At this point in time, the economy seems to be dominated by one word “Brexit”. While the whole country is waiting to see what exactly will happen when, it’s difficult to make any sort of predictions for the future, so instead we’re focussing on the present with our 10-minute guide to the economy. The housing […]
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4 Things To Know About Interest Rates
Although it may not seem like it at first, interest rates really are interesting. High rates are great news for savers but bad news for borrowers and vice versa. Regardless of whether you’re a saver or a borrower, it’s important to understand 4 key points about interest rates. For savers interest rates are in a […]
Brexit Initial Review
It was the result which took the bookmakers by surprise. Maybe it would have been different if the weather had been dry and sunny in the South East of England. Since you can’t run history twice, we’ll never know. What we do know is that the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU, […]
Brexit & The Property Market
On 23rd June, the UK will go to the polls to decide whether or not to remain as part of the EU. At this time the end result would appear to be anybody’s guess. If there is a Brexit, what impact could it have on commercial property investment? Demand might be severely impacted Immigration is […]
What could the Brexit mean for your finances?
The reality of the potential Brexit is that nobody can know what it will mean in practice until it happens (if it happens). In some ways, the result of the referendum may have very little result on financial planning. Regardless of whether or not the result of the vote is to leave or to stay, […]
Budget 2016 Key Points
Budget 2016 is now upon us and we can finally see the main budgetary issues for the year ahead. Here are the key points which could affect personal finances. 1 – A New Sugar Tax “Sin” taxes are nothing new with taxes on alcohol and cigarettes having been in place for years. The latest food […]