Several changes to pensions were announced during the Spring Budget earlier this year. Regarded as the most significant since pensions freedoms in 2015, the changes, expected to provide greater flexibility and opportunity, have largely had a positive reception. The overhaul is intended to make it more straightforward for individuals to accumulate a bigger pension pot […]
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Join David Braithwaite every Wednesday afternoon, on BBC Radio Kent’s Money Matters. Listen here This week we’re looking at how to gift money to your children or grandchildren. Are there limits? What should you do if it’s for a deposit for a home? What will the bank need from you to show it’s a gift
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Join David Braithwaite every Wednesday afternoon, on BBC Radio Kent’s Money Matters. Listen here This week David is taking a look at bank accounts, specifically fixed rate savings accounts. How does a fixed rate account work and is it a sensible thing to do? Also, why it pays to shop around? David also explains how
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The number of residential properties up for sale has increased according to latest data*, which could further strengthen the position of buyers. Supply surge? Ever since the pandemic days of frenetic buying, demand outstripping supply has been a familiar picture in the UK housing market. And with interest rates rising sharply in the past year
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Recent data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has shown that Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts for the 2022–23 tax year totalled £7.1bn, up £1bn from the previous tax year. With receipts consistently rising, this significant uplift can be attributed in part to ‘a combination of the recent rises in asset values and the government’s decision
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Life’s unpredictable. While we think the unexpected will never happen to us, unfortunately it sometimes does. So, if you found yourself in this situation, how would you and your family cope? You may not be able to rely on the state Unless you have substantial savings, or you benefit from a sick pay scheme run
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It comes as no surprise, with financial challenges impacting everyone’s pockets, that parents are prioritising worries regarding their children’s finances above their own, a trend highlighted in a recent survey of advisers*. According to the survey, 55% of respondents specified that amid cost-of-living challenges adult children were being prioritised in clients’ wealth planning, with many
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Join David Braithwaite every Wednesday afternoon, on BBC Radio Kent’s Money Matters. Listen here This week we’re talking ISAs – there’s more to them than some people think, including a similarity to tupperware. On a more serious note he also helps a listener with her finances following divorce. Specifically, what should you do about your
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Our latest Economic Review magazine is available now. This month’s Economic Review includes: Following its latest meeting the Monetary Policy Committee (#MPC) voted by a 7-2 majority to raise Bank Rate by half a percentage point. This was the 13th successive increase taking rates to 5.0%, their highest level for 15 years. Figures published last
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Join David Braithwaite every Wednesday afternoon, on BBC Radio Kent’s Money Matters. Listen here This week, fresh from his summer holiday he’s talking about the bank of Mum and Dad. Can you help your children buy a home? He’s also talking about the cost of living crises and where to turn for help if you’re
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