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Building Financial Wealth
- 1st June 2022
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Building Financial Wealth, Family, Financial Planning, Home Buying
No CommentsSix tried and trusted principles to help you reach your investment goals If you’re new to investing, knowing where to start can be a daunting task. The reality is that people should start saving and investing as early as possible. The growth of savings and the power of compounding gives an enormous head start to
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Coronavirus: The effects on house prices
- 4th May 2020
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying
Coronavirus: The effects on house prices How lockdown impacts on the property market. Most investment portfolios are experiencing extreme market volatility this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect every aspect of life in the UK. For many homeowners who are planning to put their house on the market this spring, it’s no different
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Helping your adult children buy a home
- 3rd April 2020
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying
Helping your adult children buy a home Options to help your offspring on the property ladder. Many young adults can’t wait to get on the property ladder, but sometimes they need a helping hand. There’ll come a time when your grown-up children want to buy their first property and you may well recall them idly
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Buy-to-let: is it still worth it?
- 5th March 2020
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying, Investment
Buy-to-let: is it still worth it? Weighing up the effects of landlord tax changes. Since the mid-2000s, the UK private-rented sector has seen a huge surge in growth, with 2.8 million households in 2007 rising to 4.5m in 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics. With low interest rates discouraging cash saving, and rising
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Is it the right time to move house?
- 30th September 2019
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying
Is it the right time to move house? What to think about before buying a new home. It’s a difficult time to make big financial decisions, and moving house is no exception. A lot hangs on your choice to move or stay put, whether you’re in search of more space for your family or moving
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Getting on the property ladder
- 2nd May 2018
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying
Getting on the property ladder What steps do you need to take? Buying your first home is one of life’s milestones, but how easy it is to realise depends on your own circumstances and to a lesser extent where you live in the UK. Most first-time buyers in England and Northern Ireland are able to
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Investing in Buy-to-Let Property
- 9th January 2017
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying, Investment
Investing in Buy-to-Let Property Things to think about before investing in buy-to-let property. Property can be a way to diversify your portfolio of investments, provide regular income and potentially be a source of capital growth. House prices increased by an average of 5.8% in the year to September 2016, meaning that residential property continued to
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Buying your first home
- 1st May 2016
- Posted by: shayne
- Category: Home Buying
Buying your first home A guide to successfully getting onto the property ladder. Buying your first home is one of the biggest financial decisions you’re ever likely to make. Understandably it can be a stressful and daunting process. Stricter lending conditions and increasing house prices mean that purchasing a first home is harder than ever.