February 2022

• Omicron fears saved consumers £4bn last Christmas
• UK economy surpasses pre-pandemic levels in November 2021
• Pandemic lowers demand for first-time pension pot access
• Treasury’s pensions tax relief bill soars past £42bn

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January 2022

• One in four buy-to-let landlords plan to sell up in 2022
• Savers warned about the threat posted by rising inflation
• Consumers lacking knowledge of protection products
• Some individuals keep families in the dark over wealth

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December 2021

• Equity release market on course for record-breaking year
• UK Economy on verge of regaining pre-Covid peak
• Tax reporting deadline for additional property sales extends
• DWP to ban flat-fee charges on small pension pots

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November 2021

• Savers exposed as lifetime allowance protection wanes
• Pandemic prompts spike in over-50s seeking advice
• FOI request shows that HMRC is not collecting MPAA data
• 1 in 4 estates overpaid inheritance tax on life policies

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October 21

• Curtain comes down on stamp duty land tax holiday
• New trust registration service sets trustees’ deadline
• Post-pandemic Britain faces £371bn savings shortfall
• National Insurance rise to help fund social care costs

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September 21

• Stamp duty land tax holiday fuelled equity release spike
• ‘Auto-consolidation could help savers track their pensions’
• Capital gains tax receipts climb 3% to record-high
• UK economy set to grow at fastest rate since records began

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August 21

• Pensions tax trap catches out thousands more savers
• Lower stamp duty land tax threshold in place until October
• Environmentally-focused green savings bond details emerge
• Retirees set for bumper state pension rise in 2022/23

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