Phil Brown

Homeowners and potential buyers have been left feeling “totally powerless” this weekend as thousands wait to find out whether their mortgage deals will now cost them hundreds of pounds extra a month while brokers report people already…
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Are we witnessing the beginning of a new era of protest and collective action? Certainly political events in the UK seem to have long demanded one. A better question than “why now?” might be “what took us so long?”. The decade of austerity…
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Will it be a merry Christmas? It will certainly be one of the most uncertain ever for businesses. Inflation, the war in Ukraine and an erratic new cabinet are only adding to the jitters around Covid. And who knows whether England and Wales…
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A scam alert has been issued by ministers encouraging people not to fall foul of fraudulent messages asking them to provide bank details as the energy price guarantee comes into force.From 1 October, a limit on the price households pay for…
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Campaigners have accused the government of “unforgivable” failings after previously unreleased figures suggested that the majority of successful disability benefit appeals were because of errors by the Department for Work and Pensions…
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Thousands have gathered in dozens of towns and cities across the UK to register their anger at the cost of living crisis in what organisers describe as the largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for years.From Eastbourne to…
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We commercial real estate brokers generally serve three types of clients: investors, tenants and owner-occupants. Unlike our residential colleagues who represent buyers and investors – and the occasional tenant – many in our industry do…
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HTSI editor Jo Ellison © Marili Andre I write this when much analysis is being offered about what qualities define the British character, as well as the values to which we should aspire. When thinking of…
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The financial turmoil of the past week provoked by the mini-budget has damaged the pensions, Isas and investments of millions of ordinary British households. What impact has it had on your money, and what, if anything, can you do about…
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The plunging pound may cause British holidaymakers to choke at the prices if and when they next choose to go abroad. But one slice of the travel industry is seeing a silver lining in the storm clouds.Tour operators catering for visitors are…
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