As the winter draws in and the recession bites further into our incomes, memories of summer holidays long since passed may start us thinking of next years vacation or even thoughts of a life changing experience of a ‘better life’ overseas.
The ‘easy’ life always sounds attractive, but is the grass really greener? It is worth [...]

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Entries Tagged as 'Property Market'
Avoiding the financial pitfalls when buying property abroad
John Williams - Tuesday 01.12.09, 13:01pm
Tags: Banking · Europe · Foreign Exchange · Investments · Personal Finance · Property Market · UK economy
Majority of UK ex-pats content to retire abroad
John Williams - Monday 23.11.09, 14:43pm
A survey by Alliance & Leicester International has revealed that a staggering 87% of ex pats are content to choose to retire in the country that they have chosen to reside in, with France (18%), Spain (13%) and the UK (12%), being the most popular retirement destinations.
With the cost of retirement in the UK estimated [...]
Tags: Equity Release · Europe · Pensions · Personal Finance · Property Market · Savings · UK economy · World Economy
‘Saga divorces’ leaving over sixties with inadequate finance
John Williams - Tuesday 17.11.09, 15:26pm
As divorce rates amongst the over sixties continue to soar, the Law Society warns potential divorcees to take legal advice or risk not having enough funds to see out retirement.
As the so called ‘Saga divorces’ have increased dramatically over the last ten years, the Law Society stresses the importance of the financial implications of separation [...]
Tags: Pensions · Personal Finance · Property Market · UK economy
UK Finance: Avoiding Home Repossession, new campaign launched
John Williams - Friday 30.10.09, 13:44pm
While repossessions dropped by 10% in the last figures issued by the Council of Mortgage Lenders covering April to June 2009, there were still over 11,400 repossessions made during that period. Surprisingly a quarter of those were voluntary-homeowners who have fallen into mortgage arrears but rather than seek help available from the Government or their [...]
Tags: Interest Rates · Personal Finance · Property Market · UK economy · UK interst rates
UK Finance: Mortgage approvals up, consumer debt down
John Williams - Thursday 29.10.09, 13:18pm
There was a surge in mortgage approvals for house purchases in September, reaching the highest figure for 18 months and once again surprising the financial ‘experts.’
The number of mortgages approved for September was 56,215, rising from 52,970 in the previous months and well above economists estimates of 54,000.
While consumer confidence in house purchases currently increases [...]
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