Is buy-to-let still worth it in 2023?

It’s easy to have a gloomy outlook if you’re a landlord or considering becoming one. Interest rates are higher, so having a mortgage is much more expensive than it was twelve months ago and the tax position is much less favourable. Let’s get past the bad news first – warning, there’s plenty of it! How […]

Five ways to prepare for interest rate rises

Worried dad thinking about family finances

I don’t claim to be any sort of economist, but my logic works like this: Inflation usually rises when the economy overheats. This happens when people have more disposable income. Demand goes up and therefore prices go up. The Bank of England controls this buy using interest rates. Raising interest rates increases everyone’s expenditure, especially […]