GROWTH PICKS UP BUT BREXIT FEARS LOOM LARGE Although the UK economy recently recorded its fastest rate of growth in almost a year, Brexit-related uncertainties continue to cast a shadow over future growth prospects. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that gross domestic product rose by 0.6% during the May–July period […]
HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED TO FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND? At some point, we’ve all been confronted with complicated documents we’re expected to sign. And if we’re honest with ourselves, we probably didn’t completely understand all the small print. Recent research shows that this is a widespread problem that affects one in four of us. […]
Timely spike in remortgaging ahead of base rate rise seen Just ahead of the Bank of England’s decision to raise the base rate by a further 0.25%, the second quarter of 2018 saw over three quarters of remortgaging applications via intermediaries result in completion. The ‘Mortgage Market Tracker’ released by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association […]
