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News & Blog

Already spending too much this Christmas? 3 reasons why you might need an IFA.

12 December 2017

Independent Financial Advisers (IFA’s) can be a great way to help you make sense of your finances. An IFA may not be top of your Christmas list but it may be worth considering help before, and after, the festive season. Here are a few reasons you might want to consider an IFA this Christmas. ...

5 Famous Landlords – Can you guess their property?

22 November 2017

Property investment requires capital, so it's no surprise a lot of celebrities look to get involved in property. Although it does seem to be a fashionable investment for many household names, many of these invest for different reasons. Here we take a look at why and where some celebrities actually i...

Pension Regulators Launch First Auto Enrolment Prosecution

09 November 2017

The Pension Regulators have launched the first ever auto-enrolment prosecution. In a landmark case, the first of its kind, the Pensions Regulator is launching a prosecution against Stott Tours from Oldham. Allegedly the bus company deliberately avoided enrolling staff into a workplace pension and s...

Could your lack of company perks affect staff turnover?

08 November 2017

Company perks offer tangible recognition of your employees' efforts. Showing employees just how much you value them can only positively help to shape the culture of your company. But why else are they so valuable to the employer? Staff turnover can be costly. Not only do you lose personnel who are ...

What does an interest rate rise mean for mortgages and savings?

30 October 2017

The first interest rate rise in almost a decade could happen as soon as November 2017, the Bank of England has hinted. Gertjan Vlieghe, a member of the Bank of England's committee that sets the interest rate, argued for an increase in the current rate "as early as in the coming months" ...

Could a local pub boost your property price?

25 October 2017

When buying a property and determining it's value you might take into account the local schools, the amenities in the area or the commute to work. Something you may not immediately include could be just as crucial to the value of a property - a local pub. In this article we’ll take a look to ...

How to efficiently extract business profits

19 October 2017

Once a company has paid taxes, bills, wagesand other expenses, what’s left is profit – but it can take time for a new firm to reach this point, and directors may need to convert their hard work into fiscal reward sooner. Here are 5 tax-efficient tactics for business owners to extract pr...

Time To Upgrade Your Toaster!

11 October 2017

It’s where most people file their pension statements! You know, they drop through the door in their A4 envelope, you half open it, see the insurance logo, roll your eyeballs back, file it behind the toaster convincing yourself you’ll look at it another day. Yeah, yeah! Strangely, as you...

How to get your child benefit back

04 October 2017

Thousands of families can get back some or all of the child benefits they have lost. Since 2013, those earning over £50,000 start to lose child benefit and those earning over £60,000 lose all of it. Some 300,000 families are caught up in this but many could get their benefit back. For ...

When you retire, you don't get a day off!

16 August 2017

Listening to Radio 2 the other morning - you know Chris Evans, that highly paid Radio 2 chap - and Len Goodman from Strictly was being interviewed. It went a little like this: “I thought you’d retired, Len?” Len responded, “Retired! Why would I retire? You never get a day o...