September 9, 2007
A friend (let’s call him Peter, which is nicer than his real name) has bagged a pay rise from the BBC. Well done Peter.
(Incidentally, Peter’s job is to shepherd the flocks of so-called ‘runners’ you find clogging up TV and film sets. If you’re ever at such a media palaver, you can easily spot [...]
September 3, 2007
“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.”
Robert Frost
Whether to buy your own home or not is a tricky question for anyone wanting financial freedom.
Now that might seem to some a mad statement; in most English speaking countries, [...]
What can a first-time buyer in the South East buy for less than £250,000?
April 1, 2010Stamp duty for first-time buyers was scrapped in the budget, provided they contain themselves to spending less than £250,000. Easy, unless you live near London.