Archive for category Personal Finance

HMRC keeps families waiting an extra week for child benefit

Families are being left waiting for their child benefit because the taxman is processing their claims too slowly, it has emerged.

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Tax returns: confusion reins as HMRC advertisements stick to old deadline

The taxman is continuing to advertise January 31 as the deadline for submitting tax returns despite announcing a two-day extension last week.

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How to beat the annuity rate crisis

Annuity rates have fallen to a record low and there is little hope that they will recover. We offer some sensible alternatives

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Buying is cheaper than renting

Home owners are now getting a better deal than those who shell out rent every month in nearly all regions of the UK.

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HMRC extends self-assessment tax deadline

HMRC has confirmed that taxpayers will have an extra two days to file their online tax returns.

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Self-assessment tax returns: builders and taxi drivers make the most mistakes

Builders make the most mistakes on their self-assessment tax returns new research has revealed.

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Nick Clegg: rich businessmen should be made to pay mansion tax

Nick Clegg vows that Liberal Democrats will “stick to our guns” on mansion tax, insisting owners of £2m homes should be made to pay more.

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Mortgages: the best deals with low fees

How to beat the mortgage fee price rise.

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Government-backed national pension scheme hit by two-year delay

Workers will have to wait for longer before they are automatically enrolled into the Government’s new company pension plan.

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Younger workers to retire with company pensions worth just a third of those paid to their parents

New research has highlighted the stark gap between the pensions of the baby-boomers and the younger generation.

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