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Benefits Of Property Portfolio Master Planning

Property represents one of the best investment opportunities out there and planning your property portfolio can be one of the most financially lucrative steps you make.  With dual sources of income available in the form of capital and rental value, investing in both commercial and residential … [Read more...]

Time to invest in Stockport

A long time ago this former mill town was born, and as time passed it grew. Mills and canals were produced as the industrial revolution began and the famous viaduct was built during the Victorian era and this gentle town on the outskirts of Manchester came to pass. Shadowed by the Pennines and a … [Read more...]

Pearls of Wisdom for Mortgage Buyers

Spring is the time that most people look to buy/sell their house, a critical period of planning for mortgage buyers and a time to make sure you are mortgage ready. Independent Mortgage advisor and Financial Advisor, Jon Nield from Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning in South Manchester has compiled a … [Read more...]

Top tips for first time buyers when applying for a mortgage

Taking the first steps onto the property ladder can seem a steep climb for first time buyers when applying for a mortgage. The number of first-time buyers in the UK reached a 10-year high of 359,000 in 2017 thanks to a raft of supportive Government initiatives last year - from cuts to stamp duty … [Read more...]

Making Tax Digital Compulsory for VAT in 2019

In 2017, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General announced that Making Tax Digital for VAT will come into effect from April 2019. Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be compulsory for VAT from April 2019 for businesses with a turnover exceeding the VAT registration threshold … [Read more...]

Tectonic Shifts on the High Street

The earth is made of plates or tectonic plates to be correct. Years of silence but events lead to these plates moving creating ground tremors, earthquakes and destruction on many levels to then fall silent again. Whilst chewing my pen, reading various news sites on the demise of the high street, … [Read more...]

Why is it important to make a Will ?

It’s a shocking fact that over 70% of us die without leaving a Will but you may ask - Why is it important to make a Will ? Without a Will, we are more likely to leave a trail of confusion and complication for our loved ones. Frustrating, when this confusion and any additional upset could so easily … [Read more...]

How Lateral Thinking Can Solve Hidden Property Problems

When it comes to identifying and resolving hidden property problems, it would be great if there was always a straightforward and obvious answer. Sadly, real life just isn’t like that, and it often takes a good deal of creative and lateral thought to come up with solutions to the more intractable … [Read more...]

Does your business have systems for growth?

Has your business installed systems for growth and why are good systems vital within your business? Too many business owners are spending their time working in their business rather than on their business, driving it forward. Good systems for growth increase the value of your business and ensure … [Read more...]

4 Reasons why it pays to invest in Social Listening

Listen up! Stockport based Platform 81 shares 4 good reasons why you should be investing in social listening.  Stockport based Digital Marketing Agency Platform81 are firm believers that Social media is about two-way conversations, however like with many conversations, it’s the listening part that … [Read more...]

Reducing tax liabilities

In our latest Expert Opinion articles, Gary Hughes of Hallidays in Stockport, provides insight and tips on ways to reduce your tax liabilities. Child Benefit Child benefit is gradually withdrawn where an individual’s taxable income (or the taxable income of a co-habiting spouse/partner) exceeds … [Read more...]