Newsletter January 2021

The average person in their 30s and early 40s faces a wait until they are 64 to inherit their parents’ wealth, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The  average age of  those losing  their last surviving  parent is tipped to rise from 58 for those born in the 1960s to 62 for those  born in the 1970s and 64 for those born in the 1980s.

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Retirees can expect to see their future payments fall from 2030, after a planned change to the way inflation is calculated.

Many of those with defined benefit or final-salary workplace pensions see their pension payments rise annually in line with the cost of living.

Inflation is currently calculated using various measures, including the retail prices index (RPI).

Talk to us for pension planning advice. http://www.handefs.co.uk/our-services/pensions

Capital gains tax is an area that is ripe for reform in the Spring Budget on 3 March 2021, according to the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS).

Tax on gains made in the UK is charged at 10% and 20% for most taxable assets, or 18% and 28% for residential property that is not a main home.

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Mortgage approvals in England hit their highest level in more than 13 years as buyers rush to complete house moves before the end of March 2021.

Approvals for home purchases soared to around 97,500 in October 2020, the highest since September 2007, according to the Bank of England.

The figure was 33% higher than mortgage approvals in February 2020, before the pandemic, and around  ten-times higher than in May 2020.

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Source:  Practiceweb  January 2021