16th September 2021

‘Flexible’ Careers will Increase the Need for Financial Planning

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, Equity Release, First Time Buyers, Lifestyle, Markets, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mortgages, Property, Retirement, Small Business

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?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in Budget, COVID-19, Markets

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

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19

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’?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, Lifestyle, Markets, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Small Business

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

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, Lifestyle, Markets

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?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, First Time Buyers, Mortgages, Property, Small Business

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?)

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, First Time Buyers, Mortgages, Property

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?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, Markets

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?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in Budget, COVID-19, Markets, Mortgages, Property

“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?

Written by Sam Murphy
Posted in COVID-19, First Time Buyers, Markets, Mortgages, Property

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