Spring statement - Property
Spring is traditionally a busy time in the property market. Just how busy it is, however, depends on various factors. Many people...
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Mar 5, 20233 min read
How To Get A Mortgage As A First-Time Buyer
As a first-time buyer, there are, essentially, two steps to getting a mortgage. Firstly, you need to work on making yourself an...
Feb 5, 20233 min read
How To Turn Your Spare Bedroom Into Extra Cash
In the UK, demand for rental accommodation tends to be consistently strong. If you have a spare room, you might want to tap into this...
Jan 22, 20233 min read
How To Ensure Your Insurance Really Does Protect You
For many people, the cost of living is biting hard. This means that they literally cannot afford any nasty surprises. Having the right...
Dec 11, 20223 min read
Top Tips For Letting To Young Adults
Young adults move out of the parental home for a variety of reasons. Often these are to do with study or work. For example, students...
Dec 4, 20223 min read
Are House Prices Due For A Fall?
House price rises don’t have to be followed by falls. In fact, they don’t necessarily have to be interspersed with plateaux. They cannot,...
Nov 27, 20223 min read
Is It Still A Seller's Market?
The introduction of the SDLT (Stamp Duty) holiday sparked a frenzy in the housing market. Realistically, it was only to be expected that...
Oct 2, 20223 min read
The Budget - Property
The UK now officially has a new Prime Minister. That means a new Chancellor of the Exchequer and a new, unscheduled, budget. Although...
Sep 25, 20223 min read
The End Of The Summer Housing Market
Children are back at school. Students are back at university. Strictly is back on TV. All the signs, therefore, point to summer being...
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Why are house prices still rising?
Back when COVID19 was still in full force, the UK government instigated a Stamp Duty holiday. This prompted a buying frenzy and,...
Sep 11, 20223 min read
What Does a Slowdown in Property Mean
It’s probably not a surprise that the housing market has slowed down over the course of the past year. The extent of the slowdown may,...
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Discussing downsizing
In principle, downsizing in retirement, after any children have flown the nest, is often the most financially sensible option for many...
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Is Buy To Let Still Worth Investing?
Over recent times, tax changes have delivered a sharp blow to the buy-to-let market and yet it has simply rode out the punch and stood...
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Are You Ready To Beat The Clock On The Stamp Duty Holiday?
The chancellor’s decision to extend the Stamp Duty holiday means that there is a bit of extra breathing space to complete transactions....
Jan 4, 20203 min read
What will the election mean for your mortgage?
Regardless of how you feel about Brexit, it’s probably good news that one way or another, the issue is likely to be resolved in the near...
Jun 20, 20193 min read
Are you coming to the end of your deal?
Special introductory deals can be very helpful, but they run out eventually. Similarly, fixed-rate mortgages also have a finite...
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Getting help to buy
Getting “on the property ladder” is notoriously difficult and moving up it can also be quite a struggle. (In fact, even downsizing can...
Mar 1, 20193 min read
The golden rules of home improvement
The most fundamental rule of home improvement is that it should add value to your home in some way, be that by increasing your enjoyment...
Feb 22, 20193 min read
The challenges of stepping up
Getting on the housing ladder is all very well, but if you start off your time as a home owner by purchasing a small property then you...
Feb 1, 20193 min read
The first Help to Buy deals are now coming to an end
The Help to Buy scheme was rolled out in April 2013 and recently made headlines (albeit not necessarily front-page ones) by being rolled...
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