When buying a house, a property survey can seem like one more cost among many. But getting the right survey is more than a burden – it can be crucial to ensuring you are paying a fair price. A property survey helps you check that everything is up to...
Only 2 in 10 UK homeowners have income protection1, even though it’s likely to be needed at some point in a person’s life. Take a 35-year-old woman who is a non-smoker – for her, there is a 4% chance of death, but a 34% chance that she will be unable to work for 2...
Having barely shifted since last autumn, many analysts expect that interest rates may start edging down. What will that mean for mortgage borrowers and anyone looking to remortgage? Time for a fall? Most analysts agree that interest rates have peaked but there...
The Value Of Additional Services Whilst clearly the overall value of any policy is the peace of mind and protection it provides in the event of a claim occurring, this can sometimes seem slightly abstract to people. Clients may ultimately feel that paying a monthly...
The Bank of England (BoE) kept Bank Rate at 5.25% following the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in February. Bank Rate unchanged Having risen to 5.25% in August 2023, the MPC voted to freeze Bank Rate for a fourth consecutive meeting in...
Property experts anticipate an upturn in UK house prices this year, with Pantheon Macroeconomics estimating a 5% increase. This is welcome news for the property market, as prices fell by 1.8% over the course of last year1due to depleting buyer demand. Knight...
