by fpgonline | Mar 24, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Juggling work commitments with often complicated and expensive child care arrangements is a situation that all parents struggle with – especially during the pre-school years – and it is no exaggeration to say that it can be a exhausting combination. The Institute of...
by fpgonline | Mar 22, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
According to the first significant UK house price report published in 2017, prices are continuing to rise by almost 6.5% on average in the first month of the year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows that the average UK house price was £218,000 in the...
by fpgonline | Mar 16, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
The government’s decision to halt its Budget announcement plans to raise National Insurance rates for self employed people, following stinging criticism from Conservative back-benchers and a significant section of the public, has raised concerns that the U-turn will...
by fpgonline | Mar 9, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Although many of today’s newspaper headlines accuse the Chancellor of moving away from a manifesto pledge, after launching a £2 billion tax rise on self-employed workers to provide extra money for social care, there were no other significant tax or pensions changes in...
by fpgonline | Mar 8, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Homeowners who delay the decision to remortgage their homes at the end of fixed-rate deals, thus moving onto the lender’s standard variable terms, are facing avoidable monthly expenditure. For example, somebody with a £200,000 repayment mortgage over a 25-year term...