new doors for steel company

December 18th, 2011

A STEEL company has invested in literally cutting-edge equipment which will help it target new emerging markets.

Barrett Precision Tubes, part of the Barrett Steel Group, is the first steel stockholder to introduce a fibre laser cutting system to the UK.

It has commissioned a LT FIBER laser cutting system at its Lasertube North plant in Elvington, near York.

Chris Lamb, group marketing manager for the Bradfrd-based group, said the new investment at the York plant represents a huge opportunity for the company to break into emerging markets, such as oil and gas, naval and marine and offshore wind farms.

The technology is specifically designed and developed for cutting tubes and open profiles, and increases the range of materials that can be processed, particularly highly reflective materials such as copper, brass, stainless steel and aluminium.

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