Philip Hammond’s first and last Spring Budget certainly provoked some strong backlash and continues to hit the front pages. Why exactly and how are doctors and dentists most likely to be affected by his announcements?…
Continue readingCalling all buy-to-let landlords. The new tax law that comes into force in April 2017 isn’t the only nail in the rental property coffin. Even more nails (4 more to be precise) now seem to…
Continue readingSo how do I/we end up in A+E promising my lovely, healthy eating, Exmoor loving, regular swimming, Snowdon climbing wife Lucie that, when she comes out of hospital, I will buy her a Jack Russell…
Continue readingThe buying and selling of a dental practice typically involves the buyer getting a bank loan to pay the seller. Yet banks are not the only option for financing the purchase; there is an alternative…
Continue readingBuying a dental practice and saying goodbye to the relatively worry-free days of being an associate is a big decision. No two dental practice purchases are ever the same; they are always complex and often…
Continue readingWith the recent changes to both the lifetime and annual pension allowances, it’s imperative that medics of all ages get accurate up-to-date figures of their NHS pension. These figures now have a price tag attached…
Continue readingYou need a new car but boy is the cost going to make a big hole in your wallet. Where do you start and what payment options do you have to make the Porsche or…
Continue readingThere is no doubt that GPs feel they are being micromanaged: the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), centralised bureaucracy, targets, box ticking and payment by item not appointment. But should your locum insurance be prescriptive…
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