The introduction of the SDLT (Stamp Duty) holiday sparked a frenzy in the housing market. Realistically, it was only to be expected that...

The UK now officially has a new Prime Minister. That means a new Chancellor of the Exchequer and a new, unscheduled, budget. Although...

Children are back at school. Students are back at university. Strictly is back on TV. All the signs, therefore, point to summer being...

Back when COVID19 was still in full force, the UK government instigated a Stamp Duty holiday. This prompted a buying frenzy and,...

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,...

Assuming the UK sticks to its standard election pattern, the current parliament is almost halfway through its term. This means...

All things considered, it’s hardly a surprise that mortgage affordability is becoming a growing concern. Some of the factors behind it...

The early days of COVID19 were a time of saving, at least for some. The early days of post-COVID19, by contrast, are increasingly a time...

The concept of ground rent has been around since at least Roman times. It has always been a somewhat contentious topic. All that’s...

Buying an investment property is very different from buying your own home. Your own home is a place for you to live. An investment...

Green mortgages are mortgages that are only made available to people buying homes that meet certain sustainability criteria. These...

Currently, the only hard-and-fast rule on the size of mortgages is that your mortgage has to be affordable to you. It’s down to each...

There are lots of ways to help your children get on the property ladder. Not all involve paying cash. Here are some ideas you could...

You need somewhere to live your entire life but you don’t need to own a home at all. You certainly don’t need to own any specific home...

Over recent years, the property-investment sector has become much more regulated. What’s more, it’s increasingly common for landlords to...

The next few years look set to be interesting ones for the UK.  On the plus side, COVID19 does seem to be abating.  On the minus side,...

You’re probably already aware that the government has committed to making the UK net-zero by 2050. You may not, however, have realised...

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...

Even if you’re not a homeowner, you’ve probably noticed that the Bank of England raised interest rates in both December and this...

Last year, saw 408,379 people collect the keys to their first home. It was the first year the number of first-time buyers had exceeded...