One in three investors looking to EISs in next 12 months - research

Londoners most keen on schemes

Tom Ellis
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Almost one-third (30%) of consumers are looking to invest by way of an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) over the next 12 months, according to research from IW Capital.

The tax-efficient investment firm's survey of 2,000 UK consumers also found nearly two-fifths (38%) of millennials - those aged 18 to 34 - are factoring EIS investments into their plans over the course of the next year. Despite those numbers looking to make the most of the schemes, the survey also found more than a quarter (27%) of UK consumers had no intention of doing so at all. Following the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to the lowest level in British history, IW Capital undertook research to explore what effect this decision had had on consumers' attitudes to al...

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