{"id":44660,"date":"2017-02-18T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/even-with-price-rises-theres-no-place-like-home-for-bargain-hungry-brits\/"},"modified":"2017-02-18T14:04:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T07:04:41","slug":"even-with-price-rises-theres-no-place-like-home-for-bargain-hungry-brits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/even-with-price-rises-theres-no-place-like-home-for-bargain-hungry-brits\/","title":{"rendered":"Even with price rises, there\u2019s no place like home for bargain-hungry Brits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFor high-end electricals such as Apple products, the truth is it\u2019s cheaper to buy in the UK rather than the US or EuropeApple shoved its prices up in the UK by as much as a quarter, sound system maker Sonos followed, and now Microsoft is raising the price of some its laptops by up to \u00a3400, all blaming the Brexit-inspired fall in sterling. So is it time for bargain-hungry Brits to head abroad to snap up cheaper prices?Fortunately, the internet allows us to go browsing for prices before schleping down the Rue de Rivoli, Gran Via or Fifth Avenue. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/blog\/2017\/feb\/18\/bargain-hungry-brits-apple-products-high-end-electricals-uk-cheaper-shopping-abroad\" target=\"_blank\">Even with price rises, there\u2019s no place like home for bargain-hungry Brits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; For high-end electricals such as Apple products, the truth is it\u2019s cheaper to buy in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-bCk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26474,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-first-time-buyers-hit-by-steeper-rises-in-starter-home-prices\/","url_meta":{"origin":44660,"position":0},"title":"UK first-time buyers hit by steeper rises in starter home prices","date":"September 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Rightmove poll shows starter properties such as two-bed flats are 10% higher year on year despite Brexit vote uncertaintyFirst-time buyers hoping to snap up a bargain after the Brexit vote could be in for a shock with figures showing new sellers in England and Wales asking 3.3% more for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57012,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/brits-splurge-on-entertainment-but-cut-back-elsewhere-as-prices-rise\/","url_meta":{"origin":44660,"position":1},"title":"Brits splurge on entertainment &#8211; but cut back elsewhere as prices rise","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Brits splurge on entertainment - but cut back elsewhere as prices rise","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":158867,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/july-yields-fastest-rate-of-uk-house-price-rises-this-year-says-lender\/","url_meta":{"origin":44660,"position":2},"title":"July yields fastest rate of UK house price rises this year, says lender","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Cheaper mortgage rates and rising wages helped to push monthly growth to 0.4%, according to HalifaxUK house prices rose at the fastest monthly rate this year in July as mortgage rates eased and banks offered bigger home loans, according to the lender Halifax.The average property price grew by 0.4%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4291,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-brits-are-tearing-up-their-timeshares\/","url_meta":{"origin":44660,"position":3},"title":"Why Brits are tearing up their timeshares","date":"February 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r UK holidaymakers are cancelling their timeshares at a rate of six a day. 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