Jan 10, 2021 | Newsletter
UK house price growth accelerated in September, driving average property prices in London and across the UK to a record high. House prices across the UK increased by 4.7% to £245,000 in the year to September, up from 3% growth in August. London’s average house prices...
Dec 31, 2020 | Newsletter
Private rents in Britain’s cities have fallen by as much as 15% over the past year as tenants quit urban areas for a new life in the suburbs or the countryside, data shows. What has been described by some as an “exodus” from the cities sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic...
Dec 29, 2020 | Newsletter
The capital gains tax (CGT) system could be made simpler and fairer by reducing the annual exempt amount and raising rates to match income tax, according to a recent report from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). This comes after Chancellor Rishi Sunak asked the...
Dec 27, 2020 | Newsletter
There are plenty of reasons for investors to be fearful about buying cheap UK shares just now. After all, the outlook for the global economy remains very uncertain. And the domestic economy could face a particularly challenging period due to Brexit. However, low...
Dec 23, 2020 | Newsletter
Homeowners whose finances have been affected by COVID-19 will be able to apply for mortgage payment holidays of up to six months, despite plans to end this type of financial support on 31 October. The move follows the announcement of a month-long lockdown in England...
Dec 21, 2020 | Newsletter
After a much closer contest than the polls had forecast, markets have been forced to align with a new reality and not the one they were probably expecting. The recent election did reveal one thing. It showed the Democratic “blue sweep” of America the pollsters had...
