by Waseem Hassan | Dec 1, 2021 | News
December 2021 As we head towards what will hopefully be a normal Christmas and the end of 2021, it’s difficult not to want to look ahead. There are a lot of questions about mortgage availability and costs, house prices, upturns, and downturns in markets and about...
by Waseem Hassan | Sep 24, 2021 | News
In fairness, the title of this blog is a little bit of misdirection because the answer to the first question is really simple. It is a very firm, ‘Yes’. You need protection insurance because it is a very dangerous gamble to take if you don’t. Sorry if that is a little...
by Waseem Hassan | Aug 21, 2021 | News
Maybe it’s because we have been through so much uncertainty. Perhaps it’s hedging bets. Possibly it’s just because the recent buoyant house market was too good to believe. Whatever the reason, if you listen to some opinions, the end of the stamp duty holiday seems to...
by Waseem Hassan | Jul 24, 2021 | News
Let me start this article by saying something important. To those of you who are currently worried about the future because you have done months of furlough and lockdowns, been in and out of the workplace and had to deal with everything the world has thrown at us...
by Waseem Hassan | Jun 24, 2021 | News
Since the start of the vaccination programme, we have seen regular bulletins telling us what percentage of the population are now vaccinated. If nothing else, this focus on measuring the spread of vaccinations (and the accompanying drop in infection levels) has given...