{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/back-to-school/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__5f4e05456507a80039be7b40","title":"Back to school","slug":"back-to-school","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/09/Multiply-minute.png","excerpt":"The government's encouraging workers back into offices to bring some life (and cash) to struggling city centres. ","custom_excerpt":"The government's encouraging workers back into offices to bring some life (and cash) to struggling city centres. ","created_at_pretty":"01 September, 2020","published_at_pretty":"01 September, 2020","updated_at_pretty":"01 September, 2020","created_at":"2020-09-01T08:24:37.000+00:00","published_at":"2020-09-01T09:43:18.000+00:00","updated_at":"2020-09-01T09:43:18.000+00:00","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary.\n\nSave Pret\nThe government's encouraging workers back into offices\n[https://news.sky.com/story/mps-go-back-to-work-as-the-prime-minster-urges-the-rest-of-the-uk-to-do-the-same-12060693] \nto bring some life (and cash) to struggling city centres. The first step?\nParents deciding to send their kids to school. Many schools reopen today, and\nMPs lead the way in returning to parliament after the summer recess. \n\n1 in 4 need BOMAD\nThis year, an estimated 23% of homebuyers will need help\n[https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/sep/01/more-uk-homebuyers-turn-to-bank-of-mum-and-dad-as-covid-crisis-bites] \nfrom the “bank of mum and dad”. Last year it was 19%. The figures from Legal &\nGeneral include help from parents, grandparents, and other family and friends.\nBOMAD support will be a main driver of the property market’s recovery as\nmortgage lenders stay cautious about buyers with small deposits.\n\nThe 7 year fix\nVirgin Money has launched a new 90% mortgage\n[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/mortgages/new90pc-first-time-buyer-mortgage-launched-25000-catch/]\n* - but there is a catch. It’s a 7 year fixed deal, with a hefty penalty of 7%\nof the mortgage balance if you want to sell or remortgage before it ends.\n\nTrust Fund kids\nAnyone turning 18 from now could get their hands on £1,000 or more as the first\nof 4.5 million Child Trust Fund accounts will mature this month\n[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53935933]. The government scheme started in\n2002 and gave vouchers to help kids save for the future. There’s a free tracing\nservice [https://findctf.sharefound.org/] to help teens track down lost trust\nfunds.","html":"<p>The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary.</p><h3 id=\"save-pret\">Save Pret</h3><p>The government's encouraging workers <a href=\"https://news.sky.com/story/mps-go-back-to-work-as-the-prime-minster-urges-the-rest-of-the-uk-to-do-the-same-12060693\">back into offices</a> to bring some life (and cash) to struggling city centres. The first step? Parents deciding to send their kids to school. Many schools reopen today, and MPs lead the way in returning to parliament after the summer recess. </p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/09/image-7.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1751\" height=\"1114\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/image-7.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/image-7.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2020/09/image-7.png 1600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/09/image-7.png 1751w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><h3 id=\"1-in-4-need-bomad\">1 in 4 need BOMAD</h3><p>This year, an estimated 23% of homebuyers <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/sep/01/more-uk-homebuyers-turn-to-bank-of-mum-and-dad-as-covid-crisis-bites\">will need help</a> from the “bank of mum and dad”. Last year it was 19%. The figures from Legal &amp; General include help from parents, grandparents, and other family and friends. BOMAD support will be a main driver of the property market’s recovery as mortgage lenders stay cautious about buyers with small deposits.</p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/09/image-3.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1751\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/image-3.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/image-3.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2020/09/image-3.png 1600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/09/image-3.png 1751w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><h3 id=\"the-7-year-fix\">The 7 year fix</h3><p>Virgin Money has launched a <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/mortgages/new90pc-first-time-buyer-mortgage-launched-25000-catch/\">new 90% mortgage</a>* - but there is a catch. It’s a 7 year fixed deal, with a hefty penalty of 7% of the mortgage balance if you want to sell or remortgage before it ends.</p><h3 id=\"trust-fund-kids\">Trust Fund kids</h3><p>Anyone turning 18 from now could get their hands on £1,000 or more as the first of 4.5 million Child Trust Fund accounts will <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53935933\">mature this month</a>. The government scheme started in 2002 and gave vouchers to help kids save for the future. There’s a <a href=\"https://findctf.sharefound.org/\">free tracing service</a> to help teens track down lost trust funds.</p>","url":"https://multiply.ghost.io/back-to-school/","uuid":"7f8b776e-ab53-4a02-ad51-2979b501584e","page":null,"codeinjection_foot":null,"codeinjection_head":null,"codeinjection_styles":null,"comment_id":"5f4e05456507a80039be7b40"}},"pageContext":{"slug":"back-to-school"}},"staticQueryHashes":["176528973","2358152166","2561578252","2731221146","4145280475"]}