Ever wonder what happened to that pension you paid into thirty years ago? Well, the Department for Work and Pensions has decided it’s time to find out, and have been working with the Pension Tracing Service to launch a website to help people track down their old pension policies. Taking into consideration the demands of […]
Share sale, boiler room, hedge fund or bond fraud involves bogus stockbrokers, usually based overseas, cold calling people to pressure them into buying shares that promise high returns. In reality, the shares are either worthless or non-existent. You are usually contacted out of the blue by a professional-sounding stockbroker who offers you investment opportunities that […]
This is a common dilemma for those with disposable income: do they squirrel it away in a savings account or pay more off their mortgage to become free of one of the biggest debts they have during their lifetime? With interest rates so low it would definitely be preferable to overpay on your mortgage rather […]
And so June has arrived! It seems so long ago we were told there would be a referendum in June on our EU membership, but it is now upon us! We hope that by now you have all done some research and are ready to have your say. I must say, however, that it is […]
It has been reported that two-thirds of first-time buyers would be unable to afford a home without help. Typically, they buy at aged 30 and put down a 17% deposit (on average £26,000). So, depending on how many children you have, that could amount to an awful lot of money being passed down to your […]
The majority of you will be aware of the difference in these terms in relation to property ownership, but for those of you who are not, a quick reminder. Joint Tenancy is where you each own the whole property, which means that when one of you dies their half of the house automatically passes to […]
