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Paying tax on savings interest
How to report and pay any tax that may be due on savings interest.
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Protect your home from fraud
Effects of property fraud can be devastating. HM Land Registry's free property alert service could help avoid becoming a victim.
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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Spring Budget Summary
A summary of the 2023 Spring Budget.
Michael Roberts FPFS
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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Cash - are interest rates interesting again?
Whilst cash is not usually a suitable home for money that is expected to be sitting around for the longer term, we usually recommend...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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Autumn Statement Summary
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament yesterday, following several weeks of commentary...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Nov 18, 20224 min read
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Lending a helping hand in times of vulnerability
From time to time, every one of us may be able to describe ourselves as ‘vulnerable’ for one reason or another; indeed, The Financial...
Vicki Watts
Nov 17, 20223 min read
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Latest Tatton Video Update now live
Regular readers will know that one of our favourite investment managers, Tatton Investment Management, publish regular video updates to...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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Mini-Budget - 2 minute guide (Updated)
A quick summary of today's mini-budget.
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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When bad news is all around...
Had I told you last September that in a year’s time: Inflation would be over 12% Interest rates will be 7 times higher Our energy bills...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Autumn Statement Summary
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Autumn Statement today. This was not a "proper" Budget; which this year took...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Oct 27, 20213 min read
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When to call 159
Criminals stole £753.9 million through fraud and scams in the first half of 2021, an increase of 30% compared to the first half of 2020....
Michael Roberts FPFS
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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Tax Rises and Social Care - What we know so far
It was announced today (after much speculation) that some new measures would be brought in as part of the new care funding solution for...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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Contactless payment limit to rise
It has now been confirmed that the contactless payment limit, which allows consumers to pay for goods and services without the need to...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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NS&I Green Savings Bond details announced
In the last Budget in March, it was announced that the government would offer a green retail savings product through National Savings and...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Jul 5, 20212 min read
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Budget Summary
The Budget Statement was delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak earlier today. It takes place following what has...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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Explainer: Difference between Debt, Deficit and GDP
Often, the words "debt", "Deficit" and "GDP" are mentioned in the media; but what do they actually mean, what's the difference, and how...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Leaving your pension on autopilot could be dangerous
Many workplace pensions, and indeed personal pensions, set up over the years have included an option commonly referred to as...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Oct 28, 20204 min read
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Negative Interest Rates
It has been well over a decade since the Bank of England cut the base rate to historic low levels; reaching 0.5% in March 2009 following...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Oct 6, 20203 min read
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Lasting Power of Attorney goes virtual
As anyone who has ever tried to use a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) will know, it can be a painful process. Invoking an LPA to,...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Aug 8, 20202 min read
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Coronavirus Business Support Tool
There have been a baffling wave of announcements for the support available to businesses during the current difficult times. To help...
Michael Roberts FPFS
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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