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Savings Rate Rundown
26th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

There's been a lot of activity recently, in particular amongst Challenger Banks, jostling for position on our Best Buy tables. Read on for a rundown of some of the latest movers and shakers.
P2P: Another financial scandal in the making?
26th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Peer to Peer Lending (P2P) has grown substantially in recent years, as savers look to alternative ways to improve their interest. However there is evidence that many of those investing in P2P don't fully understand the risks involved. So is P2P another financial scandal waiting to happen?
Out of deflation - that didn't last long
26th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The UK dipped into deflation for the first time in over 50 years as prices fell by -0.10% in the year to April 2015. But it was short lived. We're officially out of deflation as price rises have grown by 0.10% for the year to May.
Savings Champion On TV
26th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

If you haven't already seen it, we were recently involved in an edition of Channel 4's Dispatches, Where to Save Your Money, looking at faults in the savings market.
Reducing your estate to below £2m could save 60% on tax
16th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The new Government is expected to introduce a new inheritance tax proposal in July’s budget that will significantly affect those with estates of between £2m and £2.7m. We are confident these new proposals will also present some with the ability to save 60% tax with some expert financial planning.
See if you can eliminate Inheritance Tax completely
15th June 2015
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Having worked hard all your life for your family, saving for their future and paying your taxes, it is not surprising that most people would rather not needlessly pay Inheritance Tax (IHT).