With the first months of 2025 underway, property investors and developers reflect on what was a challenging past year. This time last year, GDP was flat, inflation was stubbornly sitting at 4% and the Bank of England’s base rate had flatlined at 5.25% following two Monetary Policy Committee ‘hold’ votes after 15 consecutive rate increases. And with a General Election looming, the political landscape looked uncertain from both a UK and...
Continue ReadingThe Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the fund of “last resort” if a financial firm goes bust. It is funded by the financial services industry and will p...
Peer-to-peer lending started in the USA in 2005 and today has grown into a multi-billion pound industry across the world. In the UK, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending businesses emerged about 10 years ago, bringing borrowers and lenders together directl...
