
Did you know that, with Class 3 contributions, you can buy back and ‘fill in’ missing years of National Insurance contributions, thus increasing the amount of your Basic State Pension when you retire? Just click on the headline, to read more.

Did you know that, with Class 3 contributions, you can buy back and ‘fill in’ missing years of National Insurance contributions, thus increasing the amount of your Basic State Pension when you retire? Just click on the headline, to read more.
Women turning 60 and claiming their basic state pension before April 6th stand to lose up to £20,000 of retirement income, compared to women turning 60 later this year. New rules that will apply after 6th April significantly relax the requirements to receive the full basic state pension for women.

Most holders of variable rate mortgages in the UK are now paying £100 – £200 per month less on their mortgage than a year ago, according to new data from the Bank of England.
A remortgage is simply ending an existing mortgage deal, and switching to a different deal, with your current lender or another lender. In the current climate of low interest rates, you may well find that your mortgage lender’s standard variable rate (SVR) is better than the mortgage deal you are currently on. However, with interest [...]
Until the recent budget, National Insurance at 11% formerly applied only to the first £34,840 of your income. On the remainder of your income above and beyond that, your National Insurance contributions were just 1%. However, this £34,840 threshold has now increased to £43,888, so that there is an additional £9,048 where national insurance takes [...]
If your current mortgage deal is nearing an end, you may wish to compare the renewal deal your current lender is offering, for your remortgage, by shopping around. When shopping, you may find that the very best rates are reserved for those borrowers with significant equity value in their homes. It could well be that [...]
















