The UK is a very unique country, and it can also be said to be a very strange country.
Ever since the British became rich, they have determined to be Europe's troublemakers.
Whenever a country becomes developed and threatens its status, Britain will fan the flames, either inciting everyone to besiege France or inciting everyone to crush Germany. Even the Austro-Hungarian Empire was treated in this way.
Therefore, many Europeans do not agree with saying that the UK is a European country, and even the British themselves do not think so.
But since the Americans have become developed and have become the world's number one troublemakers, the British are not so conspicuous anymore.
In many cases, the British were even used as weapons by the Americans. The empire on which the sun never sets is indeed different from the past and is much more lonely.
However, Britain has been glorious for more than a hundred years. London is still the center of Europe and Africa and the center of many international futures. Britain still has a strong financial system and strength, and is still considered one of the top three powers in the world.
Therefore, whether it is the subprime mortgage crisis or the national debt crisis, it will have little impact on the UK.
However, just because the impact is small does not mean that there is no impact.
The British are very cunning and vigilant. As soon as they saw signs of the Greek debt crisis spreading, in order to improve their financial vitality, especially the vitality of real estate, they immediately issued some measures of their own.
How to improve the vitality of real estate
In fact, the same strategies are used all over the world. The methods adopted by Chinese real estate businessmen and government departments are actually already used by others.
On the one hand, the state has issued favorable policies and measures, such as reducing real estate transaction taxes, reducing transaction costs, reducing profits taxes, etc.
On the other hand, the Bank of England issued favorable policies to increase the supply of real estate loans. It relaxed the qualification review of real estate buyers, provided preferential interest rates, and subsidized loans for home buyers.
All these things immediately let people know that the British real estate industry will usher in a new take-off.
The very next day, in the most prosperous district of Westminster in London, the average price of a high-end apartment opened two months ago rose from 8,000 pounds per square meter to 10,000 pounds per square meter, an increase of 25
In addition, some second-hand houses of high-end apartments have also seen a more or less increase, at least more than 5.
In the next few days, such increases not only appeared in the most prosperous Westminster district, but also gradually spread to the surrounding prosperous areas of Lambeth, Southwark, Kensington and Chelsea.
In just one week, not only did the house prices of second-hand houses in these districts soar by more than 10% on average, but even the newly opened properties also generally increased by 5%. It is said that the new properties that have not yet opened for sale have increased by at least 10%.
Such an increase left people stunned.
It has been said in newspapers and TV that if the government and the central bank release so much good news about real estate, there will definitely be a boom in people buying houses and housing prices will rise.
But the problem is that it has only been a few days. Housing prices have risen so much all of a sudden that many people have no time to react.
So the smarter people quickly bought the house they had been eyeing for a long time, so as to avoid long nights and nightmares.
Many families who want to buy a house are taking advantage of their free time to look at houses and want to make a decision on the house as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one can bear such a fierce price increase.
These areas are all in the southeast of London, and they are all prosperous areas.
As we all know, the rise in housing prices in a region often starts with high-end properties.
Once the housing prices in these areas rise, then generally the housing prices in London will also rise, which in turn will drive the housing prices in other cities to rise.
This is the situation in the UK now.
It’s not just the real estate market that’s booming all of a sudden. TV stations and newspapers have also received a lot of public relations fees, blindly promoting the theory that “house prices are at a low point and will rise in the future”, creating the theory that “London has less land and more people.
There is no chance of buying it”.
The British government is very happy to see such prosperity.
If the real estate boom lasts for one or two years and survives the debt crisis, then we can just cool down the real estate market.
Anyway, this kind of thing has been done many times before, and they are already familiar with it.
Therefore, neither the British government nor the Bank of England has taken any measures against the sudden boom in real estate. They simply appealed to everyone to stay calm and do their best to consider the house they want to buy. High-priced houses have certain risks and other clichés.
The government and central bank's non-commitment is acquiescence.
The British were not fools and knew what they meant immediately. As a result, housing prices in London, especially in several prosperous areas, rose again, almost reaching the level of 1215 before the policy was announced.
The higher the price, the more you buy. It is not just the Chinese who do this. It is a subconscious emotion of the entire human race.
Those who can truly observe calmly are definitely a minority among the minority.
We are all ordinary people. When we see others doing this, it is natural to follow them blindly.
