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As homeowners, it's crucial to be prepared for the possibility of an increase in mortgage interest rates. Such increases can impact monthly repayments and overall financial stability. This article will explore five effective strategies to help homeowners navigate...
Should I remortgage when my fixed rate ends?
The short answer? Yes. If you don’t remortgage at the end of your term, you will be automatically transferred to your lender’s standard variable rate, which tends to be higher than the rates on most other mortgage options. So if you’re coming to the end of your fixed...
Life after your Fixed Rate mortgage
Life after your Fixed Rate mortgage. What happens when your mortgage deal expires? If the end of your fixed rate mortgage is on the horizon (even if it’s months away), then it’s a good idea to start looking at your options today. If you haven’t got a new deal in place...
What Happens To Your Estate If You Die Without Making A Will
You may have seen daytime TV shows involving “heir hunters”. These people aim to track down the heirs of people who’ve died intestate. They then help them to claim their inheritance (for a fee). In the real world, intestacy isn’t usually so exciting. In fact, it...
The Governments Vision For The Housing Sector
Assuming the UK sticks to its standard election pattern, the current parliament is almost halfway through its term. This means politicians across the board will be starting to gear up to contest their seats. The governments current raft of housing-related proposals...
Inheritance Tax
As the old joke goes, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. Inheritance tax is the tax taken out of a deceased person’s estate before the remainder is passed on to their heirs. The way IHT currently works is that transfers between spouses/civil...
Income Drawdown
Income drawdown came about as the result of the “pension freedoms” legislation of April 2015. Before that date, most of a pension fund had to be used to buy an annuity. Annuities are basically guaranteed incomes for life. The annuity system worked well when...
Pensions and Divorce
Dividing property during a divorce can be a complicated process. The more assets a couple has, the more complicated it can become. At present, the two highest-value assets the average couple is likely to own are a house and a pension fund, or funds. Houses can be...
How Personal Pensions Work
The basic idea behind personal pensions is fairly simple. You pay in money throughout your working life. This is invested by your pension provider (or by you directly in the case of self-invested personal pensions) and when you retire the investment returns are used...
Pension for Directors
Company directors do not necessarily make all, or even most, of their income through a regular salary in the same way that many employees do. Their remuneration is likely to be closely tied to the company’s profits and thus may vary from year to year. What’s more,...