Many of us will have an opportunity during lockdown to get rid of some of our debt. Perhaps we have a mortgage or personal loan that we can reduce a bit more quickly because we are not going out and therefore haven’t been spending as much as we normally do. The people able to do this are the ones who…
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Taxing times ahead
July will be with us in a few weeks and that usually means tax bills for many of us. It’s always a scramble to make sure that you have the money to pay the tax due at the end of July, in effect the second payment on account for 2020/21 tax year, and it’s usually important that it is paid…
Read MoreEnsuring, and insuring, effective home working.
For many of us working last home at the moment there are real financial incentives, not least of which is the savings made on travel to and from work and the cost of buying lunch and other bits and pieces when you are there. And for some who work in a city centre area there is always a temptation to…
Read MoreHelping those workers who need it most
There is no doubt that the Chancellor’s Job retention Scheme is helping millions of workers, but there is also no doubt that there are many more who are getting no help at all. Many of them work in the creative industries and are crying out for some sort of support through these difficult times.Fergus Muirhead knows what the Chancellor needs…
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