Richard’s Words

During the past few weeks we have witnessed a catastrophe the likes of which this country, and indeed the world, has not seen since World War Two. The unpredictable nature of the coronavirus pandemic has thus far killed thousands of people before their time, crippled the world economy, seen the value of investments plummet with […]

Here at Cedar House, as financial planners, we only tend to wade into politics when we feel strongly that our clients might be affected by important policy changes. With the imminent arrival of the 2019 General Election on 12th December, and with many significant manifesto pledges entering public discourse about tax, business relief and pensions, […]

George Osborne’s first post-election Budget provided much food for thought for pensions and financial services, and I wish to summarise some of the salient points as follow:   1. Reduction to the Annual Allowance for high earners The Government had actually announced before the Summer Budget that the Annual Allowance that applies to pension savings, […]