Tag Archives: Brick
Open ended funds sound great until they close
St James’s Place suspends trading in property fund https://t.co/cbwtFfOPc4 open ended funds sound great until they’re closed — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) October 24, 2023 You can call it a unit trust or call it an LTAF;-whatever you call it – … Continue reading
“Benefits to bricks” – the latest rabbit from the hat!
“It is time to turn benefits into bricks – to help many more people open the door to home ownership” – Work and Pensions Secretary @theresecoffey It will soon become easier for benefit claimants to own their own home, thanks … Continue reading
Where you can buy a sausage with a brick…
At this week’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning, Guy Opperman told we could look forward to what was happening in Australia today, being UK pension policy tomorrow, so here – courtesy of the Australian Financial Review is a Government incentive … Continue reading
We need a home ownership detox!
An important day for British Housing Policy Today, the Government will publish its white paper setting out its long-term housing strategy. This has implications for everyone living in the UK, including the homeless, those who rent, those who own and … Continue reading
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Tagged Brick, Detox, Equity, home ownership, Household, Infrastructure, Legal & General, mortgage, pension, Sausage, Thatcher
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Retiring using other people’s money
Thanks to Jo Cumbo for putting me on to this excellent debate on “property v pension”. You can listen to it here; http://bbc.in/2cyqQgP The crux of the argument is about borrowing. People do not borrow other people’s money to invest in … Continue reading
Why the Autumn Statement was so important for pensions
Last Thursday I pointed out how the introduction of a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) could be the most significant statement on pensions that Osborne never made. Paul Lewis has blogged the details, follow his twitter timeline to see the Q&A … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Brick, Business, Buy-to-let, Housing, housing stock, L&G, Liquidity, market, pension, pension playpen, pensions, Sausage, second homes
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