21 Jun The Real Estate Cycle in Full Swing
The cycle visualised in a clock and remarkably - all happening again...
The cycle visualised in a clock and remarkably - all happening again...
Well We Try - It's Terrifically Confusing!For anyone purchasing their first home, Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is paid on all purchases above £125,000 on a sliding scale.Since April 2016 anyone purchasing a property in addition to their main home has been subject to the...
This leap from the previous month’s 1.8% is the highest level seen since September 2013 and pushes the rate above the Bank of England’s (BoE) target rate of 2%.The BoE has said that it expects the CPI rate to rise to 2.8% by 2018, although...
Looking to the future, increasing longevity means that the over-55 population is expected to grow by a third in the next 20 years. So, by 2036 the figure could increase to £1.9 trillion, not including likely house price inflation. Small wonder then that retirement homebuilders,...
There were times when a life insurance policy was a mandatory requirement to grant a mortgage and the lender would insist that the policy be assigned to themselves as owner. Those days are long gone as the pressure to increase profits have risen. Over time...