Property Consulting

U.K house prices rise at the fastest pace since 2006:

By November this year the average price of a property in the U.K was £272,992. This is £20,000 more, 10.4% more (as a percentage) than December 2020.   Now, Why might this be, you ask?  According to Russell Galley- who is the managing director at Halifax -suggests that the issue is a shortage in available properties and competition between mortgage providers to keep their rates at “historic lows.” Shockingly, the house sales , post the stamp duty holiday, have plummeted and show a 9 year low.  Many believe this is due to the COVID-19 variants which have restricted citiz

Investment

The January Effect:

  One might be hearing this phrase “The January Effect” circulating around a lot but what does it actually mean? In investment and trading terms, it is recognised as the increase in stock prices throughout the month of January. Often following a decrease in stock price of the previous month. The reasons for this are relating to tax loss harvesting, investment of end of year bonuses, consumer sentiment and mutual fund managers hoping to purchase and reshape their portfolios.   To prepare oneself, you must research a company’s financial health. This includes: revenues, g