Should British investors worry about the US election?
While the world worries about coronavirus, there is another decade-defining event going on – the US election.Will Donald Trump win a second term as US President and have the world dance to his tune fo...
16 Okt 202046min
Is Boris's 95% mortgage idea a wise move?
The cornerstone of the Prime Minister's Conservative Party speech this week was turning Generation Rent into Generation Buy with state-backed 95% mortgages.The idea is that this will help first-time b...
10 Okt 202051min
Can we keep our lockdown savings habit?
Lockdown Britain has produced a nation of savers, ONS figures showed this week, with people salting away almost 30% of their disposable income on average.But for those hoping that we might finally hav...
2 Okt 202052min
Will the Winter Economy Plan save jobs and how does it work?
There won't be another budget this year. Instead, we had the Winter Economy Plan unveiled this week as fears over a second wave of coronavirus infections - and the further economic turmoil it could cr...
25 Sep 202050min
How to make an offer and avoid overpaying for a home
Britain is in the grip of a mysterious property mini-boom.Talk of a property market more buoyant than it’s been in years, of viewings and offers flooding in and family homes in hot demand, doesn’t see...
18 Sep 202059min
Could you fall victim to lockdown fraud?
As if 2020 wasn’t already proving to be a painful enough year, fraud has soared in lockdown.Fraud victims are now losing at least £11.5million a day but the real total is estimated at £80million, as o...
11 Sep 202051min
What's behind the UK property and US shares lockdown mini-booms?
The property market in the UK and the stock market in the US appear to be pulling off gravity-defying feats.The coronavirus crisis is still here, waves of job losses keep on coming and almost everyone...
4 Sep 202045min
Do you know how your pension is invested – and what will happen to the triple lock?
A large chunk of workers are unaware that their pension savings are invested in the stock market.When asked in a recent survey what they think happens to their cash, the most common answer was that th...
28 Aug 202043min
