A few clients have contacted me to ask about whether their protection plans, their life insurance policies, are still valid considering the current situation in the UAE, and wider GCC.
In this article I explain the situation and give you some facts. Reassuring facts.
Do you need to submit a self assessment tax return to HMRC? Want a bit of help but don’t want to pay a lot of money?
I have the answer for you!
I am currently helping out someone in a tragic situation. Gemma (not her real name) is having to deal with a legal and financial nightmare.
Her husband died in an accident a couple of months ago, leaving her with two young children.
Apparently, they had said in passing that they needed to get their family finances sorted, to get wills and some life insurance, but they never got around to it.
Now she has to deal with the mess left behind and needs to support herself and two children on one income.
It is going to be hard.
But it didn’t need to be this way.
This was not a Budget according to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, but rather a forecast statement so we were not expecting much in the way of announcements.
It was information about the financial balance sheet of the UK.
Following every Budget or Statement, I write an article to give you a concise overview of some of the main points, with particular reference to any changes that have particular relevance to those living outside of the UK, and especially in the GCC.
The British press will cover many points in detail but much of it will not be directly relevant to those of us who do not live in the UK so this article focuses on the issues that will be of most interest to us.
Investing in UK property can be simpler than you might imagine, and need less cash than you might think. I have a new, limited, option, at low prices.
It is clear that UK property remains one of the strongest asset classes for building serious wealth and enhancing your long-term savings and retirement plans.
Factors including the weak Pound, a robust legal system, demand far exceeding supply, and rising property and rental prices, along with ongoing infrastructure improvements in major cities and commuter towns demonstrate this.
Add in the growing population and you can see that this situation will not change, even with government support, as builders cannot keep up.
This shows that investing in UK property is a secure long-term investment – provided you get it right. That’s where I come in.
Not only can I advise on the best places to buy as an investment, I have the solutions and even a way of buying with a small deposit. While you usually need at least 25% of the purchase price, you can get started with much less.
I have written about critcal illness cover many times and I am a big believer is protecting yourself as as you never know what is around the corner.
Being seriously ill, whether you get cancer, have a heart attack or a stroke, or one of the many other illnesses covered, can financially derail your life, your plans, and lead to major difficulties in supporting your family.
In this article i just want to give you some facts and general information in visual form.
Another Spring, another UK Budget, but what will it really mean for you?
Following every Budget or Statement, I write an article to give people who are not resident in the UK a concise overview of some of the main points, with particular reference to any changes that have relevance to those of us living outside of the UK, especially in the GCC.
The UK press will cover many points in detail but much of it will not be directly relevant to expats so this article focuses on the points that will be of most interest.
Once again Jeremey Hunt, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, has delivered an Autumn Statement, this time with a claim that there would be 110 measures “to help grow the economy”. We will be the judge of that…
This article is a brief overview of some of the main points with particular reference to any cannouncements that have relevance to those living outside of the UK, and especially in the GCC.
The UK press will cover many points in detail but many of the points will not be directly relevant to expats so this article focuses on the points that will directly affect us.
Your family is important. Your children are important. When you have dependents and loved ones, you want to make sure that they will be financially okay, no matter what happens.
Have a watch of this short clip to understand why you need to have life insurance.