For clients paying private school fees, it looks very possible that your child or children will not be returning to school before the end of the Summer Term in July. This begs the question will parents have to pay school fees for the Summer term which are normally due at the end of April? The [...]
If you are planning to move home, below are details of recent government and industry guidelines. You have exchanged contracts. If you have exchanged contracts and the property you are moving to is “vacant” you can continue with your move but need to follow the related guidance on home removals. There is no definition of [...]
It is quite easy to get confused about pensions. However, spending a little time to understand some of the key terms will help. This article aims to explain the key terms relating to pension and retirement planning that you may come across. We hope you find this "Pension Jargon Buster" guide useful. Final Salary Scheme [...]
The 11 March Budget from the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, included £7 billion of expenditure targeting the impact of Covid-19 on employees, the self-employed and businesses. On 17 March a further raft of measures was announced, amounting to an additional £20 billion of Government support expenditure plus £330 billion of loan guarantees. By 20 March [...]
By Darren Amos, Independent Financial Adviser Are you considering the coronavirus payment holiday on your mortgage? Remember that the interest will still be added to the mortgage, increasing the balance and that you will then be paying interest on the extra interest for the rest of the term of the mortgage. Most lenders have confirmed [...]
One of the most difficult conversations you probably will have with your parents is what plans have they made for their financial future. It’s a balancing act between your parents feeling that they are not losing financial control and you being aware that they have some form of plan in place. All this while still [...]
By Rachel Efetha, Chartered Financial Planner. This might be the sale of the century? As Warren Buffet once said, “Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful”. Now is the time to be greedy and invest. Yes, the FTSE 100 has fallen off the edge of a cliff, but unlike [...]
A personal message by Caroline Anstee, Managing Director of Anstee & Co. Hello Following our coronavirus update last week, I just wanted to send a personal message at this difficult and worrying time. As you know I have been in this industry a long time and I have therefore experienced many stock market crashes. Each [...]
By Caroline Anstee, Managing Director of Anstee & Co. Coronavirus, Covid-19 – Keeping you updated. I wanted to share with you our business continuity plans with regards to the coronavirus, here at Anstee & Co and reassure you that it's 'business as usual' from the whole of the team. Our continuity plans allow for all [...]
As a first-time buyer, getting the deposit together for your home is hard. To help first-time mortgage buyers the government launched its Lifetime ISA. Sometimes known as a LISA. This scheme was first made available in April 2017 and is open to people aged 18 but before the age of 40, who are UK residents. [...]
