by fpgonline | May 16, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
The Church of England, which has an investment fund of more than £9bn, has come under pressure in the past to “offload particular investments to reflect its values” notably a commitment to tackling climate change. And recent reports show, that during 2015,...
by fpgonline | May 11, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
An increase in pension contributions over the last year has seen the UK’s tax waste drop by £300 million, however, as the following infographic shows, pension apathy is still the biggest area of tax waste – people aren’t using pensions as much as...
by fpgonline | May 3, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
According to reports in the press today, ‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’ is now equivalent to one of the UK’s top 10 mortgage lenders with an estimated £5bn plus set to be ‘lent’ in 2016. Research conducted by L&G’s Centre for Economics and Business Research estimates...
by fpgonline | Apr 30, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Ahead of mortgage interest tax relief changes that are due to be implemented in April 2017, some lenders have already started to unveil new affordability criteria to ensure landlords don’t over expose themselves when taking out buy-to-let mortgages in the future. The...
by fpgonline | Apr 28, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Figures released this week show that an increasing number of ‘equity rich, cash light’ BabyBoomers are deciding to sign up for Equity Release schemes and are borrowing record amounts against their home’s value. Almost £400m was released from homes in the first quarter...