What is Gift Aid?
We have all heard the expression Gift Aid mentioned in connection with charitable donations, but do we really understand what it means? Donating through Gift Aid means charities and community amateur ...
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Are you claiming your full married couple’s allowance?
The Conservative Government announced last year an extra allowance for married couples enabling them to share unused person allowances. This could be particularly beneficial to retired couples where o ...
Mortgages for older borrowers
One of Britain’s biggest banks has become the first to be officially reprimanded for age discrimination after telling a couple in their forties that they were too old to get a mortgage. The Financial ...
Charity is calling on regulators to review levels of pension protection
Retirees urgently need greater protection when making decisions under the new pension freedoms, the UK’s leading financial capability charity warns today. Since April 6th, retirees have had more ...