Children and Financial Planning

04 September 2026

Cash gifts to children for house purchase
Cash gifts by parents to children to help them buy a house. Implications of the structure if relations break down. Plan in advance to avoid problems

19 August 2026

Children and CGT planning
Key CGT planning points in respect of individuals under the age of 18

09 July 2026

Student loans
Student loan repayments and interest charges. The Treasury Committee has weighed in on student loans with a new, highly critical report

03 June 2026

The Child Benefit trap - using pension contributions to reduce the HICBC
How pension contributions can help to preserve Child Benefit

21 May 2026

The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) - what you need to know
What the charge is based on, how it is calculated and what options are available to the taxpayer

28 April 2026

Case study - JISA and ISA savings for 16 to 18-year-olds - transitional rules for those aged 16 or 17 on 5 April 2024
How much can be saved in Junior ISAs and ISAs for those aged between 16 and 18. How this changed from 6 April 2024