Britons are saving £140 a week on average by staying at home. Here’s how to turn those savings into a house deposit in five years. Although it may seem hard not being able to go to the pub or practise your usual hobbies, there may be some financial benefits to...
Read moreAs more and more outlets go cashless, concern is growing about the individuals and small firms who rely on notes and coins every day. The FCA’s own recent Sector Views highlighted access to cash one of its concerns for the year ahead. In this article, FCA guest...
Read moreDuring the 2008 financial crisis, property fell in value by 20% in just 16 months. Repossessions soared, and it was only in May 2014 that the average house price recovered to pre-credit crunch levels. In some areas of Britain, they have still not recovered. The big...
Read moreThe Guild of Property Professionals and sister company Fine & Country have sent a letter to the Government stating why estate and lettings agents should be one of the first industries to return to work once deemed safe to do so. The letter has also been made...
Read moreBillions of pounds have been promised to all kinds of workers, from self-employed plumbers to marketing professionals. However, one group has been left behind. Private landlords do not fall into any of the rescue packages launched by the Government. They do not have...
Read moreOn the day of the 2020 Spring Budget, the Bank of England announced it was cutting interest rates to 0. 25% in a bid to curb the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Hours after this decision was made, the Chancellor announced a series of reforms to bolster public...
Read moreThe rental market has ground to a halt, rents are falling and existing tenants are struggling to pay. Landlords will suffer the effects of lockdown long after coronavirus restrictions are lifted as tenants fail to pay, viewings grind to a halt, vacancies rise and new...
Read moreLondon’s job market underwrites the value of homes in its suburbs. What happens if we no longer need to go to work as often? What will life be like after the coronavirus lockdown? One relatively straightforward prediction is that working from home will be here...
Read moreYoung homeowners and first-time buyers face being locked out of the mortgage market after banks announced major restrictions on lending to customers with small deposits. More than 1,500 mortgages have been pulled from sale in the last fortnight. Mortgage lenders...
Read moreUK housing market analysts have a problem. There is currently very little relevant data to analyse. Land Registry and ONS data sets, which offer the most comprehensive and reliable picture of the nation’s residential market, have a two-month lag. The last available...
Read moreRemortgage deals are available with rates lower than 1% The coronavirus outbreak may have caused chaos in the property market, but it has also given existing homeowners an opportunity to save thousands of pounds by remortgaging. While hundreds of house purchase...
Read moreRaffle House is running competition to win a two-bed flat in Whitechapel Says it will give away property to a winner no matter how many tickets are sold The company has come under fire for only giving away money – instead of the promised home A property raffle...
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