by fpgonline | Oct 12, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
That is the staggering amount of re-mortgage business that banks and building societies are looking to cater for in the final weeks of 2016 – with home owners’ fixed-period deals coming to an end – enabling them to shop around to find themselves a new deal. And what a...
by fpgonline | Oct 10, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
The buy-to-let market has been transformed during 2016 – with landlords facing restrictive new legislative hurdles put in place by the government in an attempt to assist first time buyers climb on the property ladder. April 2016 saw the introduction of a second...
by fpgonline | Oct 6, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
A warning by one of the UK’s leading pension providers, LV=, suggests that over-55s who have drawn down contributions from their retirement pots are on the ‘cusp of a mis-buying crisis’ if they risk reinvesting these funds in products without the help of an advisor....
by fpgonline | Sep 30, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
The full implications of Brexit on the UK housing market in the medium-long term remain largely unknown to industry analysts, and although estate agents are reporting a post-referendum downturn in demand, with modest price reductions reported in some regions, the Bank...
by fpgonline | Sep 16, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Base rates remained unchanged at 0.25% following the Bank of England’s monthly meeting in London on Thursday, although the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) suggested that it may consider cutting rates further in coming months, despite the post-Brexit landscape...
by fpgonline | Sep 8, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Mark Carney faced questions from MPs on the Treasury Select Committee this week, and defended the Bank of England’s stance ahead of the Brexit vote after criticism of his handling of the referendum outcome and the Bank’s decision to cut interest rates to a record low...