Today, let’s talk about the inequality women encounter in the workplace. Did you know that studies show that in 2022, women in the UK will be paid just 90p for every £1 earned by men? The results of the government's latest gender pay gap report are unfortunately...
20% of Brits Now Use Loans to Buy Gifts for Parties and Events
UK households may be feeling the pinch of unprecedented living cost increases, but it seems even record inflation cannot quell the country’s collective craving for good times. According to the latest data published by Forbes Advisor, around 20% of Brits are now using...
Annual House Price Growth Hits a 17-Year High
Record cost-of-living increases continue to have little to no impact on the UK’s collective appetite to get on the property ladder, as demand continues to outpace supply in all areas of the country. According to Nationwide, insatiable demand has propelled annual house...
Bank of England Announces Yet Another Hike in Interest Rates as Cost of Living Crisis Escalates
On Thursday this week (5 May), the Bank of England is expected to once again increase interest rates as the cost of living and inflation rates spiral out of control. The Bank of England is doing this in an attempt to stabilise the constantly increasing inflation rate....
Searches for Rental Properties up 76%, Zoopla Reports
Slowly but surely, some semblance of normality is creeping back into everyday life. Homeworking and hybrid working models look set to remain the norm for some, but millions are nonetheless finding themselves being summoned back to the office. The mass exodus from...
Cost of Living Crisis: Homeowners Stretch Mortgages to 35 Years
During the pandemic, the government's incentive to remove the stamp duty levy on all properties up to £500,000 sparked a rush for buyers to purchase larger and more expensive properties by taking out home loans for extended periods. There is a prediction from experts...
Cost of Materials and Labour Spells Disaster for Self-Build Boom in the UK
It’s everyone’s dream to have a home built specifically for them. Designed with lifestyle and taste in mind, home builds have proved to be very popular over recent years. More recently, spiralling inflation and shortages in materials and labour, alongside the war in...
Average House Prices in Scotland Hit a New All-Time Record High
First-time buyers looking to get on the Scottish property ladder could be facing an uphill struggle this year as average property prices reach new record highs. For the seventh time within the past 12 months, the average market value of a home in Scotland has broken...