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

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,...

In principle, downsizing in retirement, after any children have flown the nest, is often the most financially sensible option for many...

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...

If you pay any attention to the news you will have seen Martin Lewis advocating for mortgage advisors.  There is of course, a very good...

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...

The Bank of England recently made headlines with its first interest rate rise in three years.  This increase is now being passed on to...