As many landlords seek to mitigate higher tax costs, the number of landlords looking to remortgage has reached and all-time high. Paragon surveyed around 200 mortgage intermediaries and found that as a proportion of the buy-to-let market, remortgaging had an 8%...

A report made by Age Uk has claimed that a number of women in retirement who are divorced are losing out on a vast amount of money and assets. Unless a divorce is taken to court, it is not a requirement to know a spouses pension value, and therefore married couples do...

According to research, a succession plan has not been put into place by 64% of small businesses within the UK. 1,002 responses were polled by small business lender Aldermore. The majority of these responses shown that decision-makers had not put a plan in place that...

A study made by Lloyds Bank shows that 46% of people suffering with stress and anxiety is triggered by issues related to personal finances. Comparatively, prior to being asked, 74% of regular savers said they were happy over the month. More than half of those who come...

According to research, 2/5 workers over 50 are feeling a lack of support from their employers in terms of their career aspirations. 2,497 adults were surveyed and 44% of the over 50’s explained that when it comes to their future objectives and ambitions, they feel...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an independent service that works to enable certain businesses and individuals resolve disputes between financial service businesses. Following a recent report, the FOS have been challenged by MPs as to whether or not disputes...

Small business owners are usually stuck for spare time, therefore gaining the skills on digital technologies can be difficult. The government are being pushed to introduce a ‘growth voucher’. According to research made by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), in...

Parents are being encouraged to take advantage of the government's tax-free childcare scheme to help manage childcare costs over the school holidays. YouGov polled 334 parents of children aged 16 and under on behalf of HMRC, and found that 31% felt stressed trying to...

Mp's have stated that the new tax introduced to fund elderly care should be paid by the cover of the over-40s. Two house of common committees have called for a new social care premium to be introduced so that help is available for those in old age. The report this was...

Exporters are struggling to recruit the right staff as a result of labour shortages, a report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has shown. In a survey of more than 3,300 exporters, the BCC found that manufacturers were worst affected, followed by the services...