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31 January 2020

Attitude to New Home Developments

Property Wire reports “the majority of people are supportive of more homes being built in their local area with 57% doing so and just 23% being opposed to the developments, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey. The survey, run annually by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and published by the Ministry […]

30 January 2020

Can a landlord sell a house with tenants?

Zoopla reports “Under what’s known as a Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction… landlords can evict tenants even if they have done nothing wrong after their fixed-term contract has come to an end, so long as they give them two months’ notice. They might want to sell their property or move back in themselves for example. However, the Government has launched […]

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29 January 2020

The buy-to-let market: Limited companies

Mortgage Strategy reports “Generally speaking, limited company buy-to-let is becoming less of a niche in the overall mortgage market and we can see it is certainly growing, with 59 per cent of lenders on the market offering some form of limited company product (Mortgages for Business 2019). That growth could be down to products now […]

28 January 2020

Equity Release Myths

This is Money reports “Equity release is currently more popular than ever – Equity Release Council research recently revealed that some £1.8billion in housing wealth was unlocked via equity release in the first half of [2019]. As more homeowners have taken the product, lenders have innovated, with ERC research showing there are now twice as […]

27 January 2020

Fewer Women apply for a solo mortgage

Mortgage Strategy reports “Women are less likely to apply for a sole mortgage, according to Aldermore. Data collected by the lender shows that only 26 per cent of women would think about applying for a mortgage on their own, compared to 39 per cent of men. Further research outlines that 64 per cent of […]

24 January 2020

Female Protection Levels

Money Marketing reports “The divide in average protection sales between men and women reveals a significant gender gap in cover, according to data collected by Iress. The average sum assured over a three-year period for critical illness cover for men was £10,985.88, while for women it was £5,790.17. Looking at life and critical illness cover, […]

23 January 2020

Using trusts to avoid Inheritance Tax

Which? reports: “trusts are an often overlooked way to manage your estate when you pass away, keeping an element of control over what happens to your assets and how they can be used. The tax treatment of trusts can also mean they’re useful for reducing the amount of inheritance tax that will be paid. However, […]

22 January 2020

Is a £1m pension pot enough for retirement?

“According to figures from Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, a pension pot of £1m could provide a gross annual income of around £40,000 (4%) per year. Based on a projected growth rate of 5% a year, you would need to put aside £880 each month for 35 years to build up a […]

21 January 2020

Increasing Regulations affecting Landlords

Mortgage Introducer reports “Since 2010, the number of regulations affecting private landlords have increased by 32% to 156, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has found.” Read More

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