16th September 2021
‘Flexible’ Careers will Increase the Need for Financial Planning
In days gone by, life was relatively simple. You left school or university, you found a job and barring moving away or your employer going… Read More
2nd September 2021
Is there any reason to worry about Inflation?
If you’re the sort of person who likes their glass half-empty then there will be plenty of opportunities to find something to worry about at… Read More
19th July 2021
COVID-19 Operational Update – 19/07/2021
CONSULTATIONS We’re delighted to be in a position to start offering in-person meetings again from 19th July. Whilst we’re excited about this, we also understand… Read More
8th July 2021
Back to Normal, a New Normal, or the ‘Big Resign’?
Two articles were published in early June. One, on the BBC website, had a very simple headline: “Five day office week will become the norm… Read More
3rd June 2021
How business and consumer confidence will drive the recovery
Confidence: we’re not talking here about standing up to make a speech, rather about business confidence and consumer confidence. Over the last 12 months we’ve… Read More
27th May 2021
Mortgages for the self-employed – shall we just forget about last year?
27th May 2021 If you’re self-employed (a sole trader, partnership, or limited company director), you’d be forgiven for thinking that the odds are always stacked… Read More
12th May 2021
Will it ever get easier for First Time Buyers? (Will house prices fall?)
Over the past year we’ve seen tens of thousands of people lose their jobs. We’ve seen businesses up and down the country cease trading and… Read More
5th May 2021
How quickly will economies and markets bounce back?
At time of writing, the UK’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares is at 6,882 – up 7% on where it ended 2020. In the… Read More
8th April 2021
The Chancellor’s Mortgage Guarantee: a Good Idea? Or a Big Mistake?
“Generation Rent,” declared Rishi Sunak in his Budget speech, “will become Generation Buy.” Had the House of Commons been full, this announcement would no doubt… Read More
11th March 2021
What is the state of the mortgage market after a year of Covid?
11th March 2021 Like all markets, the mortgage market has not avoided the impact of coronavirus. A year after the start of the pandemic let’s… Read More