Economy

The changing mortgage interest rate future

August 30, 2014 by TIna

Legal & General’s latest quarterly Mortgage Mood survey has revealed that 68% of homeowners surveyed fear a mortgage rate rise in the next 12 months, but the majority of that group (45%) believe that rates won’t increase by more than 1%. Looking forward two years, over half of the homeowners (52%) feel that rates still won’t increase by more than 2%, with only 12% predicting an increase of 3% over the next 24 months.

Hopeful homebuyers underestimate cost of a mortgage

July 14, 2014 by TIna

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

Many homebuyers are living hopefully, underestimating the cost of mortgages and would need to heavily cut back on spending in order to make ends meet, according to research by Experian. The average price of a property targeted by first-time buyers is £235,000 while typical household income is £50,674, the research has found.

Self employment growth bucks job industry trends but are self-employed workers saving and paying themselves enough?

May 27, 2014 by TIna

Category: Economy & Lifestyle & Uncategorized

The growth of self-employment has become one of the stories of the UK economic recovery. While the share of total UK employment accounted for by self-employment has risen for decades, bucking the trend internationally, its pace has accelerated since 2008.

Not Rocket Science

April 28, 2014 by TIna

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

When the media raises the subject of beating the market through astute stock picking, the name 'Warren Buffett' is usually cited. But what does this legendary investor actually say about the smart way to invest?

Why aren’t we re-mortgaging?

April 21, 2014 by TIna

Category: Economy & Investments & Uncategorized

The latest Legal & General ‘Mortgage Mood’ survey reveals that two thirds of consumers (65%) are not financially preparing for an interest rate rise in the next two years. At the same time, only 7% of those polled are considering re-mortgaging their home in the next 12 months.

The 8 most important points from the 2014 Budget

April 05, 2014 by TIna

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

The Chancellor may have gone for the popular phrase from Chancellors of yore by taking ‘a penny off a pint’, but what were the real big announcements during The Budget 2014? We summarise the 8 main points:

The changing mortgage interest rate future

Hopeful homebuyers underestimate cost of a mortgage

Self employment growth bucks job industry trends but are self-employed workers saving and paying themselves enough?

Not Rocket Science

Why aren’t we re-mortgaging?

The 8 most important points from the 2014 Budget

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