http://www.aequita.co.uk Financial Services and Information Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:01:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Investment in Off Plan properties is increasingly being seen as a way to reap very favourable returns in a fluctuating market. Off Plan is the term used to refer to buying into a property during the state of pre-construction. The process benefits both the developer ( as they are able to ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/off-plan-overseas-investments/ There are many people considering investing in a property abroad these days. We have an entire generation who consider themselves rich. In a way they are. Property prices in the UK have risen to such an extent that large sums of equity based cash have quite accessible to many home ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/investing-in-a-property-abroad/ I keep hearing about people cancelling their plans to move or buy a new home because of the recession. I dont understand. I mean, yes, house prices are dropping at long last but that shouldnt make 'upgrading' your abode any harder. Surely the drop in house price involved with your ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/moving-house-in-the-recession/ The vast increase in the cost of living which is being both subtly ( via the local council and the treasury) and unsubtly ( prices on everything from fuel to condoms on the up) passed on to the working classes - by that I mean those who work - is ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/debt-is-a-slippery-slope/ Pension Regulators have recently changed the way in which pension release applications will be handled, In particular the eligibility for pension unlocking. From April 2010 ( that is under two years away), the age at which you can apply for pension release will go up to 55, from 50. This means ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/32/ If you are a UK resident aged between 50 and 55 considering releasing cash from your pension you would be well advised to initiate proceedings sooner rather than later. New guidelines introduced recently have stipulated that the age at which you can apply for a Pension Release will increase to 55 ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/pension-release-change/ It is not a Credit Crunch - it is a Recession http://www.aequita.co.uk/it-is-not-a-credit-crunch-it-is-a-recession/ Home Security is an increasingly important issue for the householder or tenant. In the wake ( good choice of word there ) of last year's flood damage many of the major insurance companies were forced to pay out several hundred million pounds in flood damage insurance claims home insurance premiums have ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/home-security/ First Direct, a major UK bank and lending institution, has taken the shocking step of withdrawing mortgages for new customers. This was a direct self presevation move in direct reaction to a huge flood of applications the bank had received as a result of its favourable rates. I ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/first-direct-stop-mortgage-applications/ Getting on the housing ladder is more and more difficult these days, wages have not kept pace, not by a long way, with the rise in house prices and for first time buyers, in many areas, the cost of buying a first property has swept well beyond reach. So there are ... http://www.aequita.co.uk/releasing-pensions-for-mortgages/