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Passing on wealth to the next generation

Passing on wealth to the next generation 30 million parents want to leave wealth in their Will Research[1] has highlighted how millions of Britons say they want to plan to pass on wealth to their children and grandchildren in a Will – but fewer than half have written one. Failing to plan write a Will […]

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‘Home is my Pension’ generation

‘Home is my Pension’ generation 22% rise in people using property to support their retirement The significant increase in property prices in recent years has likely shifted many people’s expectations of the role property wealth will eventually play in supporting their retirement. With people spending longer in retirement, one of the challenges that many need […]

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Discussing inheritance with your heirs

Discussing inheritance with your heirs More than half of UK adults haven’t discussed the subject With wealth for millennials set to double in the next 20 years, it’s time to get over the awkwardness and have the conversation now. One of the main reasons why people don’t discuss their inheritance wishes is that they assume […]

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Future wealth

Future wealth The average British child is worth just under £5,000 by the time they reach school When we talk about the Bank of Mum and Dad, we are effectively talking about handing money over to your children. There are many reasons why your descendants might look to you for financial support, and many routes […]

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Gender Pension Gap widens

Gender Pension Gap widens Women have lower pension pot sizes in every age bracket The staggering impact of the gender pension gap has been revealed in new research[1] which shows that women have lower pension pot sizes in every age bracket, with the situation significantly deteriorating as they approach retirement. Worryingly, women on average retire […]

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Where there’s a Will there’s a Gen Zer

Where there’s a Will there’s a Gen Zer 20% of 18-24-year-olds emerge as Will makers As many as a fifth (20%) of young Gen Z adults aged 18 to 24 say they have already made a Will[1]. Getting their affairs in order at such an early age compares favourably relative to the UK adult population […]

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‘Job for life’ a thing of the past

Most millennials and Gen Z have two or more pension pots If you’ve worked multiple jobs over the years, you may have been auto-enrolled into a number of pension plans by past employers. You might also have a few pension plans that you opened yourself. Keeping track of all your plans’ policy numbers and knowing […]

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Extending the scope of the trust register

Deadline for non-taxable trust registrations announced Trusts are a way of managing wealth, money, investments, land or property, for you, your family or anyone else you’d like to benefit. When you put assets in a trust, they are under the control of an appointed person or persons called ‘trustees’. The trustees then manage the trust […]

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