The issue of student loans weighs heavily on students and their families, and even political parties – remember the Lib Dems? But the name itself has created misunderstanding about how they operate and the best…
Scammers step-up sophisticated frauds
One side effect of the pandemic has been a surge in scams, with around £535 million reported as lost to investment fraud in the year to April 2021. One investment scam involving a retired detective…
Thinking of retiring anytime soon?
A recent survey of people who have retired or plan to retire in 2021 provides interesting insights, whatever your intended retirement year. The average age of people planning to retire in 2021 is 60, according…
Coping With Brown Envelope Syndrome
It's estimated roughly 100,000 people a year enter one form of formal personal insolvency or another and Covid-19 is likely to significantly increase this figure. This article is written in the hope that it may…
Deferring July’s income tax payment
HMRC is allowing your second self-assessment payment due on 31 July 2020 on account for the tax year 2019/20 to be deferred, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means no interest or penalties will be…