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House Builders Fall & Foreboding Grips Financial Markets
A sense of foreboding is again gripping financial markets, with anxiety rising that by attacking inflation, central ...
Nationwide House Price Index: The Rate of Inflation is Fast Catching Up With UK House Price Growth
UK annual house price growth slowed modestly to 10.7% in June, from 11.2% in May. Prices rose ...
Is Buy-To-Let Dead… Again? Probably Not
Buy-to-let is dead. Long live buy-to-let! This deceleration is rife in the property world and pops up ...
Government’s Building Safety Reforms Come Into Force
Many leaseholders will for the first time be legally protected from unfair bills to make their homes ...
Prime London Property Market Bounces Back as Homebuyers Return in Q2
New property market analysis has revealed that the prime London property market has rebounded in Q2, with ...
Burst of Enthusiasm for Global Equities as G7 Pledges Are Made
The burst of global enthusiasm for equities has put a spring in the step of the FTSE ...
Thousands of People in England Will Be Supported Onto The Property Ladder with Help to Build
Thousands of people in England will be supported onto the property ladder and given the opportunity to ...
Help to Build Opens
Following the news that the Help to Build equity loan scheme has opened, making custom and self ...
Could the Post Covid Construction Boom be Over?
The latest data indicates that April’s downward trend has continued into May and could signal the end ...
£463 Billion Worth of Housing Tied Up in England’s Brownfield
New research has revealed that there is sufficient brownfield land to create £463 billion worth of new ...
No End in Sight for Feverish Price Rises as Inflation Hits 9.1%
The latest temperature check of the UK economy shows the mercury rising again, with no end yet ...
Sustained and Robust Levels of Buyer Demand in Latest UK House Price Index
UK house prices increased by 12.4% in the year to April 2022, up from 9.7% in March ...
Investment
House Builders Fall & Foreboding Grips Financial Markets
A sense of foreboding is again gripping financial markets, with anxiety rising that by attacking inflation, central ...
Burst of Enthusiasm for Global Equities as G7 Pledges Are Made
The burst of global enthusiasm for equities has put a spring in the step of the FTSE ...
No End in Sight for Feverish Price Rises as Inflation Hits 9.1%
The latest temperature check of the UK economy shows the mercury rising again, with no end yet ...
Reaffirming International Investment’s Place in the UK Real Estate Market
A brief look at the day’s financial headlines will confirm what most of us already know; the ...
A Sprinkle of Positivity Sugars Financial Markets Despite Inflation Worries Prompting Mass UK Strikes
A sprinkle of positivity is sugaring financial markets, masking the bitter taste induced as investors have been ...
Inflation Poison Tackled by Small Dose Rate Rise Given the Ailing UK Economy
Inflation risks being a slow poison for the economy, so the Bank of England is trying to ...
Shivers of Anticipation Ahead of Key Central Bank Decision
Financial markets have been beset with shivers of anticipation of more aggressive interest rate moves, and as ...
UK Market Has a Limited Response to No Confidence Vote
The FTSE 100 has largely shrugged off the political drama of yesterday’s no confidence vote, with a ...
Tax
Paying Tax on Your Foreign Property Investments
Investing in property overseas is very tempting. Throughout Europe and further afield, there are bargains to be ...
Inheritance Tax Considerations for Property Investors
There are few more emotive financial topics than inheritance tax. No-one likes to think about a loved ...
Indirect Property Investment Products and Taxation
You may be aware that investing in property isn’t always about buying bricks and mortar. There are ...
Renting Out a Room in Your Home – The Tax Implications
Many of us will find ourselves in a situation where we would like to make a little ...
A Guide to Common Taxes on Investment Property
There are taxes payable when you buy a property, taxes on your income when you rent a ...
What landlords need to know about taxation changes
Thinking of becoming a landlord? Then you need to know about the taxes that will affect your ...
5 Ways to Reduce or Avoid Property Income Tax
Changes to buy-to-let mortgage interest tax relief – particularly affecting higher rate taxpayers – have been well ...
Capital Gains Tax and Property Investment
Investing in property can be a lucrative business. You can buy, develop, sell or let property and ...
Finance
House Builders Fall & Foreboding Grips Financial Markets
A sense of foreboding is again gripping financial markets, with anxiety rising that by attacking inflation, central ...
Burst of Enthusiasm for Global Equities as G7 Pledges Are Made
The burst of global enthusiasm for equities has put a spring in the step of the FTSE ...
No End in Sight for Feverish Price Rises as Inflation Hits 9.1%
The latest temperature check of the UK economy shows the mercury rising again, with no end yet ...
A Sprinkle of Positivity Sugars Financial Markets Despite Inflation Worries Prompting Mass UK Strikes
A sprinkle of positivity is sugaring financial markets, masking the bitter taste induced as investors have been ...
Inflation Poison Tackled by Small Dose Rate Rise Given the Ailing UK Economy
Inflation risks being a slow poison for the economy, so the Bank of England is trying to ...
Shivers of Anticipation Ahead of Key Central Bank Decision
Financial markets have been beset with shivers of anticipation of more aggressive interest rate moves, and as ...
UK Market Has a Limited Response to No Confidence Vote
The FTSE 100 has largely shrugged off the political drama of yesterday’s no confidence vote, with a ...
UK Market Ending the Week on More Subdued Note, as Investors Digest Rishi Sunak’s Announcement
The UK market is ending the week on a more subdued note, as investors digest Rishi Sunak’s ...
