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Estate planning amid changing IHT rules
Ensuring your loved ones are cared for takes proper planning
Planning your estate is challenging at the best of times. Knowing how to mitigate your liabilities while ensuring your loved ones are cared for takes proper planning and the right tools. The 2024 Autumn Budget Statement announcements could create significant and lasting challenges for rural businesses of all sizes. Under the Chancellor’s proposed changes, from April 2026, IHT reliefs available to farms and family businesses will be restricted.
Transform your financial future for 2025
The perfect moment to take stock of your financial ambitions
With 2025 underway, it’s the perfect time to assess your financial ambitions. Many of us enthusiastically set New Year’s resolutions, but how often do they translate into tangible outcomes? Financial aspirations – buying a home, taking a dream holiday or retiring early – sometimes seem beyond reach. This is where financial planning becomes essential.
Navigating your financial journey
Actionable steps to ensure you’re progressing steadily toward financial stability and independence
We make countless choices on our unique journeys through life that shape our future financial security and independence. Some of our most significant decisions revolve around finances – whether it’s planning for an early retirement, purchasing property or saving for a child’s education. These financial goals represent our personal priorities and direct the way we spend, save and invest our money.
Confronting the rising cost of living
A situation that presents a real need for strategic planning to safeguard financial health
The escalating cost of living over the previous few years is one of the most pressing concerns for many families across the UK today. The sharp increase in the price of essentials such as food, energy, fuel and everyday items has left some households struggling to make ends meet. For numerous families, balancing the household budget has become a daily challenge, with financial pressures rising in tandem with inflation.
Taking advantage of various tax reliefs and allowances
Make the most of your money before the 2024/2025 tax year ends on 5 April
Our money is hard-earned and precious, so it is understandable that parting with it in the form of taxes isn’t something anyone looks forward to. However, understanding how to plan your finances effectively could significantly affect your financial future.
Foundations of a robust long-term strategy
Inspiring confidence in investing amidst uncertainty
Investing in today’s complex global economic landscape can feel overwhelming, with a constant barrage of market updates, countless investment choices and fluctuating conditions. Yet, these challenges underscore the importance of adhering to fundamental investment principles.
ISA returns of the year
Making the most of your 2024/25 ISA allowance
Investing your money wisely is more than just pursuing returns – it’s also about leveraging tax allowances to make the most of it. Individual Savings Accounts, known as ISAs, remain popular thanks to their simplicity and flexibility. But are you fully aware of their range of benefits and financial planning applications? From Cash ISAs to Stocks & Shares ISAs, these tax-efficient tools are vital for long-term financial planning.
Planning for a comfortable and rewarding retirement
Ensure your future income aligns with your envisioned retirement lifestyle
The five-year countdown to retirement marks a pivotal phase of introspection and detailed preparation. A well-thought-out plan is essential for a comfortable and rewarding retirement, from ensuring financial stability to thinking about healthcare, housing and the lifestyle you hope to enjoy.
Deciding when to withdraw your pension funds