Jun
23
A Close Shave For Interest Rates
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, which sets the base rate, have released the minutes of their last meeting and they show that one of their members voted for a 0.25% increase in the rate.
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22
There has been so much pre-budget speculation about Capital Gains Tax and I, for one, was fearing how it could hurt a range of investment activities, most notably the property and buy to let markets.
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21
Expect a Fall In House Prices
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Rightmove have painted a bit of a gloomy picture about what will happen to house prices for the rest of this year. They are predicting a fall in house values, meaning that the property market will be pretty flat overall this year.
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17
Saving for our retirement seems like one of those tasks “to do tomorrow”. Many people think that the value of their houses will keep on going up so when the day comes to retire, you just sell your house, downsize and then live in style of the proceeds.
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16
Bank Of England Could Control Property Market If It Caps Mortgages
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News is emerging that the government may give the Bank of England powers to cap mortgages. By tweaking central control, the BoE could manipulate the property market.
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15
From a personal finance point of view, there is a fine line between the benefits of buying your home, or renting it instead, but which is the best option?
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10
Bank Rate Stays At 0.5%, But Will Interest Rates Rise Again Soon?
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Not many people would have been betting that the Bank of England would raise the base rate today, so there was very little market reaction to the rate remaining at all time lows for the 15th month in a row. But will they rise again soon?
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26
There are very large increases in air passenger taxes coming soon. You can hear my views about them on my latest broadcast for BBC Radio Essex.
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25
I was interviewed by ITN yesterday to offer my thoughts on the budget and how it affects the UK consumer. One of the interesting points that came up was the freeze in Capital Gains Tax (CGT).
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22
It seems that Virgin Money is still interested in buying Royal Bank of Scotland retail banking arm. If they succeed then that would be good for consumers. Here’s why.
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