by fpgonline | Jan 25, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Predicting how the UK’s housing and mortgage market will shape up in the year ahead is certainly more of an art than a science in the wake of a highly eventful 2016, however some outcomes are more likely than others in 2017. For example, mortgage experts believe that...
by fpgonline | Jan 20, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Securing the perfect child care arrangement for working parents has always been a priority, and in many cases, grandparents play an important role by giving up work to look after their grandchildren – many families rely on this support. However, although there is a...
by fpgonline | Jan 16, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
According to research by the Halifax, the number of first-time buyers who purchased a property last year was at the highest level since the financial crisis in 2008, with an estimated 335,750 new buyers climbing on the first rung of the property ladder. Industry...
by fpgonline | Jan 13, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
According to a fascinating feature in the Financial Times this week, each of us fits into one of six financial personality types: these include The Hoarder, The Splasher, The Anxious Investor and The Ostrich… Which one are you? In life, no two people are the same, so...
by fpgonline | Jan 9, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
Economists’ failure to predict the 2008/9 global financial crisis was described as a ‘Michael Fish’ moment by the Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, who was referencing the BBC weather man who failed to see a huge storm heading for Britain in 1987....
by fpgonline | Jan 5, 2017 | Latest News & Blog
The findings of a new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights that the wealth of younger generations is likely to become even more intrinsically linked to their parents’ fortunes, and although that has been the case for time in memorial, the report...