Posts Tagged ‘Investment Strategy’

Financial planning advice – Regular Reviews could save you thousands

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Investors can save thousands with regular financial planning advice and financial reviews. Fine-tune your financial planning with regular reviews of your mortgage deal, funds investments, and pension planning.

Principle First launches OnePlan™ and financial planning tools

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Principle First launches OnePlan™ and financial planning tools

Principle First Chartered Financial Planners has today launched the OnePlan™ financial planning environment, featuring the OnePlan™ suite of financial planning tools. Our financial planning tools give you the calculations you need to plan your mortgage, insurances, even pension and retirement. The financial planning tools enable you to calculate how much your mortgage repayments on your chosen home would be, how much life insurance cover you need to replace your income and protect your family, or calculate how much you need to be saving today, to achieve a desired buying power and standard of living from your pension.

Advice and education needed on first time buyer mortgages

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Applicants for first time buyer mortgages should have to take a course of study and pass an exam before their application is considered, according to the chairman of a leading UK consumer help service.

Election could add £52 to First Time Buyer Mortgages

Monday, May 10th, 2010

The cost of repayments on first time buyer mortgages could rise by £52 per month due to the election result, according to new findings by the UK’s largest accommodation website.

Mortgage lending up 12% as the sun comes out again

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Mortgage lending up 12% as the sun comes out again

Mortgage lending in February was up a healthy 12%, following a bout of cold feet (and hands) that kept buyers at home during the January blizzards, the Council of Mortgage Lenders revealed today.

Promises, promises? Never-ending stamp duty holiday for first time buyers

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

First time buyers could enjoy a permanent stamp duty holiday as they take their first time buyer mortgage, as the Tories pledge they will keep forever the stamp duty holiday on homes under £250,000. Meanwhile, competition in the first time buyer mortgage market is hotting up as the daffodils bloom.

Spring looks rosy for first-time buyer mortgage deals

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

There are now over 150 mortgage deals offering 90% mortgages to first time buyers. The figures have doubled in 9 months, and there are more on the way, according to the Bank of England.

FSA tightens up on Building Society mortgage deals

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The Financial Services Authority has warned building societies to further restrain mortgage lending and limit the size of mortgage deals. The move is intended to prevent borrowers from saddling themselves with debt which, while affordable today, could become unsustainable if interest rates were to rise.

First time buyers’ mortgages still tricky, despite budget break

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

first time buyers

The average house price for first time buyers is currently four times the national average wage, compared with 2.9 times the average wage in 1990. With a first time buyer mortgage more out of reach than ever, many are delaying marriage and family, according to new data from the National Housing Federation.

Stamp duty budget changes will drive first time buyer mortgages market

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced budget changes removing stamp duty on home purchases up to a value of £250,000. This applies to first time buyers only, but should drive sales of first time buyer mortgages. Stamp duty of 1% currently applies to all homes over £125,000 in value.

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