Two vendors at Boyce Farmers’ Market in Frederictonare apparently becoming victims of their own success now that they are being told to takethe lineups for their samosas outside. The spicy Indian pastries sold at Patel’s and Samosa Delitehave becomeso popular at the market that their lineups are becoming a problem. Patel’s has been in business for 30 years, and Samosa Delite for 17 years. Mohan Iyengar, owner of Samosa Delite, says he sells between 7,000 and 10,000 samosas...
London drives house price rise
Posted in realty | Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 | Trackback
ECONOMICS The strength of the property market in London caused house prices to rise again over the past month, according to figures released today.
Hometrack, the property website, said that house prices rose by 0.4 per cent in January, taking the annual rate of house price rises to 6 per cent, from 5.7 per cent in December.
Richard Donnell, Hometracks director of research, said that prices were unchanged across most of the country, but an 0.8 per cent rise in London, caused by a lack of supply, had improved the overall picture.
Separate data from propertyfinder.com gave an indication of the pressures on todays first-time buyers. The sites survey showed that only 49 per cent of those aged below 35 own property, compared with a figure of 59 per cent just six years ago.
