China HGS will be engaged in large-scale Shanty Areas rebuilding Projects with budgeted investment over USD1.3 billion

HANZHONG, China, Aug. 11, 2014 -- China HGS Real Estate Inc. (HGSH) ("China HGS" or the "Company"), a leading regional real estate developer headquartered in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, China, today announced that the Company was in process of signing two project agreements with local government to rebuild large-scale shanty areas located in Hanzhong City. The total investment in these two projects is estimated to exceed USD1.3 billion.

Reforming shanty areas is an important public welfare project for the Chinese government to improve housing conditions and people's livelihoods. It can also promote the people-oriented new urbanization drive and the integration of urban and rural areas, and improve the quality of urbanization and facilitate sustained and healthy economic development.

April 30 2010 - £30.1m was sent to Brazil from the UK in 2009 for property related purposes, according to leading foreign exchange supplier Moneycorp, up from just £4million in 2004. 2010 has started even more strongly: since 1 January 2010, Moneycorp says that real estate enquiries have increased 40% on last year.

A new service launched at the end of last year by Moneycorp shows that Brazil is increasingly coming on to the radar for British property buyers. The service is revolutionising the way foreigners can move money into Brazil. Moneycorp has formed a partnership with Brazilian bank, Banco Rendimento, to offer a hassle free international money transfer service which can be offered to British clients purchasing property in Brazil. Since its launch in October 2009, Moneycorp has completed hundreds of foreign exchange transactions on behalf of customers.

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Mark Cosh, European Director of vacant property security and maintenance specialist SitexOrbis (www.sitexorbis.co.uk), says major property companies and commercial landlords should review their vacant property portfolios as the commercial property market is showing signs of recovery.

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Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) is a progressive, not-for-profit, independent Housing Association, based in Knowsley, a vibrant and dynamic urban area of Merseyside, managing over 13,000 high quality homes at affordable rents. KHT has a range of housing stock which includes; houses, bungalows, sheltered housing schemes, as well as low rise and multi-storey accommodation. KHT’s commercial arm, KHT Services, also provides maintenance services for other public sector organisations.

KHT has a mobile workforce of over two hundred and twenty operatives. These operatives cover four contracts for work over a wide geographic area. The workforce is split into multiple trades and disciplines, including responsive repairs, gas servicing, voids and electrical. The business case for mobilising the workforce was overwhelming. An earlier project to introduce mobile working had met with mixed success and there had been technical integration issues.