Speaking of cracking down, the UK seems to have followed suit and has announced tougher fines as part of a crackdown on tax evasion. The move was actually announced back in 2015, but it is now in force as of 1 January 2017. Fines have been increased to 100% of the tax evasion amount or […]
So the FTSE ended the year on a high and some would say, ‘why didn’t we just invest in the FTSE?’ But, as always, what is reported is never the whole truth. The FTSE ended the year at 7142.83, recovering from its slump to the highs we saw at the end of 2015. But is […]
House prices continued to grow steadily throughout 2016 despite the market volatility, averaging 4.5% nationally over the last 12 months. However, this period of steady increase is set to slow, according to the Nationwide Building Society, who expect the average growth in 2017 to be at a more modest level of 2%. It is reported […]
Not to be confused with the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme, the Guarantee Scheme was introduced as a flagship programme in 2013 to help first-time buyers get onto the property ladder. Under the scheme, buyers were able to purchase their new home with just 5% deposit, as the government made a promise to the […]
Action Fraud has received several reports from victims who have been sent convincing looking emails claiming to be from Amazon. The spoofed emails from “service@amazon.co.uk” claim recipients have made an order online and mimic an automatic customer email notification. In one example below, the scam email claims recipients have ordered an expensive vintage chandelier. Other […]
It’s that time again, so don’t forget the deadline for both Self-Assessment Tax Returns and Trust Tax Returns for the 2015/2016 tax year is 31st January 2017. If you hold investments with Transact you can access the reports required for your Self-Assessment Tax Returns online at Transact. If you have difficulty accessing them, please contact […]
