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20 October 2018

End of Stamp Duty

The FT Adviser reports “Stamp duty rules could soon be redundant by 2028”. The article reports that “new stamp duty rules for first-time buyers could soon be redundant as L&C reports that four million properties could be priced out by 2028. The findings were uncovered in L&C’s Stamp Duty report, which investigated how many homes […]

16 October 2018

UK’s middle class savers penalised

This is Money states “How the UK’s middle class savers are being dragged into a 55% pension tax trap that was meant for millionaires”. The article states “the maximum you can build up in a pension without a tax penalty is £1.03m,” “But many workers whose salaries have risen unwittingly breach this allowance” and this […]

15 October 2018

Types of Mortgages Provided

At Cotswold Independent Financial Services, we are independent mortgage advisers and as such we supply a variety of different mortgages. Here is an overview of some of the types of mortgages we find for our clients. Lifetime Mortgages – this is when you borrow money secured against your home, provided it’s your main residence and still […]

9 October 2018

West Midlands House Prices

The BBC reports “House prices in the West Midlands rose the fastest in the UK compared with a year ago, according to official figures. Annual growth in property values in the region stood at 5.8% by June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The biggest fall was in London where prices dropped by 0.7% […]

5 October 2018

Young Home Owners and the Haves and Have Nots

According to the BBC “Rising house prices have not only left fewer young people able to buy a home, they have also divided them into property “haves” and “have-nots”. Over the past 25 years only a small group of young adults have been able to get on to the property ladder – and this has […]

5 October 2018

What is Equity Release?

Property Wire reports that SunLife’s research showed “More than half of home owners in the UK aged 55 are unaware that the cash lump sum they would receive from releasing equity in their home is tax free, a new survey has found. Despite the fact that three in 10 would consider taking out an equity […]

1 October 2018

Getting Powers of Attorney Right

A lasting power of attorney or deputy has wide powers to deal with the financial affairs of an individual on their behalf. We work with clients setting and reviewing their financial plans and this also involves putting long term plans in place to safeguard their best interests. If you have not taken the time to […]

27 September 2018

Job Creation in Coventry

More than 3,500 new jobs have been created in Coventry and Warwickshire over the 12 month-period to March 2018, according to the region’s local enterprise partnership. The Midlands Engine attracted 243 projects which resulted in 13,138 new jobs being created. Read more.

27 September 2018

Flexible Drawdown

The FT Adviser reports as 31st July 2018 “The figures showed almost £20bn had been withdrawn and more than 4 million flexible payments had been made since the launch of the freedoms.” Read more.

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