by fpgonline | Oct 31, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
Here at The Financial Planning Group we monitor rates daily and can switch our clients to lower rates if a mortgage offer has been issued but not gone live. For example, a client had an offer accepted in mid-September at which point the best two-year fixed rate was...
by fpgonline | Oct 10, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
Recent data by Standard Life shows that close to half (45%) of UK adults are concerned about the financial decision-making of their more vulnerable relatives as they get older, with 1 in 10 (10%) saying their relatives have made poor financial decisions in the past...
by fpgonline | Sep 6, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
No deposit – No problem – 100% Mortgages are back. Mortgage lenders are now starting to provide products for people with a strong history of making rental payments over a period of time – therefore demonstrating they can afford mortgage repayments. These...
by fpgonline | Aug 25, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Brits do not feel confident about their retirement, whilst 36 per cent don’t feel confident about planning for retirement, research by workplace pensions specialists, Penfold, has revealed. The survey of 2,000 British workers also...
by fpgonline | Aug 22, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
Figures released in August underline that an increasing number of families are being dragged into the inheritance tax (IHT) net due to years of house price increases, soaring inflation and tax freezes. Inheritance tax receipts are up 10% year-on-year with many also...
by fpgonline | Aug 20, 2023 | Latest News & Blog
The last twelve months have been a real white knuckle ride for mortgage holders in the UK, many of whom have faced huge levels of stress and financial pain as interest rates have risen. Monthly costs have soared for thousands up and down the land and even if you are...