by fpgonline | May 31, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
The Chief Executive of one of the UK’s leading estate agents has warned that months of rising property prices could be about to come to an abrupt end, and that ‘trouble in paradise’ was likely following a slump in buyer demand. Paul Smith, CEO of Haart, which has 100...
by fpgonline | May 18, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
What are your thoughts on a potential 25% fall in the value of your home as a result of Britain voting ‘Leave’ on June 23? Whatever your reaction to that scenario, here at The Financial Planning Group, we don’t envisage local residents will be as cheery as Jeremy...
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...