Tag Archives: Buy-to-let
“My property portfolio is no longer a good pension”
What an easy way “buy to let” seemed. It got you rich and a retirement income in due course. “We all lived in a Robbie Fowler House” at some time and for many of us , it was time for … Continue reading
Can the Government nudge us to be proud to rent? #housingwhitepaper
Within an hour of the document’s publication, Paul Lewis had delivered his verdict and people were keen to endorse it. I was not one of them. The UK housing market is too big a ship to be turned round by … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, build to rent, Buy to own, Buy to rent, Buy-to-let, Government, house price, Housing White Paper, Paul Lewis, pride, rent
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The value of your pension and the value of your house (Professor Mike Otsuka)
Professor Mike Otsuka, teaches at the LSE , he’s written about First Actuarial’s approach to valuing pensions in this blog, the original of which you can find here. People understand houses and know that it’s only when you come to … Continue reading
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Tagged Buy-to-let, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, LSE, Mike Osuka, USS
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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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