Pension awareness day You probably didn't notice but during this week we had 'Pension Awareness Day'. It was a day aimed at raising awareness of the need to save for...
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Emergency Budget 2015 key points On 8th July Chancellor George Osborne delivered his first Budget since the election. This Budget was not influenced by being part of a coalition, as in recent Budgets, and was expected to deliver more austerity in an attempt to balance the books. Here are the...
Watchdog to ban pre-ticked insurance products that cost consumers £100m a year The selling of insurance 'add-ons' that are pre-ticked on application forms are to be banned by the FCA. The FCA found that about one in five people don't even realise they are purchasing the 'add-on' insurance cover costing consumers...
Budget 2015 bullet point summary George Osborne has unveiled his final Budget before the general election. So what was in this year's budget and what will this mean for you. Income tax Personal allowance is to go up from £10,000 to £10,600 this year (which was previously announced), £10,800 in...
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Autumn Statement 2014: The Key Points Here are the main points that affect your finances as announced in the Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement. Taxation Stamp Duty A full overhaul of Stamp Duty rates by charging duty only on the portion of the property value that falls within each band,...
The parable of 1,000 marbles and how to get your priorities right One of the things we all experience from time to time is the speed at which life seems...
POST UPDATED 3rd Dec 2014: the figures quoted in the table below have now been confirmed in the Autumn Statement on 3rd Dec 2014. For a bullet point summary of...
Wills and inheritance: how the new intestacy rules affect you An overhaul of laws governing what happens to someone's money when they die without making a will come into force on 1st October 2014. The changes mainly affect 'common law' partners and children of married partners. What are the main...
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