In this episode of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks about what the name of your road means for house prices, some investment market predictions for 2016, and there’s a roundup of the latest personal finance news.


In the personal finance news roundup this week:


-The final sale of the government’s stake in Lloyds Banking group has been postponed.


-The UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the final quarter of last year.


-A row is growing over the controversial tax deal between Google and HM Revenue & Customs.


-The average deposit required to buy a home in Britain has exceeded £80,000 for the first time.


-There has been a 6.7 per cent increase in registrations for new homes across the UK, according to the National House Building Council.


Martin Bamford is a Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Wealth Manager and SOLLA Accredited Later Life Adviser. As Managing Director of Informed Choice, the award-winning firm of Chartered Financial Planners in Surrey, he is responsible for nearly £200m of client assets.


Martin is the author of several bestselling personal finance books and produced his first feature-length documentary in 2014, about the post-war Baby Boomer generation in retirement.


“Bamford excels at making even the dullest topics interesting” – Pensions Management


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