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A new landscape - how to navigate the changing mortgage market
As lenders raise mortgage rates and tighten criteria for borrowers, unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, with the help of its expert panel of professional advisers, has gathered advice and tips for consumers on how to navigate the current mortgage market. 1. Karen Barrett, Chief Executive at unbiased.co.uk “News last week that the Co-operative Bank became the first big high street lender to pull out of the interest-only mortgage market, further reduces the remortgage options available to homeowners with interest-only loans.  Several lenders, including Santander and...

Placing life insurance policies ‘under trust’ could save Britons £448 million in inheritance tax

Placing life insurance policies ‘under trust’ could save Britons £448 million in inheritance tax Careful tax planning which puts life insurance ‘under trust’ could save nearly £450 million in unnecessary inheritance tax payments Inheritance tax is Britain’s fourth biggest tax waste area Almost nine out of ten (85%) Brits have taken no action in the last 12 months to reduce the amount of IHT their estate could be liable for Unbiased.co.uk’s annual Tax Action Report reveals UK taxpayers will waste £448 million this year due to poor inheritance tax (IHT) planning when it comes to their life...

Spring clean your finances for the new tax year
As the 2012/2013 tax year begins unbiased.co.uk,the professional advice website, provides top tips on getting your personal finances in order for the year ahead, with the help of its panel of independent financial advisers. 1. Karen Barrett, Chief Executive at unbiased.co.uk “The new tax year is the perfect time to spring clean your finances and get your affairs in order.  Review your financial goals and ask yourself whether you are on track in achieving these.  You may be surprised how much money you can save by putting some new plans in place and finding ways to be more tax...

15 million Brits are taking a risk with no protection cover
Three in ten (30%) of UK adults are uninsured against events such as death, critical illness and redundancy 8% of Brits have cut back or stopped taking out insurance cover in the past 12 months Unbiased.co.uk urges consumers to seek advice from an IFA to ensure they have that necessary financial security UK adults are putting their financial security at risk according to new research from unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, which reveals three in ten (30%) of consumers are uninsured in vital areas such as life insurance, income protection, critical illness and mortgage payment...

Ticking timebomb - nearly 1 in 7 UK households stuck on interest only mortgages with no plan to pay off the debt
Unbiased.co.uk urges consumers to seek advice from a mortgage adviser to help plan their repayments New research from unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, reveals that of the 11.2m households in the UK with a mortgage, an astonishing 1 in 7, (1.6 million)* are simply paying off the interest each month and not repaying capital or saving anything towards paying off their mortgage debt in the future. “With incomes squeezed, it’s not surprising that many people are trying to save money by sticking to interest only mortgages, but this is a potential ticking time bomb” said Karen...

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