The EU & Mortgage Regulations

I was relieved for now after reading the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/key-vote-to-decide-europe-wide-mortgage-regulation-delayed/1063270.article The UK’s residential mortgage market is very different from most of the other domestic...

Stark Warning For Couples Who Do Not Marry

The following article is a stark warning for couples who do not marry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21337154 If you have a relationship which resembles a marriage but is not legally recognised the party which does not have assets in their name can be left...

Quantative Easing & Income Drawdown

After reading the following article I am very concerned about the impact on those baby boomers coming up for retirement in the near future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20781001 Another round of quantative easing will depress gilt rates artificially low and...

Google To Shake Up Mortgage Broking

Google has shaken up many industries and the mortgage broking industry might be next. With their website purchase they might become a huge player in the market if it comes top of Google’s searches for a series of mortgage related terms. As an IFA and Mortgage Broker...

Quantative Easing & ISAs

I have written many times about how quantative easing has been so adverse for annuity purchasers and people investing in income drawdown investments. The following article shows how adverse it has been for savers in ISAs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21341301 If...

German Business Confidence

I was encouraged by the following article about German business confidence and prediction of avoidance of recession. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20781448 I hope that Europe’s biggest economy and probable underwriter of the Euro project bring some much needed...