The dream of homeownership is still attainable but there is no doubt that when you are on a tight budget, it does seem to be a challenge to get yourself on the property ladder. Firms like Slater & Gordon are constantly helping their clients to complete the purchase of their home, many for the first [...]

While it was home buyers who endured a torrid 2015 amid spiralling property prices and a crippling lack of supply, vendors may well begin to feel the pinch in the year ahead. The reason for this is simple, as the market’s pronounced growth has evolved to the point where existing prices cannot be sustained. This [...]

While real estate growth has been pronounced in the last 18 months, this has brought significant challenges as prices have risen beyond a level that the market can bear. This has also begun to impact on the rental market, while the issues within this segment have been exacerbated by the government’s drive introduce more stringent [...]

For the first time since the Great Recession, mortgage lenders are trying harder to let low- and moderate-income renters realize the American dream of homeownership. In particular, leading online lending facilitator Personal Lending Group can connect prospective borrowers with two exciting new loan programs, Fannie Mae’s HomeReady, and Freddie Mac’s Home Possible Advantage. The programs [...]

If you have properties that you let out, you may be wondering whether it’s really necessary to have specialized landlord insurance. Perhaps most of your cash is tied up in your investments and you would like to be able to economise somewhere. However, doing without would be a false economy and could cost you more [...]

Whether you want to be a successful financial advisor or you need to look for one to help you out, it is important to know what traits have to be there. The financial industry experts do have various traits in common. In most cases they are number crunchers, seem to love coffee and are morning [...]

Moving high interest debt to a 0% balance transfer credit card gives you an interest free window to pay down the debt at no interest. Depending on the offer, these cards charge no interest for up to 21 months, at which point a higher interest rate kicks in. You can save a lot of money [...]

So many businesses have watched their budget spiral out of control. So many, in fact, that being in a perpetual state of debt almost seems like a normal state. There isn’t a country in the world that doesn’t owe money to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – so what chance does your SME have? While [...]