Welcome to our December newsletter which contains up to date information on the following:
Higher stamp duty rates for buy-to-let property
- 3 percentage points higher than current SDLT from April 2016
Women unsure about pension savings
- 14% of women have no understanding of workplace pension schemes, compared to 10% of men
- 25% of women aged 30-49 aren’t saving for retirement
- 12% of women who are in work are not enrolled in a workplace pension scheme
- 38% don’t think automatic enrolment is a good idea or don’t know, compared to 32% of men
Consumer confidence rises despite uncertainty over economy
- Office for National Statistics figures show that GDP grew by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2015
- Safeguarding your finances
National Audit Office highlights auto enrolment dangers
- There are “significant risks” ahead as 1.8 million smaller employers begin the process of auto enrolment, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned
- Upcoming changes
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