From: "Tumbleweed" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Property Price Hedging
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:18:41 +0100


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>
> Given my outlook I had a look into hedging against the value of my flat
> as an alternatve to selling up and renting, which of course is
> expensive in itself, disruptive, time consuming, etc. The only
> appropriate financial mechanism that I have found to date is spread
> betting on the Halifax Property Price Index via IG Index, however upon
> analysis this doesn't seem to be a very effective way of achieving a
> mid to long term hedge. 
>

if you have no need to move, you can 'hedge' by staying put, either until 
prices rise to where they were, or until you come out of negative equity (if 
it ever gets that bad).
Also, you are better off if you decide to get a bigger house (as long as you 
arent in negative equity.)

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Tumbleweed

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