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By Steve Shovlin

3rd August 2022

Has Contributing to a Pension become even more important?

The COVID pandemic has seen unprecedented support for many people and businesses in the UK over the last 2 and a half years. Enforced lockdowns around the world has led to supply chain issues with many goods being delayed for months. The global economy initially saw a sharp downturn and thankfully has then seen a recovery as we all came out of our houses last year.

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Married Couple

By Armstrong Watson

1st August 2022

Are You Entitled To The Marriage Allowance?

The Marriage Allowance currently lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner.

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By Hayley Towlson

20th July 2022

Protecting your income for an unexpected future

Managing your income for an unexpected future - Hayley Towlson explains the benefits of Income Protection

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Business man ready creditor debt letters

By David Hush

19th July 2022

How to deal with pressing creditors

David Hush from our National Creditor Services team provides his advice about what you should do if you are facing pressure from Creditors looking to reclaim owed debts.

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By Richard Woolgar

15th July 2022

Cybercrime – the biggest threat to business

The Cyber threat to businesses has exploded in recent years, with small and mid-sized organisations now most at risk.

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Tractor fertiliser

By Jonathan York

14th July 2022

Tips on approaching your bank for extra facilities

There is no sign of any relief from the increased cost of fertiliser, fuel, feeds, etc in the coming months. Selling prices of most commodities have also increased, but whether the increased income is sufficient to cover the increased costs is another matter.

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By Armstrong Watson

14th July 2022

Be prepared to plan properly for the future and be wary of knee jerk reactions

Chris Edmunds, Director of Davidson & Robertson based in Cockermouth provides some thoughts on helping farmers and landowners to continue to thrive.

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Worried about pensions

By Marcus Dodds

12th July 2022

Pension flexibility – understanding the benefits and the risks

Financial Planning Consultant, Marcus Dodds, looks at the consequences of making early pension withdrawals during these unsettled and challenging times.

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By Martyn Pottage

5th July 2022

Higher and Additional rate taxpayers – is this still a select club?

The number of people paying higher rate is rising sharply. If that’s you, then independent financial advice could be more important and valuable now than ever.

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By Emma Copley

21st June 2022

What is inheritance tax and what can I do about it?

Once thought of as a tax for only extremely wealthy people to worry about, rising property prices have meant more estates than ever are likely to face an inheritance tax bill. HMRC collected £6.1 billion from thousands of bereaved families in 2021/22.In fact, the amount of inheritance tax collected currently is expected to reach £6.9 billion by 2023-24, an increase of £1.5 billion in just five years (OBR forecast March 2022).

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