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cash alternatives / retirement
Some poor decisions / financial illiteracy, a rubbish accountant and a busy career have left me with a large amount of cash and no pension. Im 54. I have around 200k cash in my business which i'm thinking of maxing out pension contributions in a sip over the next few years (I have a ltd company) im considering global index…
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How much tax on Onshore bond
My wife has an onshore bond that has gained £160,000 in 25 years since starting it. She has no other income. How much tax would she be liable for if she took it all now? I'm confused with starting rate for savings and personal savings allowance. Thanks
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What to do with proceeds from my buy to let flat sale
Hello Everyone, Following advice from the wise people on this forum I have now accepted an offer on my buy-to-let flat and am looking ahead with regards how best to work with the proceeds. After expenses CGT and paying off the remaining mortgage I will have about £300k. My partner and I owe £515k on our home that we live…
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£1m+ Farm Land sale for housing development
What considerations are needed to gain maximum financial return when selling English registered farm land with planning permission for housing to a housing developer. The land is owned by a UK registered company, the company is VAT registered. The recieved capital will be given to a charity on the death of the present low…
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Investment bond, trusts and CGT
Any thoughts on this issue would be greatly appreciated. My father took out an investment bond he bought for my daughter. He put this in trust. There are three trustees: my father, myself and my wife. My father is still alive. My daughter in now an adult. I would like to cash in this investment bond and give her the money…
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Chip easy access 4.85%? I only get 4.75
I opened my Chip easy access in September; I had a note written down that it was giving 5% AER and it would only allow 3 withdrawals. I just opened the app and it says it's paying me 4.75AER; it's unclear if it's including or + the boost, they just say I'm receiving it. I can't find any email saying the were reducing the…
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JISA world tracker recommendations..
Can anyone recommend a cheap world tracker for a Junior isa to buy and leave for the next 10 years bought through the Fidelity website .. looking to buy 3k worth for a relative ...Already has 1k worth of Legal and General tech . Thanks
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Employer financial advice benefit/perk
My employer offers a 'financial advice account' benefit whereby employees can contribute £10-£50 per month and the employer adds a 50% match to whatever figure you contribute. The employee is then permitted to use the funds to pay for financial advice but must be an FCA registered advisor. The contributions are subject to…
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"The Save £12k in 2024" challenge
This is the new Challenge thread for savers in 2024. The challenge starts on 1 January 2024 and finishes on 31 December 2024. Please report monthly and I will record totals on a spreadsheet. Link below. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-frtVz3nhAXAKlcjM5zqNyiLfSopVsc_tPK9Y_r7jPM/edit?usp=sharing You can save £12k or…
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Revolut / Clearbank Savings Account
Hi All, If after some advice. I currently have savings in a Revolut savings account (which in essence is with Clearbank via Revolut). If Clearbank go bust, what am I likely to get back being a Revolut customer (not clearbank)? Will it be everything I have placed into the account (up to and including £85k as per FSCS)? I'm…
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Scottish Friendly Technical issue
I have recently received 2 letters from Scottish Friendly about 2 accounts that I set up for my children back in 2014 after their mother and I separated. The policy payments I made were automatically supposed to increase by 10% each year but this did not happen due to a "technical fault" within their system. In your…
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Living off Interest Spain
We have around 150k left from a uk sale and after a purchase in Spain retirement We want to withdraw and live of this for 2 years, what sort of interest could we see monthly and would there be withdrawal fees, ISA or saving or pension? Thanks
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Timing selling a fund
I have hsbc global funds within a SIPP at II and want to sell them but if I hit trade at the weekend I’m assuming I won’t get the value I currently see which lead me to consider how do you control the decision to sell ie if the value dropped 90% I would t make that decision! Is it correct that if you see a certain value at…
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Short term savings
Good evening I expect to buy a property in the next three months and need somewhere to tuck away my deposit of £200,000 until it is needed. With the FCS regulations, any suggestions as to where I should deposit this money in the short term please?
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Astute Capital
I invested money in an ISA with a UK, London, based Investment
Company for a three year period, April 2019 to April 2022. However, just days
before maturity in April 2022, I was advised by the Investment Company that they
were changing their business model and wouldn’t be paying out ISAs on maturity.
I demanded my money…
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Tax code change due to savings income - pay off now or just leave it?
My tax code change is the one I expected based on my untaxed savings income from 2023-4 which they are now using for 2024-5. A lower PA but with an X at the end. My 2023-4 tax liability has not been calculated however. My 2024-5 untaxed savings will be higher and take me into the 40% band. 2025-6 will probably be lower,…
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Capital Gains Tax: to raise cash, sell shares from ISA or outside?
If I want to raise some cash, is it better to sell shares from within my ISA (no CGT to pay, but tax-free status of those shares lost) or sell shares outside (would have to pay CGT as over allowance, but tax-free status not an issue)?
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selling Uk hares when no UK bank?
Hi there - i can see that a similar question was asked before but the answer was not clear/didn't apply to me. I would be very grateful for any advice. I worked all my life in the UK and bought some shares - worth approx £20k today, in two different companies, via my old closed bank account. I only ever had paper copies.…
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NatWest digital regular saver
Just launched. Same as RBS one. I.e. 3%, max of £50 per month. https://personal.natwest.com/personal/savings/digital-regular-saver.html
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Penny Shares
Hi, I brought some penny shares in a company called Benson Group PlC in 1997. I have found out they changed their nameto Energy Technique. How do I find out if these shares still exist and where I can sell them Thanking you in advance for any help.
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