Author: bakerwatkin

According to the Bank Of England in April the number of house loan approvals hit a staggering high of 68076 loans  – the highest monthly figure it has been for 14 months. The latter figure resulted in there being 6100 more loans in April that there was in March, thus a 9.9% increase, which is the largest monthly increase the UK property loans sector has seen for more than 6 years. Such figures…

The Baker Watkin team would like say huge congratulations to our client, Foxholes Farm Shop for winning the ‘Excellence in Customer Service’ award last week at the Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards 2015 in Hatfield. To give some background information on the exclusive black tie event, the annual Awards ceremony is always popular on the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce’s calendar.  Not only does the event highlight the achievements across different industry sectors…

Politicians are being criticised for using pension tax relief ‘like an election piggy bank’, says Adrian Walker at Old Mutual Wealth, to support policies such as lowering tuition fees and inheritance tax. The Tories have recently announced that if they were to champion the general election in May, family homes worth £1 million would no longer have to pay inheritance tax if they chose to leave their property with their…