Financial Advice

Pensions with Purpose: How SSAS Lending Fuels the Property Investment Community

Author: Kevin Whelan

9th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

My team and I work with so many property investors and developers, and the continual feedback I get is that...

Unlocking Commercial Property Opportunities Through a SSAS Pension: A World of Opportunity

Author: Kevin Whelan

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

When people think of commercial property, it’s often seen as the preserve of big institutions or seasoned investors with deep...

Protecting Your Legacy: How to Navigate the New Inheritance Tax Rules on Pensions

Author: Kevin Whelan

5th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Autumn Budget has introduced a major shake-up in inheritance tax (IHT) rules for pensions. These changes could significantly impact...

How to Transform Assets into Recurring Cashflow

Author: Kevin Whelan

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your assets and create a predictable stream of recurring income? If...

How a SSAS pension can transform your financial future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Standard pensions often bring to mind confusing jargon and offer little to no control but imagine a pension that changes...

Over-55’s turn their homes into cash as costs are driven down

Author: Malcolm Jones

17th January 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Low interest rates for equity release mortgages, coupled with rising house prices, have made it much more cost-effective for over-55s...

Stepping up further and offering a free basic single or joint Will

Author: Howard

12th May 2020, 6 years ago | 0

For many years, Property118 and H D Consultants have worked very closely together. The Team at H D Consultants has...

Stay safe and stay fit – Mind, Muscles and Money

Author: Howard

7th April 2020, 6 years ago | 0

Keep your mind and body fit. We’re all very conscious of that, and so many of us now go out...

‘No End Date’ residential over 55s mortgage – Update

Author: Howard

2nd July 2018, 8 years ago | 0

This new product has been incredibly popular with property118 readers and they have sent us an update as of Tuesday...

Barry’s story – it could have been you!

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Barry’s story was written by the Mark Alexander back in December 2010. It has since been updated and re-published several...

Equity Release/Life Time Mortgages

Author: Malcolm Jones

24th October 2017, 8 years ago | 0

Question: Why is Equity release such an attractive option for Homeowners? Answer: Because it can be the solution to many...

2016 saw the highest pension fund returns since 2009

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2017, 9 years ago | 3

New data from the upcoming Moneyfacts Personal Pension and Annuity Trends Treasury Report has revealed that last year pension funds...

Evolution of Bridging Finance

Author: Malcolm Jones

16th February 2016, 10 years ago | 0

Pre-credit crunch, bridging finance was often referred to as lending of last resort. However, this perception has changed dramatically since...

2015 Finance Bill Receives Royal Assent

Author: Mark Alexander

18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 7

18th November 2015 may well be marked in history as the beginning of the end for most private buy-to-let landlords.  Restrictions...

Avoiding Restrictions on Finance Cost Relief for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2015, 10 years ago | 0

  GENERAL GUIDANCE  If you have been retaining profits after paying the higher rates of income tax then you have...

Getting finance for HMOs

Author: Readers Question

10th September 2015, 11 years ago | 2

I’m looking to get into HMOs for the professional market in Birmingham area. I have circa 200k cash which is...

Estate Planning – What really matters to you?

Author: Caroline Maguire

9th September 2015, 11 years ago | 0

One in three of us don’t have a Will. That’s a surprising statistic when you consider the implications on those...

Why is “Whole of Market” so important

Author: Simone Gilks

2nd April 2015, 11 years ago | 1

It can be tempting to cut out the middle man when searching for a new mortgage, and people may even...