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ISA or Savings Account: Which Is Best For Me?

The answer to whether you should open an individual savings account or a traditional saver depends on your income tax, and how much and how long you plan to save.

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The Daily Mail • 24th March 2024

How to help your child raise £500,000 for their first home

A baby born today would need more than £500,000 to buy their first home when they reach 31 – the average age of first-time buyers.

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This Is Money • 19th March 2024

Don't bank on your cash Isa beating inflation: How to get top rates

Cash Isas are more valuable than they have been for years: but if they are lower than inflation, the value of your nest egg will still be eroded over time.

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The Times • 7th February 2024

How to claim higher rate tax relief on pension contributions in the UK

Have you considered that HMRC might owe you money? If you're a higher rate taxpayer claim your pension relief.

Moneyweek • 13th November 2023

Is relief from Inheritance Tax (IHT) on the way?

Talk that the government could cut or scrap inheritance tax in its Autumn Statement is rife – but it is a money-spinner.

This is Money • 22nd October 2022

Why do children get worse returns on Isas than adults?

There's an anomaly in the savings market. Adult ISAs are enjoying rate rises but children's accounts are being overlooked.

This is Money • 11th June 2022

Huge rate robbery behind £12bn slump for savings in cash Isas

For more than 20 years, millions of savers have relied on cash Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) to protect their nest eggs from the taxman. But the death knell is now ringing for cash Isas as savers chase better rates available across the wider savings market.

MoneyWeek • 21st January 2022

Tax return deadline extended – but don't forget to file

HMRC is being slightly more lenient about tax returns this year, but falling behind will still incur hefty fines.

MoneyWeek • 3rd May 2021

Wills aren’t set in stone – change them with a deed of variation

You might think that once a person dies their will is set in stone. In fact, you can change someone’s will after they have died.

MoneyWeek • 14th April 2021

How to navigate the child-benefit maze

The child benefit system is infernally complicated and rife with potential pitfalls. Find out how to avoid the traps.

NerdWallet • 25th March 2021

Understanding the Pension Tax-Free Lump Sum

You can take 25% of your pension savings as a tax-free lump sum. Here’s what you need to know about getting your hands on it.

MoneyWeek • 17th March 2021

How to minimise your inheritance tax bill

With allowances frozen fiscal drag will ensure that more people pay inheritance tax. Here’s how to protect your estate.

MoneyWeek • 23rd February 2021

Why you should still be putting money into a cash Isa

Interest rates may be lousy, but tax-free saving into a cash Isa is still a good idea if you focus on the longer-term positivies.

NerdWallet • 29th January 2021

What Is Pension Tax Relief?

One of the great things about saving into a pension is that the government pays you to do it. Read on to find out more.

MoneyWeek • 26th January 2021

Tax returns: make sure you declare child benefit

If you owe HMRC a repayment of child benefit cash, you need to act quickly or you could face a fine.

Good Housekeeping • 1st January 2021

Eight Apps to Help Improve your Finances

Want to feel more in control of your money? Here's the tech to help.

MoneyWeek • 27th December 2020

Beware these cons and scams this Christmas

No-one loves a crisis quite like a conman. Scams have soared as criminals take advantage of rising online shopping and more people using internet banking than ever before. Here's four to watch out for.

MoneyWeek • 25th November 2020

How to avoid inheritance tax by giving your money away

Many of us worry about inheritance tax and how we can minimise how much of our estate goes to the taxman. One way to reduce his take and improve the finances of the younger generation is to give away your money while you are still alive.

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MoneyWeek • 11th August 2020

Four apps to help you manage your money

These four tools will help you to cut your bills, track your spending, save up, and even file your tax return.

MoneyWeek • 23rd June 2020

Are you due a refund on your inheritance tax bill?

If you’ve paid inheritance tax recently, you may well be due some of your money back. Here’s how to tell.

The Sunday Times • 14th January 2018

Stamp duty stumps even the taxman

It is almost two years since the additional 3% rate of stamp duty came into force, but there is still widespread confusion about who has to pay it.

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