As you know at Just Us we have a contrarian outlook on life. We don’t follow the herd wandering aimlessly in the same direction. We listen to what is really going on – not what the sensationalist headlines say. They are, after all, someone else’s agenda...
In the beginning of the regulatory world there was nothing. To be fair – it was like the Wild West. So the 1986 Financial Services Act came along to shake things up and protect the UK individual – along with Big Bang!But before any regulator could...
A family home in London for £750,000 attracts SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax) of £30,000. (We are not talking Buckingham Palace here). How do you feel about a tax, for which you get in return, well, er, I am not sure what this is meant...
Identify future hot spots Estate agents and property developers are always keen to identify the next “hot spot” that will buck market trends and report double-digit growth in property investment.Quite right too. In London, Knight Frank has identified Nine Elms in Battersea, Earls Court and Paddington...
As a top London Mortgage Broker we’ve experienced time and time again in our business the awful feeling that just because something doesn’t feel right – it doesn’t mean it isn’t true.Right now, we have a feeling the news is not good at all for...
Accessibility to mortgage products is quite hard right now (is this a secret – no!). One fundamental ingredient to a successful application is your credit score.Having a good credit rating can tip the scales back into your favour when asking a bank for finance.What advise...
2013 has got off to a positive start with rising stock markets across the world and better lending from UK mortgage companies as the Funding for Lending scheme kicks in.Maybe the doom and gloom is passing! Today at Just Us, we’re pondering “What If John Craven...
There’s good news with London property prices at the moment because leading economists predict that average London homes will rise to £500,000 by 2020.The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) say the price of an average home will go up from £383,000 today to...
As London mortgage brokers, specialising in assisting London’s Professionals; keeping an eye on the London property market is a key part of what we do. It is no secret at all the London market has done better than the rest of the UK over the last...
Every day sees a flurry of positive headlines in the magical world of financial services. 2013 has brought competition back into the market, with the following details being sent our way recently:“Halifax to cut rates by up to 0.5%” “Skipton cuts rates by up to...