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Analysis and Impact of the Autumn Budget 2024
Following several months of Budget-related leaks of variable accuracy, comprising wild suggestions, unconfirmed supposition and nailed-on certainties, Chancellor Rachel Reeves finally delivered her maiden Autumn Budget to a packed House of Commons earlier today.
Equity Release: A Solution for Older Homeowners to Boost Family Finances Amid Rising House Prices?
Rather predictably, the publication last week of data prepared by the Halifax, which suggested that by the end of September the average UK home’s value was a sm...
Echoes of 1964: Rachel Reeves Faces £22 Billion Deficit and Tough Choices in Autumn Budget
Almost exactly 60 years ago, on 16th October 1964, Britain’s new Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, made his first ministerial appointment, installing Jim Callaghan...
How Upcoming Changes In Government Policy Could Affect Your Retirement Planning
Earlier this week, a neighbour had a builder’s skip delivered to the front of his house, a statement of refurbishing intent guaranteed to generate a flurry of q...
How Could The Upcoming Autumn Statement Impact Your Retirement Plans
I’ve long maintained that George Orwell’s 1984 is such an important work that reading it should be compulsory for every schoolchild over the age of 12. Academic...
How Equity Release Can Enhance Your Retirement Adventures
A walk along the promenade at Weston-Super-Mare can be a bracing affair, particularly if a westerly wind is galloping up the Bristol Channel hell-bent on sweepi...
How Equity Release is Enabling Many Over 55’s to Bypass NHS Delays for Private Healthcare
It’s a sad fact of life, but we’re reminded on an almost daily basis of the NHS’ shortcomings. At present, an estimated 7.2 million people await medical treatme...
Glastonbury Growth: How Music and Property Values Uplift the UK
Writing in praise of this year’s Glastonbury on the letters page of my morning newspaper, an 82-year-old reader spoke also of “the sheer joy and exuberance of C...
Retirement Realities: The Hidden Costs of Aging in the UK
Towards the end of June, a report published by the Resolution Foundation concluded that the average British pensioner was £1,000 a year better off in 2024-25 th...
Retirement Dreams vs. Political Promises: Finding Your Path Amid Election Season
Ever since Rishi Sunak called a general election on 22 May, the frequency with which MPs have made appearances in print, on television or online has, as you may...