On the 6th of April, a radical reform came into force that changed the way people over 55 receive private pensions, giving them more flexibility to decide how much they want to receive and when. People aged 55 and over can now receive their pension in one of three ways: …
Despite constant concerns over mortgage interest rates and the overall health of the UK's property market, the buy-to-let industry has thrived over the past few years and shows no signs of stagnating. A new property investor survey by buy-to-let mortgage broker, Mortgages for Business, has found that around 65% of …
It's no secret that the UK's property market is currently on the rise thanks to economic growth, and government measures like the cut in stamp duty tax. However, data from Savills and the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the Welsh property market is experiencing a very significant …
A new initiative has been launched by Nationwide Building Society for customers who are changing their current property to a buy-to-let through The Mortgage Works (TMW), while seeking to buy a residential property to live in themselves. Since 3rd June 2015, new buy-to-let products were launched by TMW: customers are …
It’s that time of year again, when students start returning to universities across the country to either begin or resume their course(s), and according to new figures from UCAS, it looks as though more Welsh students will be attending university than ever before. On 24 August 2015, UCAS revealed that, up …
