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Over-66s remortgage to help cut IHT £6.2bn in equity released in past year by older homeowners
Equity release mortgage sales worth £6.2bn were made by borrowers aged 66 and over in the past year – an 11% increase…
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UK employees are optimistic about all aspects of their lives – except for retirement planning
Employees in the UK feel more optimistic about almost every aspect of their lives than at any other point in the past…
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New employment rights could raise payouts but reduce mobility for high earning clients, advisers warned
Upcoming changes to UK employment law could significantly affect both the financial risks and career mobility of senior professionals, with potential implications…
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When a married couple or civil partners separate, is divorce the only way?
TWM Solicitors outlines the alternatives to divorce for separating married couples and civil partners, including separation agreements, judicial separation and annulment, while…
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OpenAI to raise $100 billion at an $850 billion valuation
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company is…
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Students could be behind £10m in missing TV licence fees, data reveals
As TV licence costs continue to rise and enforcement tightens, new research suggests tens of thousands of students living in shared accommodation…
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Energy bills set to fall across Britain, with the poorest households benefiting the most
On Wednesday, Ofgem is expected to announce that the energy price cap for Q2 2026 will be nearly £120 lower than current…
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“Other priorities” hampering Generation Z’s interest in pensions reveals SPP polling
Against a backdrop of 15m not saving enough for their retirement and the government establishing a Pensions Commission to consider the issue,…
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Joy for Reeves as government finances boosted by record surplus in January
Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, notes that January’s record £30.4bn surplus was driven by a surge in self-assessment…
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The costliest neighbour-related damages
As flood warnings are issued across parts of the UK and heavy rainfall increases the risk of property damage, home insurance experts…

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