Therefore, when housing prices skyrocket, the more people look at houses and buy houses.
After all, the longer you wait, the more expensive the house will be. Now the various costs of buying a house have been reduced a lot, and the interest rate is even more negligible. If you don’t buy a house earlier to live in it, or to preserve and increase its value, why are you still hesitating?
Ordinary people are struggling and frantic about housing, but the manipulators behind the scenes have now begun to open champagne to celebrate, at least the first stage of the hype has succeeded.
Don’t think that only a few principals of Hengxin Investment Company are celebrating by popping champagne. There are also many real estate developers and many fund management companies in the UK who have also participated in this feast of plundering wealth.
Such a big situation and the price increase of so many houses are definitely not something that Liu Datou and a few outsiders can accomplish.
Including several of the most famous asset management companies in the UK, including a large number of British land tycoons, as well as the Duke of Saatchi and others who had business dealings with Xiao Qi, they all used their efforts to read;
Reborn as the most powerful minister.
For land and real estate owners like them, isn't it a good way to make money by inflating the real estate prices and then selling them to ordinary people who take over?
The higher the house prices rise, the more profits they will make.
Not to mention others, Liu Datou, Yang Hua, Guan Shantang and Hou Mutai were sitting in the narrow office at the moment, drinking champagne and eating with smiles.
"Mr. Liu, you are so awesome," Hou Mutai couldn't help but admire, "As soon as we made this move, although we spent tens of millions of dollars in public relations fees and buying and selling houses seemed a bit more cumbersome, the house prices were suddenly skyrocketed.
The result is so high that our profit has reached 15%, which is an amazing achievement.”
"This is nothing." Liu Datou said proudly, "Just wait and see, now is just the beginning. The housing prices in London, at least the housing prices of these high-end apartments in prosperous areas, are far more than the current prices. In the future,
In two or three years, it will at least double. If we hype well, it is possible to double."
"Well, the house is one thing. We spent 2.8 billion US dollars on the land and 2 billion US dollars on the land. Now the land price has increased by more than 5, which is still good." Yang Hua said slowly, "Those real estate developers have started to ask a lot of questions.
It’s time for us. Do these guys think that everyone else is stupid?”
"Haha, luckily Branson is here. Some people wanted to use some tricks, but they didn't dare to speak after being scolded by Branson, and just left in despair." Guan Shantang sighed, "I thought before,
Qi Shao was too generous to Branson. He didn’t provide any funds, just 15% of the shares. Now I know how good Qi Shao is at looking at people. Branson not only helped us take root here, but also provided all the conveniences.
When buying land, I have to go to PR first because of his favor. Otherwise, how could those arrogant British guys care about us? Now he can still block the gun. He is indeed a protector."
"Everyone has his value. Not only is Qi Shao a genius, but he also has an absolute eye for recognizing heroes." Liu Datou said with a smile, "Not only Branson, I, Liu, and you guys are all talents.
Master Qi sent us here just to let us use our talents and do a good job."
After a pause, he continued, "Yesterday, I called Mr. Qi and talked about the three of you. It was quite hard for you to follow me here, so Mr. Qi promised to give you 5% of the profit as a reward.
Dividends.”
"Really" Hou Mutai was surprised and happy.
"Of course it's true." Liu Datou laughed, "When you return to China in three to five years, all of you will be rich people worth hundreds of millions of dollars."
Hou Mutai grinned when he heard this, and Yang Hua and Guan Shantang were also full of excitement.
While chatting on weekdays, Liu Datou heard about their situation. This group of Wenzhou real estate speculators suffered heavy losses in Chengdu. Not only did they lose all their money, they also owed a lot of debt.
In the end, it was only by borrowing money from Xiao Qi that the debt was wiped out.
But in exchange, the leaders of these three real estate speculator groups must ask Xiao Qi to work for several years.
During this period, they receive no salary except for living expenses.
Now when I hear that after hard work, I can get a net profit of 5, how can I not be happy?
You know, the net profit of 5 is at least 300 million US dollars. If the real estate and land speculation goes well, it is not impossible to get more.
After calculation, Liu Datou himself felt that he should be able to make a net profit of 1 billion US dollars during this trip to the UK, which is almost equivalent to his previous total net worth.
If I had continued to develop in the UK, my family wealth would definitely be able to increase.
The real estate development prospects in the UK are much greater than those in Hong Kong. To be continued