Savings & investments

Hi Been saving for a mortgage (forever) with partner and we have a decent amount of savings. Partner had pay increase that’s pushed him into higher tax bracket. I’m a basic tax payer. 90% of savings are in his name, just because we’ve always used his for savings and mine for spending. In hindsight, this was not the best…

So I opened a Freetrade account last week with the intention of moving my s&s ISA and SIPP over from ii, to receive the 1% cashback. Before committing, I wanted to ask them a few questions, so I emailed them last Thursday, and then messaged them on the chat on Monday. Yet to receive a response from either. Are they…

Or family is in a situation where some cash may be being distributed. One family member has little to nothing in the way of pensions, but A.I. (don't trust it) has lead me to believe there's a possibility of buying a Purchased Life Annuity from savings, not from a pension pot. The suggestions it gives are that the income…

hi all my grandad sadly passed away recently and part of his estate that is being passed to my nan was 708 tsb shares. Now we know tsb was taken over by Lloyds but does that mean the shares automatically became Lloyds shares and are currently valued as per the current Lloyds share price? Any help would be greatly…

Wife worked in Tesco and paye into Tesco shares, is now retired and still receives free shares twice a year. She has the paper certificates up to date (over 20,000 shares )but they are held with equiniti shareview. With the shares doing well they are worth a 6 figure sum. Whats the best plan of action regarding…

hi just heads up recently initiated the in specie transfer of my S&S ISA from charles stanley direct to II - really impressed took 10mins to set up my II account and transfer instruction. The transfer completed seamlessly in less than a week. II functionality seems great so far really easy to set up monthly investing And…

Hello, Can anyone who's done this give me an idea of how long it took? AJ Bell are offering a £500 Amazon voucher to do this. I'm currently getting about £22 a day in my ISA in a MMF with Scottish Widows and would lose this during the transfer process. Thanks

My wife was approached as a Scottish Power shareholder by an American caller asking if she wanted to sell her shares to a secretive buyer who is trying to take over Iberdrola, who own Scottish power. The story is that the buyer wishes to remain anonymous until s/he/they have acquired enough share backing to launch a…

Having been with Fundsmith since I started DIYing in 2017, I’m losing patience. I still think quality is worth holding, but with markets now less predictable than the one way street largely powered by QE, Fundsmith's concentrated do-nothing style feels a little less appropriate. Fundsmith (the Stewardship/Sustainable…

HMRC say I’ve received £15,301 in untaxed interest on savings in 2024/5. This is incorrect, the actual figure being approximately £5,357. I’m retired (previously PAYE) & they intend to recover what they claim is owed by changing the tax code on my company pension. I’ve spent hours fruitlessly trying to find a way to…

Hi, Have been getting really into the weeds and I just need to get started. Is the below an okay investment strategy? Weight Role Ticker ISIN Code TER 80% Developed World WRDA IE00BD4TXV59 0.06% 10% Emerging Markets EIMI IE00BKM4GZ66 0.18% 10% Global Small Cap WSML IE00BF4RFH31 0.35% According to my research, the FTSE…

Bonuses for switching bank accounts appear to be tax free, but I have not been able to find an authoritative statement for the taxation of investment platform account transfer bonuses. Does anyone have a link?

as a family of 6 we have a number of accounts with HL me a Lisa My partner a Lisa and sipp My 19 yr old son a Lisa a sipp a s&s isa and a cash isa 17 yr old , 8 year old and 7 year old each have sipps we were using hl for all this as they were one of the few to offer S&S Lisa’s at the time and we bundled the kids and other…

Currently hold £40k in PB. Returns in the last 12 months have been around 2.5% equiv (tax-free, I realise). Maxed out ISA for the year, what are your feelings on adding more to PB to the max investment - those with the maximum have a greater chance of a win? How best to roll the dice!?

Hi, my estimated interest for April 2026 - April 2027 outside of my ISA's will be less than £1000 a year. However HMRC have my tax code for 2026 - 2027 as 1207L and deductions as £500? This was because I told them that my interest for 2025 - 2026 would be about £1500. Where do I update this via my HMRC account please?…

Some of the brokerage account can hold foreign currencies directly but I wasn't sure how should the tax be treated if it's non-tax-sheltered. I want to hold some dollars to buy and sell securities, and I don't convert the dollar back to pounds in between different transactions, as I plan to continue to invest on dollar…

Anyone had a 12 month bond with Close Brother before? I have one that is maturing on 4 December this year, that is in 12 days' time but I haven't heard from them to notify me that the bond is maturing and giving me options on what to do with the proceeds. Should I have heard something by now?

My wife paid 100 pounds per month into this bond from 1999 until 2022. So total invested is 27600. Its value is now 54800. Its an onshore bond. Her total yearly income is quite small; less than the personal allowance so she pays no income tax. She is resident in Scotland. If she cashes in and withdraws the full amount in…

Hi, Is there a template for working out your PSA please? Does it include PIP benefit? I work part time, and want to work out if I will be going over with my savings interest.

I recently requested from NW an S975 (2023-24) for a loyalty savings account that I have held with them for a number of years. This arrived in good time but the Gross Interest figure quoted was exactly double that which NW paid into the account in December 2023. No other interest was credited to this account during the tax…