by Martin Jones | Jun 10, 2021 | Articles
The main problem surveyors and conveyancers are facing now is the sheer volume of house purchases they are having to process. This vibrant housing market is critical in the UK’s economic recovery. There is evidence that about a third of properties sold for more than...
by Martin Jones | Mar 1, 2021 | Articles
On the affordability scale it is likely that young workers are more likely to opt out of an auto-enrolment scheme. In the six-month period between April and September 2020 there were no significant changes. It has to be pointed out that if you cease to save into the...
by Martin Jones | Feb 2, 2021 | Articles
This is not an unusual scenario to have no savings at the age of 40 and is a situation that may become more common in the future. Right now people are under a lot of financial pressure and retirement may seem a long way off. Traditional retirement at 65 is a thing...
by Martin Jones | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles
Call for 90% mortgage return In order to stop house sales falling off when the stamp duty holiday ends in March, nervous lenders are being urged to bring back the 90% mortgage. This high loan to value mortgage was largely withdrawn last March by major mortgage...
by Martin Jones | Jan 15, 2021 | Articles
Employee contributions fell by 11% between January and March last year states figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which continued through to June with employers also cutting contributions by 5% during the second quarter. On 23 March 2020 England’s...
by Mathew Agbame | Mar 9, 2020 | Articles
On Monday I had a phone call from one of my clients, “Mathew, I would like to cancel our appointment next week as I am concerned with the Corona Virus and the effect on the market”. What is the concern I asked, “Well the markets are down at the moment and I think it...
