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Berkeley up 100 points (4%) this morning

Interims; six months ended 31 October 2014: ---------- 'The housing market has returned to normal transaction levels in the period from a high point in 2013. Domestic demand, above all for the right product with good design in the best locations, has remained resilient in London and the South of England. London benefits from a stable social and political environment, and so continues to attract inward investment from the UK and overseas. Its continued success is crucial to maintaining the pipeline of delivery of new private and affordable homes to meet the national housing shortfall, a matter of particular importance in the run-up to a General Election in 2015 and a London Mayoral election in 2016' http://www.investegate.co.uk/berkeley-grp-hlds--bkg-/rns/half-yearly-report/201412050700099197Y/ -----------

Isn't this going to have a negative affect on the housing ? : ------ 'Trevor Abrahmsohn of estate agents Glentree said: "I’ve had 15 calls in the last five minutes from concerned clients. One of my clients said if he doesn’t finish tonight then he is not going to buy."' http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/stamp-duty-stampede-buyers-scrambling-to-complete-on-deals-after-george-osbornes-autumn-statement-bombshell-9900994.html

For a typical £510,000 house in London the bill will fall by £4,900 — from £20,400 to £15,500. For a £1 million property it will rise by £3,750, from £40,000 to £43,750 At £2 million it will shoot up £53,750, from £100,000 to £153,750. And for a £ 5million home it will soar by an eye-watering £163,750, from £350,000 to £513,750. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/autumn-statement-2014-osborne-expected-to-smooth-stamp-duty-cliff-edge-9900069.html

For a typical £510,000 house in London the bill will fall by £4,900 — from £20,400 to £15,500. For a £1 million property it will rise by £3,750, from £40,000 to £43,750 At £2 million it will shoot up £53,750, from £100,000 to £153,750. And for a £5 million home it will soar by an eye-watering £163,750, from £350,000 to £513,750. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/autumn-statement-2014-osborne-expected-to-smooth-stamp-duty-cliff-edge-9900069.html

perhaps this isn't such good news for the higher priced homes ? http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/britain-budget-housing-idUKL6N0TN1ZX20141203

I like the description of the new products. Solutions for dynamic perspective, head tracking, and green screen. Probably need cash but may be worth a punt as they already have a blue-chip customer base to sell to.

......no figures, and do they need to raise cash ?

Winkworth say....... ---------------- 'Looking to 2015, our expectation is that the market will continue to be subdued in the first half of the year. However, in a reverse image of 2014, we expect the latter half to see a pick up both in terms of prices and transactions. We anticipate that prime central London will continue to be most affected in coming months, with political uncertainty and proposed legislation for a mansion tax leading to a price fall of 5% in the first half of next year. Changes to the taxation of overseas investors and less attractive exchange rates lead us to believe that, although the market may pick up slightly after the general election, prices will be flat in central London for the year as a whole. Suburban London is expected to be impacted as the rapid growth seen in 2014 slows, helping to rebalance supply and demand. Caution before the polls suggests that prices will be flat for the first half of the year, before rising modestly by year end.' http://www.investegate.co.uk/m-winkworth-plc--wink-/rns/trading-statement-and-market-outlook/201412020700095057Y/ ------------------

Winkworth trading statement very downbeat..... http://www.investegate.co.uk/m-winkworth-plc--wink-/rns/trading-statement-and-market-outlook/201412020700095057Y/

RNS at 'no-one is watching o'clock' (as TW would say at share prophets) Not that it could get much worse I suppose......... 'NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES' http://www.investegate.co.uk/acta-s-p-a---acta-/rns/tr-1--notification-of-major-interest-in-shares/201411251728189887X/ ----------- Dibs, congrats

Sept 29th 2014 RNS: 'We therefore remain very optimistic about the Company's future, continue to trade in-line with market estimates, and remain focussed on delivering significant shareholder value in the near future.' --------------- ^was that a lie?

egg on face so far................maybe there will surprise us with something?

yeah, a lift in a submarine maybe

Rudderless

http://www.investegate.co.uk/acta-s-p-a---acta-/rns/directorate-change/201411240700147497X/

3.80 ish is probably as far as it will go today...........we shall see I suppose

about some news today?

yep, don't RNS the small sales, or anything with the word ebola in it

http://www.4-traders.com/ACTA-SPA-4005535/news/Acta--Hydrogen-Generator-demonstrated-by-Abengoa-19366569/