Links
Stamp Duty
Check out whether the property you are buying is exempt from stamp duty. All you need is the postcode, and follow the link
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/so/pcode_search.htm
House rebuilding cost calculator
Every home has a rebuild cost for insurance purposes. The cost of rebuilding is not necessarily your property's valuation. Follow the link and work out your property rebuilding cost. Or contact us and we will help you do the calculation
http://abi.bcis.co.uk/index.cfm#calculation
ABI/FSA Pension Calculator
Below is a link to the government's pension calculator. It can be used as a guide only, to indicate how much we should be saving on a regular basis. The Pension Calculator is a tool to help you work out how much retirement income you might receive from the amounts you save.
Follow the link, and also contact one of our IFAs to discuss your saving for retirement options.
http://www.pensioncalculator.org.uk/pages/home.php
Savings Planner
The key to reining in your spending and borrowing, and getting back on track with your savings is first to step back and see where all the money is going. By filling in the budget planner below you'll be able to see how much is coming in, where you're spending it, what your debts are costing you, and what you've got left to set aside for the future. FOLLOW THE LINK
http://www.unbiased.co.uk/GetSaving/planner/main.asp
Tax Cards
Electronic tax cards available at this link
http://www.trustcorporation.com/TAX_CARDS06.pdf
We trust these will prove useful.
Pensions - The Basics!
This 59-page downloadable booklet is entitled ‘Pensions: the basics – A guide from the Government’. Phew! At last!’ I hear you say. A simple guide to pensions aimed at the lay person is just what we want to be honest, and here it is, just in time. Probably best not to get too excited about it until you’ve read it though, but there’s a link to it here in case you’d like to check it out -
