We’re only a matter of days into the new tax year and planning early will help to create a map for achieving your goals. Here are our top ten things to be thinking about: 1. Using your ISA allowance With the new tax year comes a new Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance. Again, it’s £20,000 […]
If you’re a busy professional, finding time to dedicate to pension planning can be difficult. But, with the new tax-year, there could be a number of people receiving an unwelcome tax bill after unintentionally overfunding their pensions. Whilst there is no actual maximum you can pay into a pension, the Annual Allowance is the cap […]
It’s been five years since we launched Depledge. The journey to where we are today has been both challenging and rewarding.
We’re delighted to announce that Depledge Strategic Wealth Management have been named in New Model Adviser’s Top 100 list for the fourth year in 2018.
It’s not difficult to see why Briton’s find buying a property abroad so attractive. High house prices, a temperamental climate and long working hours in the UK can make buying a property abroad seem like a highly desirable option.
Taking out health insurance is a big financial commitment. However, private healthcare is an attractive option to some because it allows you increased choice, private hospitals, reduced waiting times and more personalised care compared to free NHS treatment.
Since increased pensions freedoms were established in April 2015, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says that £3 billion worth of annuities have been rejected by over 55s.
HMRC might have been incorrectly applying their own employment legislation. A HMRC contractor has successfully claimed for £4,200 of unpaid holiday pay after being forced to work through an employment agency rather than as a direct HMRC agency employee.
The financial crash after the Lehman Brothers collapse saw the biggest global monetary crisis since the end of WW2. It led to a lost economic decade for many – average incomes in the UK still languish far behind their 2008 peak.
According to recent figures, 75% of British businesses feel weighed down by the burden of tax administration and compliance. It is believed that this has increased considerably in recent years, with some people describing the tax system as positively Byzantine.