Research has found that a whopping nine out of ten landlords expect rising inflation to impact their investment property maintenance costs. Landlord portfolio platform GetGround created a poll and the results showed that more than half (52%) of respondents expect the cost to jump between 25% – 50%. And 10% of those surveyed expect an …
In today’s Spring Statement from the government, what’s blooming and what’s a bust for landlords? So, it’s been five months since the Autumn budget which saw rises in inflation and National Insurance. Even Martin Lewis, renowned money saving expert, has declared that the government needs to step up and support people through a time of …
In a bid to offset the upcoming rises in the cost of living, the Bank of England has increased interest rates for the third time in four months. These rates (which have gone from 0.5% to 0.75%) were last seen in March 2020, when a certain virus sent us all into lockdown and our economy …
Is your debt holding you back? From store cards to credit cards, it seems like very little is out of reach these days, as we can all buy now and pay later. It’s made for a booming few years, where we have been able to have all we want – from the latest fashions to …
A rethink for net zero is being considered by senior Cabinet Ministers as the UK faces the biggest cost of living crisis in a generation. During the international COP 26 hosted in Glasgow in 2021, the government set the goal to hit ‘net zero’ by 2050. But with the cost-of-living climbing ever higher, Cabinet Ministers …
It was announced today that the Bank of England is raising interest rates to 0.5% from 0.25%, which is sure to fuel a financial crisis for households throughout the country. This is the second increase since the rates were slashed in early 2020, thanks to the pandemic, and is the first back-to-back rise since 2004. …
Two decades into the 21st century, women are still paid less than their male colleagues. The Office for National Statistics reported that in April 2021, the gap was 7.9% among full-time employees. We’ve covered before that there is a couple bias in property ownership, with couples more likely to be able to afford a mortgage …
A Budget is always a tense time, and a Budget whilst the country’s finances are in such turmoil is even more of a concern. For many landlords and tenants, the past 18 months have been a really testing time, with Covid causing heartache for a multitude of reasons. However, as we look to the future …
With the continuing rising price of rent, what was once a rite of passage, has become the height of human achievement for Millennials and Gen Z. But is it really these generations’ everyday luxuries that are holding them back from building their own property empires, or is it the rising rental prices that no other …
Would you buy with Bitcoin? Buying property with Bitcoin is at an all-time high today according to one Middle East investor. Waleed Saeed has been investing in property in Dubai since before the credit crunch of 2008. Ahead of the launch of the delayed Dubai 2020 expo, which opened at the beginning of October, he …
