Growing optimism for a Great British summer
Although the weather may have a different opinion, there does seem to be a growing sense that 2021 will prove to be a Great British summer. Staycations are all booked; a packed sporting schedule featuring the Euros, Wimbledon, The Open, the British Grand Prix and test cricket awaits, and the Proms are set to make […]
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Summer may be here but what about the LTA freeze?
The sun may be shining (if the Great British summer permits!) but the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) freeze is most certainly here. The pension LTA has been frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. So essentially, the total amount you can hold in your pension without being taxed on withdrawals is static for […]
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Bright summer expected for the housing market
House prices are predicted to continue rising this summer as buyer demand shows no sign of slowing down. According to data captured from conveyancing quotes by one comparison site, deals agreed between buyers and sellers during springtime could result in house price increases of 2.9% in June and 3.7% in July1. Fastest growth rate in […]
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News in Review
“We think now is the right moment to proceed” In Monday’s Downing Street briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that almost all remaining coronavirus restrictions will lift on Monday 19 July, despite cases and hospital admissions rising, as it was felt that a further delay could risk a bigger surge in the autumn. Although stating […]
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News in Review
“We must take a careful and a balanced decision” In a Downing Street briefing on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ministers will make a final decision on 12 July, whether step four of restriction easing would happen as planned on 19 July. Most legal restrictions look set to be scrapped, with face masks no longer […]
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How your front door could add value to your home
With the pandemic and Stamp Duty holiday causing a stampede to move home, canny sellers have been keen to add as much value to their property as possible. So, they might be interested in new research1 which has discovered a little-known way of increasing the value of your home: door colour. Lockdown blues According to […]
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News in Review
‘The Committee judges that UK inflation expectations remain well anchored’ Last week, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), unanimously voted to maintain base rates at an all-time low of 0.1%. In a statement released on Thursday, the MPC shrugged off concerns over a pick-up in inflation, saying its expectation is that ‘the economy […]
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