This week (20-24 September) is Income Protection Awareness Week, a chance to spread the message about the importance of having an income safety net. Although insurance might not be many people’s idea of fun, failing to consider how you will be protected in the...
A recent Upper Tribunal case has raised questions about HMRC’s approach to collecting tax on child benefit. Child benefit tax, or the High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) to use its legal name, has a chequered history. The HICBC was introduced in January...
The central theme of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget was greater investment in UK PLC as part of the government’s long term economic plans and priorities. This included £11.5 billion investment in 180,000 new affordable homes, and a Levelling Up Fund...
Advice needed now more than ever The pandemic has clearly highlighted the fact that financial advice is more important than ever, prompting 1 in 25 people to seek advice for the first time ever. However, this research also indicates that a number of myths still exist,...
