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What you need to know. During your working life, you may want to find out exactly how much you have in your pension savings so you can start managing them more effectively.

The importance of estate planning. How to prepare and protect your estate.

Thousands benefit from time to pay. More than 142,000 people have used the tax catchup scheme known as ‘time to pay’ (TPP) with HMRC to spread the cost of their self-assessment tax bill since April 2021.

Options for sale or succession. The past couple of years gave many business owners more challenges than they’d ever faced before. From political turbulence and Brexit to the far-reaching and long-lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be an understatement to say things have been tough.

Brace yourself for this tax rise. In a much-touted tax rise to fund additional NHS, health and social care spending, this April sees 1.25% added to National Insurance.

OVER ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS USE EXTRA TIME TO FILE TAX RETURNS. More than one million individuals completed their self-assessment tax return by the extended deadline at the end of February 2022.

Inflation may hit 7% this spring; investing can help. Soaring inflation is about to affect everything we do this year and preparing now may be the best way to head off that threat.

Should you factor inflation into your pension plans? Pensions stories have been rife in recent months, led by the Government’s decision to downgrade the fabled triple-lock on the state pension for 2022/23.

PANDEMIC-RELATED FACTORS SEE DIVORCE RATES SLUMP IN 2020. The number of divorces in England and Wales fell by 4.5% in 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Help-to-buy ISA: What’s your next option? Alternatives to make your money work harder. A few years have passed since the help-to-buy ISA closed to new applicants on 30 November 2019.  Since its launch in December 2015, the scheme offered over-16s a way to save a deposit to help take their first steps on the property ladder. 

The effects of rising inflation in 2022 Understanding your options to beat soaring prices. If there’s one thing we know isn’t going away this year it’s the problem of rising inflation. It’s not just the UK who has to cope with rising inflation; it’s a growing issue across much of the developed world. 

Omicron fears save consumers £4bn last Christmas Consumers reportedly saved a total of £4 billion at the end of last year, amid concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.