Money Tips Cost of Living & Covid

Published / Last Updated on 07/10/2025

News, hints and money tips when dealing with pensions, investments, finance, tax and wills during and after the covid-19 pandemic.

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Signing Wills Remotely During Lockdown & Afterwards

Signing Wills Remotely During Lockdown & Afterwards

Wills Act 1837 - Wills are not valid unless: The Will is in writing and signed by you (the testator). You sign under your own free will and not under any ...

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Money MOT Service Fees Increase from January 2024

Money MOT Service Fees Increase from January 2024

We have not increased our Money MOT Silver, Gold and Platinum Service fees since November 2018. Before 2018, we had only ever increased our fees twice since 2000. This means ...

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Rent Increases Due to Rental Cover Needed?

Rent Increases Due to Rental Cover Needed?

Currently, we keep seeing news across television and websites that tenants are struggling with rents going up 10%-20% with many blaming greedy landlords. We admit there may be some ...

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Bank of England Needs To Cause Recession to Curb Inflation

Bank of England Needs To Cause Recession to Curb Inflation

Today, we saw the Office for National Statistics confirm that inflation had remained at 8.7% pa for the year to May, no change from April when most of us ...

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Energy Saving Scheme Bonus using Demand Flexibility Service

Energy Saving Scheme Bonus using Demand Flexibility Service

The National Grid has this week started a new energy saving scheme called the Demand Flexibility Service where energy suppliers will be paid to reduce electricity consumption during peak ...

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Putting Off Spending Due to Inflation is False Economy

Putting Off Spending Due to Inflation is False Economy

Many of us are cutting back on our spending due to increased costs of living, energy, and utilities costs as well as increasing mortgage or rental costs. Essential Items We ...

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Dividend Income To Beat Inflation in Recession

Dividend Income To Beat Inflation in Recession

The UK is officially in recession according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. We have already done videos on where to invest and where not to invest during a ...

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Cost of Living Add Debt to Mortgage or Equity Release?

Cost of Living Add Debt to Mortgage or Equity Release?

We are seeing an increasing amount of people considering adding car or home improvement loans, covid-19 recovery loans, credit card debt and other debts to their mortgage or exploring ...

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Ignore Political Spin. Inflation is Not Just A UK Thing.

Ignore Political Spin. Inflation is Not Just A UK Thing.

Given the current political turmoil in the UK, inflation is being used as a weapon by politicians. Labour blaming the Conservatives for high cost of living and the energy ...

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What is Your Deadline to Breadline?

What is Your Deadline to Breadline?

Legal and General has recently published its 2022 “Deadline to Breadline” report. The report focuses on the financial resilience of households in the UK and was last seen in ...

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What To Do When Higher Interest Increases Mortgage Costs?

What To Do When Higher Interest Increases Mortgage Costs?

We warned you in June 2020, during Stage 1 Lockdown to be careful and plan for interest rate increases to come. Watch:BTN_SECONDARY_VIDEO:1432 We warned: What happens when the economy recovers, when ...

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Take Pension Early to Cover Cost of Living Increases Warning

Take Pension Early to Cover Cost of Living Increases Warning

A warning when taking your pension early to cover higher living costs. Inflation and the cost-of-living increases, in particular for fuel and energy are hurting most of us. Some ...

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Electricity Meter Scam Warning

Electricity Meter Scam Warning

A director of this firm, Joanne Roberts-Clark this week received a telephone call allegedly from the firm’s electricity. The heavily accented call, which is not unusual given that so many ...

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Read Your Energy Meters on 31 March 2022

Read Your Energy Meters on 31 March 2022

As most of us will be aware, Ofgem, the energy regulator announced on the 3 February an increased price cap on our energy bills of from 1 April 2022. ...

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Thoughts on Huge Energy Prices Increases 2022

Thoughts on Huge Energy Prices Increases 2022

For our combined gas and electricity at home we pay £132 per month / £1,584 per year. This is on the standard variable rate. Given prices are rocketing, we checked ...

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Is Bank and Building Society Interest Rate Advice Viable?

Is Bank and Building Society Interest Rate Advice Viable?

Giving regulated financial advice means we understand the full financial position, needs, risk profile, tolerance to losses and requirements of you, the client. We must then complete the whole ...

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The Pros and Cons of National Savings Premiums Bonds

The Pros and Cons of National Savings Premiums Bonds

Premium bonds are a lump sum investment product offer by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). NS&I is backed/underwritten by the UK Treasury meaning your investments are 100% protected and ...

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The Difference Between AER and APR Interest Rate

The Difference Between AER and APR Interest Rate

Types of interest rates for consumers (both with APRs and AERs) Fixed Rate: The rate stays the same for an agreed period. Variable Rate: The rate can go up or down ...

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