Business
Budget 2026 – Where Do We Go Now?
Budget Day 2026 leaves everyone a little underwhelmed… A Budget can leave households better off on their energy bills while quietly making their savings work harder to stand still. For clients, that is the tangible tension in this year’s announcements. The opportunity is to revisit where wealth is held, how retirement income is drawn and…
Read MoreWhy is Business Relief Important for Company Owners?
Business Relief (BR) is a valuable relief from Inheritance Tax (IHT) for business owners. Reducing IHT charges is something most business owners will be considering, as successive governments continue to let fiscal drag eat away at family legacies. Proactively being aware (of BR) and planning for succession, is important. This, especially when the business owner…
Read MoreDoes Britain Need Stabilisers?
David Cameron. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak. Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham? Britain is heading for its seventh Prime Minister in the last decade. Prior to David Cameron, Britain’s previous seven Prime Ministers spanned from Ted Heath in 1970 to Gordon Brown in 2010. Forty years of, what is now looking like, stable…
Read MoreWhat May 2025 Hold?
What May 2025 Hold? Firstly, may we wish everyone a Happy New Year. Hopefully, it will be healthy and prosperous too. What may 2025 hold? We start 2025 with ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The war in Ukraine rumbles on and Israel continues its fight with Hamas and Hezbollah. This is as it was in January 2024,…
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