TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT SAVING

Pocket money can help children learn important life skills and become responsible about money and know how to manage it. You can teach your child about saving and encourage their self-discipline by helping them identify and work towards a savings goal. Why open a...

PENSIONERS AMONGST THOSE OVERPAYING TAX

PENSIONERS AMONGST THOSE OVERPAYING TAX DUE TO QUIRK IN HMRC SYSTEMS The Making Tax Digital campaign, designed amongst other things to prevent instances of taxpayers overpaying and needing to wait until the tax year end in order to receive a refund, has been...

DRAW UP A BUDGET BEFORE RETIREMENT

If you’ve still got a few years to go until you retire, this could be the perfect time to think about how you’ll manage your money once you stop working. One of the biggest concerns that people have is outliving their savings, so drawing up a budget will help you...

50% OF WOMEN TAKE CHARGE OF FAMILY FINANCES

Many women are assuming a greater role in managing their family’s money. Believe it or not, before the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, women were unable to take out a mortgage without a male guarantor. Fast forward to 2018, and women are nearly as...

BUY-TO-LET – NOT DEAD YET!

With house prices in parts of the country remaining high and the UK’s housing shortage ongoing, many young people are failing to get on to the property ladder until they reach their early 30s. At the other end of the scale, more people of pension age are separating...