London property: Sadiq Khan should beware of overseas investor crackdown – International Business Times UK

A balanced article about the London housing affordability crisis, following the announcement of an investigation into the impact of foreign money being invested in the London property market. Several different potential influences are explored, with input from estate agents and property firms. Both sides are factually argued, but the concluding argument suggests there are multiple […]

Loan.co.uk acquires Only Bridging – Mortgage Strategy

With firm mergers looking on the up and up, loan.co.uk has expanded their horizons by buying out a specialist brokerage rival. What will this mean for the market? No doubt this will see Loan’s worth shoot up and with the two firms now under one hat, their performances will be something to keep an eye […]

House prices: Do you live in a ‘hipster hotspot’? – The Week UK

Despite economists balking in the face of the Brexit result, their predicted lambasting of the housing market appears not to have come to fruition. However further words err caution with predictions that the market will slow to little or no growth by 2017. However in Outer London, house prices continue to shoot through the roof […]

China’s spiralling property prices – BBC News

As the UK housing market careens out of control, the Chinese housing market appears to fare no better. With many average workers no longer able to afford homes of their own, what is to become of China’s property market? Can China’s socialist economy protect is from housing bubbles? According to economists, the answer appears to […]

We must let Theresa May build more houses – or the rage of the renters could tear Britain apart – Telegraph.co.uk

How to solve the housing crisis? With home ownership dropping out of possibility for millions of British people as the average house price soars, there is one major solution to the next big bubble. Build more homes! Lest the far-left be catapulted into control and tank the housing economy even further. We must let Theresa […]

Your chance to live in a Grand Designs house – Telegraph.co.uk

Building your own home can require years of dedication and blood, sweat and tears, but can have tremendous rewards. One couple spent a million pounds on converting a disused water tower into a luxury home, but more than doubled their money when they eventually sold the property. Another couple levelled some old garages to build […]

5 money strategies for your 30s that will set you up for lifelong financial success – Business Insider UK

If you are still in your thirties you can greatly increase your investment opportunities. Don’t stick to only 401(k) or IRA which will tax you heavily later but consider diversification into a Roth IRA. Don’t spend too much on things you don’t really need, which may impact your later retirement income and plan for your […]

First-time buyers, payments, high-cost credit and lending – Spectator.co.uk (blog)

The number of first time buyers is up, the payments industry is introducing a new safeguard called ‘confirmation of payee’, a cap will be introduced on the interest rates of rent-to-own firms, the state pension will rise 2.5% in April, BT and Openreach will be forcibly separated by Ofcom, brand new cars have a 25% […]

Era of Falling U.K. Mortgage Costs May Be at an End – Bloomberg

Mortgage costs in the UK may be set to rise soon even if the Bank of England base rate stays low, according to Bloomberg.com. This is due to rising swap rates, reflecting the real cost of money to banks as they price their loan products. Strong UK economic growth and fears of US inflation have […]

Stamp duty reform could boost first time buying – Loan Talk

60% of prospective first-time house buyers would be more likely to buy if they could avoid stamp duty, according to a Yorkshire Building Society poll. This would save most UK buyers nearly £3,800, or an average of over £13,000 in London. The Building Society called on the government to consider dropping stamp duty as part […]