Working together to tackle the climate crisis
Posted 5 years ago
Due to be held this November in Glasgow, the United Nations 26th Conference of the Parties – COP26 – is recognised as the most important…
Wealth – In the news
Posted 5 years ago
ESG assets will exceed £36. 5trn by 2025
ESG assets are forecast to exceed £36.
Triple lock changes for 2022-23
Posted 5 years ago
After much speculation, in September, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, confirmed suspension of the average earnings component of the pension triple lock,…
National Insurance and dividend tax rises
Posted 5 years ago
A new health and social care tax will be introduced across the UK from April 2022. The tax will initially begin as a 1.
Percentage sales at decade high
Posted 5 years ago
Analysis1 suggests that almost seven in ten UK properties for sale, found a buyer in the year to June 2021, the highest rate in a decade.…
Estate planning update
Posted 5 years ago
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) published its annual statistics on Inheritance Tax (IHT) in late July, revealing that IHT payments in the 2020-21 tax year…
LPA overhaul? – consultation launched
Posted 5 years ago
During the summer, the Ministry of Justice launched a 12-week consultation into the process of registering and creating a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).
Autumn: a time of change and preparation
Posted 5 years ago
As the darker evenings and colder days of autumn approach, our thoughts often turn to hunkering down and preparing for the winter months.
Reasons for economic optimism in the autumn months
Posted 5 years ago
Over the summer months, forecasting agencies took turns to upgrade their growth projections for developed nations as a succession of strong economic data was released.
Robust recovery for housing and mortgage markets
Posted 5 years ago
Projections produced by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) suggest gross mortgage lending will reach £285bn this year.
Pension savers enticed by ‘risky’ investments
Posted 5 years ago
At a time where it is becoming harder to save up adequate sums for retirement, a new study shows that the UK’s low interest rate…
Don’t believe these mortgage deposit myths…
Posted 5 years ago
Taking out a mortgage is something thousands of us do every year, and yet misinformation about the mortgage process – and particularly deposits – is…