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What To Do When You Inherit A Property

While inheriting a property may come with sentimental value, it also brings important financial and legal considerations. Understanding your options will help you make the right decision for your circumstances.

To guide you through the process, we’ve outlined key considerations when inheriting a property, including your choices, tax implications, and legal steps.

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7 Things You Need to Know About Your Rising Energy Bills

The UK energy industry is in disarray. In principle, we should benefit from competition, but there hasn't been any — instead, high prices are essentially mandated by regulations.

However, there are opportunities to act to help, not because there are excellent deals available, but rather because the most recent analysis indicates that the future appears to be substantially worse. Future price cap forecasts are now far greater than they were even a few months ago as they continue to grow. This indicates that certain exorbitantly expensive fixes appear to be working.

Here is what you need to know...

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Plan To Allow First-Time Buyers To Access Pensions For House Deposit Comes Under Fire

As the Housing Secretary calls on the government to allow first-time buyers to access their pension funds to help fund a deposit on a house, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) argue against the proposal.

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