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Financial Focus: Autumn 2024
In this issue...The new Chancellor has been laying the groundwork for her forthcoming Budget since before the election and following her report of a £22 billion hole in the nation’s finances, some painful measures are likely at the end of October. Taxpayers are...
Financial Focus: Summer 2024
In this issue...We are pleased to share with you the summer issue of Financial Focus. .If you have any questions or we can be of any assistance please call 020 8681 4994.
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...
Beat the scammers
Investment and pension scams are becoming ever more sophisticated, from fancy fake websites to the ‘cloning’ of authorised businesses. Rule number one is always to reject unexpected offers. Rule two is that, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. If in...
Rupees, Pounds or Dollars? The Asian Art Market in Review
Guest blog from one of our preferred valuation partners, Doerr Dallas Valuations. Author: Laura Williams, Indian Art Specialist. Nobody anticipated the extreme highs of the past few weeks. Particularly in what may potentially be the worst recession of our lifetime. In...
Video witnessing for wills
The Government is changing rules to allow remote witnessing of wills via video calls in England and Wales. It is already legal in Scotland, but not yet in Northern Ireland. New legislation in September 2020 will backdate the measure to 31 January 2020, but two...
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