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10 March 2020

What we do and where we do it?

At Cotswold Independent Financial Services, we offer independent financial advice. This means that we can search the whole of the market to make sure that our recommendations fit well with your needs. The areas of specialist financial advice we cover include probate, pension transfers, auto-enrolment and mortgage advice. Our main office is in Earlsdon, […]

9 March 2020

Relationships at Work

HR Magazine discusses the evolving legal HR policies regarding workplace romance. “Since #MeToo we have seen an increased number of ‘relationships at work’ policies implemented in the UK too. UK employers have not tended to use the US ‘love contract’ terminology, but the concept is more or less the same. These policies typically require the […]

6 March 2020

How much do you need to retire well?

Most people rely on some form of state pension to ensure a comfortable retirement. However, these plans only pay out around £8,000 per annum, which is much less than most people need to spend on rent, bills and food, never mind the medical and nursing costs which are often necessary later in life. Loughborough […]

5 March 2020

Driverless Cars will reduce Insurance Premiums

The Chartered Insurance Institute reports “When autonomous vehicles eventually appear on public roads, what will be the impact on the insurance sector? Adoption of autonomous vehicles could remove 60% of premiums from the motor market, according to a report published by law firm Kennedys. There is ongoing debate – partnered with some scepticism – […]

4 March 2020

Financial Planning Priorities for the Self-Employed

Self-employment in the UK is growing and “earlier this year, self-employed workers reached a record high of 4.93 million – equivalent to 15% of the UK workforce.” Mortgage Introducer, October 2019. In the West Midlands, 10.7% of workers are self-employed and in Coventry, it is 6%. “The number of self-employed workers in the construction […]

3 March 2020

Retail Therapy

We are exhibiting at shopping centres across Coventry and Warwickshire promoting our Equity Release advice specialism and Independent Mortgage Advice. Please do come up and say hello to Michelle if you see us. Equity release allows you to release tax-free money from your property, which can be helpful if you need to free up […]

2 March 2020

Congratulations Robert!

Due to his excellent client feedback, Cotswold’s adviser, Robert Boland qualified for the 2020 Guide to the UK’s Top-Rated Financial Advisers, distributed in The Times! The 18-page print supplement appeared in The Times on the 8th February 2020. As well as a list of the UK’s Top Rated Financial and Mortgage Advisers, the guide included […]

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28 February 2020

‘Sandwich Generation’ health concerns in the UK

“New figures from the ONS report that 141 million days of work were lost due to sickness in 2018, up 10 million on the previous year. A closer examination of the data shows that mid-life workers, aged 50-64, are experiencing the highest rate of sickness absence in the UK. More than one-in-three (37%, 52 million) […]

27 February 2020

Slowing down in your early 60s

“Will you slowdown in your early-60s? Workers typically tap into pensions at 62, before giving up work – is it a good idea? Workers typically finish work at 64, several years before drawing a state pension. That means they must use private pension savings during the gap.” Read more.

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