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Since the mid-2000s, the UK private-rented sector has seen a huge surge in growth, with 2.8 million households in 2007 rising to 4.5m in 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Going back 30 or 40 years, retiring at the age of 65 and living off of your state pension for the rest of your life was doable.

Opinium polled 983 workers on behalf of the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and found 54% did not keep track of their retirement savings.

Writing a Will is one of the most important things you can do to protect your family’s financial future.

For wealthy parents and grandparents who want to financially assist younger generations, building a nest egg on their behalf can go a long way.

Thousands of retirees face being more than £3,500 worse off in retirement from April, when extra payments to adult dependants come to an end.

In the last few years we’ve seen a huge amount of political upheaval, along with several high-profile business failures and accompanying job losses.

High earners will be familiar with the tapered annual allowance. After all, it spent most of 2019 mired in controversy after medical professionals in England snubbed overtime shifts amid fears of being clobbered with unexpectedly high tax bills.

A fixed-rate war between mortgage lenders is driving prices for decade-long products to enticing lows, Moneyfacts has said.

Being your own boss continues to appeal, with 3.5 million sole trader businesses registered in the UK at the start of 2019.

If you’re passing on your money, property or investments – to a relative, a friend or an organisation – you want to ensure it goes to the right person or cause and is used as you wish.

Retirement savers in their mid-40s and early 50s have been urged to think twice about accessing their pension to invest in buy-to-let property.