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BT has announced its decision to withdraw the Redcare service with effect from August 2025
One of the UK’s leading alarm signalling systems, BT Redcare, will shut down from 1 August 2025 leaving thousands of customers to find a suitable alternative. Customers whose intruder and fire alarms are connected to BT’s Redcare signalling system should act quickly...
Spring Budget 2024
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented the Spring Budget to Parliament shortly after 12.30 this afternoon. The Spring Budget sets out the Government's tax and spending plans and could be the last major fiscal event before the General Election although...
In Focus: Summer 2021
After the last 18 months, looking ahead is very appealing to many of us. However one critical area of future financial planning is often overlooked. Since the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold is now frozen for the next five years, many more estates will be subject to...
In Focus: Spring 2021
A year after the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, the careful and gradual moves out of lockdown are hopeful. The impact on the economy, both short and long term, is yet to play out, but there are some planning lessons for individuals that we can take from the last year....
Budget Snapshot: March 2021
The Budget Statement was delivered today shortly after 12.30 this afternoon by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. This Budget takes place after a year that has seen the largest drop in annual national output since the Great Frost of 1709, Europe's coldest...
Introducing our chosen charity for 2021: Polio & Children in Need Charity (PACINC) helping Kigezi Orphans
Constructing an orphanage to house and school orphaned children in Kabale, Western Uganda. Kigezi Orphan Children's Charity (KOCC) was formed in 2014. The orphanage provided shelter for these abandoned children, but the dwelling was sparse and unhygienic. The...
Covid-19 Measures: Updated to 5 January 2021
As the third Covid-19 lockdown took effect on 5 January 2021, the Chancellor announced a further £4.6 billion in grants to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. This new round of support follows extensions to the job retention and loan schemes revealed on 17...
In Focus | Winter 2020
As we come to the end of this difficult year, the effects of the pandemic are still playing out. While there is good news on the efficacy of vaccine trials, there is still some way to go before we regain a sense of normality. Many have seen a dip in incomes, with both...
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