Financial
Advice and experience to help you support and protect your parents and their rights.
Financial Planning in your 50s and Beyond, Building Security for the Years Ahead
Collaborative Post Getting older changes the way you look at money. The focus changes from growing wealth to actually protecting it and making sure that it is going to last for many families. The years after 50 are when financial stability becomes even more important. You may be thinking about things like retirement, helping out […]
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Costs to Factor in When Buying a House
Collaborative Post Securing a mortgage and saving for a deposit are monumental achievements on your journey to homeownership. With the biggest financial hurdles seemingly cleared, you might feel ready to start browsing for furniture. However, the final sale price is often just the starting point. A range of other essential, and sometimes surprising, costs emerge […]
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Are you prepared for the probate process?
Families and friends can face daunting challenges during the probate process, according to research recently carried out by The Estate Registry. While we might expect that there are well-oiled systems to help us through the probate system, this is generally not the case. Those seeking probate today are likely to be challenged by issues such […]
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How to Make Inheritance Easier for Your Family
Collaborative Post Talking about inheritance isn’t easy because it’s really one of those subjects that people tend to put off for someday in the future, but when the time finally comes, not having a plan can make everything much harder for the people left behind. Inheritance can be complicated even in straightforward circumstances, and when […]
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4 Important Financial Planning Tips
Collaborative Post If you want to make sure that you feel genuinely ready for the future, there are all sorts of ways of doing so, and it’s something that you should be able to approach in a lot of different ways. The truth is that a big part of this is always going to be […]
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Who will receive Winter Fuel Payment in the UK in 2025 and how?
As with the Covid booster, there’s currently confusion about who is eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment this autumn. That’s because the rules have changed since 2024, and in the case of the Winter Fuel Payment, they have changed twice – and will change again in the future. Here’s an explanation of what the […]
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Navigating Healthcare and Benefits: a Veteran’s Guide
Collaborative Post For UK veterans, there can be many challenges when adjusting to civilian life. One of the most common challenges that veterans face is getting access to healthcare, benefits, and support services – all services that many veterans find themselves needing after leaving the armed forces. This post will show you how to navigate […]
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NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) – Preparation Checklist
NHS Continuing Healthcare in England is funding provided by the NHS for people aged 18+ who have significant ongoing health care needs (outside hospital). It covers all assessed health and associated care needs. The funding is notoriously difficult to achieve, and success varies across regions of the country. To support your application, artificial intelligence tool […]
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Pension fraud is on the rise. How do we protect our family?
Criminals are increasingly targeting older people and those approaching retirement to steal their life savings. Action Fraud in the UK has reported a shocking £17.5 million lost to pension scams in 2024 alone — that’s around £48,000 stolen every single day. On average, victims lost £33,848 each. To help keep your older relatives and friends […]
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What are the new rules for cash withdrawals from banks and how do they affect older people?
There has been some chatter on social media and elsewhere about changes to limits for cash withdrawals and whether these would specifically affect over 65s. With the help of ChatGTP, we investigated what changes are planned or have taken place. As this is an AI-assisted article, it’s a good basis for further investigation with your […]
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