Monthly Archives: April 2025
Mid-Year Housing Market Snapshot: What Buyers Need to Know Now
Midway through 2025, the UK housing market is finally showing some signs of life. After quite a subdued 2024, new figures suggest pretty modest price rises, improved mortgage availability, and a slight shift in buyer sentiment. It isn’t quite a boom, but for those who are watching and waiting, the question is whether now marks […]
Posted in Mortgage
The Inheritance Dilemma: Should You Spend or Pass On Your Wealth?
If you’ve spent years building wealth, there’s a point where the question shifts from how to grow it to what to do with it. Should you enjoy it while you can? Pass it on to family now? Or preserve it for future generations? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, especially in 2025, with changing tax rules, rising […]
Posted in IHT Planning
Are You Making These 6 Financial Mistakes in 2025?
(Score Yourself and See) We all want to feel in control of our finances, but even the most switched-on people make money mistakes without realising. In 2025, with tax rules shifting, markets wobbling, and pensions facing new rules, it’s a great time for a personal finance check-in. Here’s how it works: Read each statement below. […]
Posted in Financial Planning
Trump’s Tariffs and Market Volatility: Why Multi-Asset Funds Still Win
Another Trump presidency. More talk of tariffs. And once again, investors are asking the big question: what does this mean for my money? The headlines are noisy, the market reactions are swift and while panic might feel like a natural response, it rarely leads to good outcomes. In times like these, calm and clarity win. […]
Posted in Financial Planning, Investments