Economy

September Market Commentary

September 02, 2013 by TIna

Category: Economy & Market commentary & Uncategorized

Economics and politics often make uneasy bedfellows and so it was in August as the threatened US-led intervention in Syria depressed stock markets at the end of the month.

In the UK, David Cameron suffered defeat in the Commons, appearing to totally mis-judge the strength of backbench opposition. If there’s one thing the financial markets don’t like it’s uncertainty and in the last week of August the Prime Minister delivered precisely that.

The single-tier state pension

June 26, 2013 by TIna

Category: Economy & pensions & Uncategorized

In April 2013, the Government published plans to reform the current state pension into a simple Single-Tier Pension (STP), which subject to the agreement of Parliament, will be in place for people retiring after the 6th April 2016. If you reach State Pension age before that date you will receive your state pension in line with existing rules.

A Guide to the GDP

June 03, 2013 by TIna

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

The GDP, ‘Gross Domestic Product’, is arguably the most important of all national economic statistics. The GDP seeks, every three months, to capture the state of the economy in one percentage number.

The new ‘Help to Buy’ Scheme: Good Idea or Long Term Danger?

May 29, 2013 by TIna

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

One of the central planks of George Osborne’s Budget speech in March was the introduction of the ‘Help to Buy’ Scheme – a move designed to boost the housing market and give the building industry a shot-in-the-arm. At the time the move received a cautious welcome.

RICS UK Residential Market Survey Findings

May 21, 2013 by TIna

Category: Economy & estate planning & Uncategorized

Demand for property rose to its highest level in over three years during April, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) April 2013 Residential Market Survey. This rise is largely attributed by the RICS to the government’s Help to Buy scheme beginning to make an impact on the UK’s housing market.

September Market Commentary

The single-tier state pension

A Guide to the GDP

The new ‘Help to Buy’ Scheme: Good Idea or Long Term Danger?

RICS UK Residential Market Survey Findings

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