Useful links - bv-ifa

Income/Pensions

The Pension Service For a forecast of your state pension entitlement.

SHIP Code of Practice (Safe Home Income Plans) Voluntary code of practice for home income and equity release plan providers.

Investments

With-profits bonds FSA Factsheet

Redundancy

There are many websites offering information on redundancy. The following are just a few of them.

The Department for Trade and Industry

The Directgov website

ACAS (The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)

Information

Financial Services Authority About the FSA.

Consumer information from the FSA.

Glossary of useful financial terms from investment company MorningStar.

Residence and domicile An explanation of these terms and their tax implications from Directgov.

Services

Relocation Principal Relocation can help with your relocation needs.

Newmarket Business Association Listing of local businesses in many different business areas.

Mid Anglia Enterprise Agency (MENTA) Listing of local businesses plus information on starting your own business.

Parentbond Limited can provide information and help with setting up childcare voucher schemes.

Cost of Living

Cost of a Child The annual Cost of a Child survey from insurance and investment group LV= (formerly Liverpool Victoria), now in its fifth year, shows that parents could spend £186,032 on raising a child from birth to the age of 21 . This is equivalent to £8,859 a year, £738 a month or £24.30 a day.

Value of a Mum Legal & General article (pdf file) on the amounts that would be charged for all the jobs performed by parents in bringing up children and looking after the home.

OurProperty.co.uk Find out the actual selling prices of houses sold near you!

Long term care FSA information on paying for long term care.