School fees planning

School fees planning and university fees planning are areas that have their own specific investment vehicles to set up funds that arrive at maturity at the time you want them to so that they can pay for a child’s education costs.

The earlier you plan for this expense and make investment provision for it, the higher the benefits that can be reaped to pay for the cost. There are a variety of choices of how and where to invest in school fees planning that offer tax efficient plans that can help reduce the cost or spread the cost over the duration of a child’s education.

With new fee arrangements being introduced to fund university for students it is more important than ever to make provision for university fees planning if you can afford to do so. With forward planning and early investment you can help to make sure that the costs of a university education are not as prohibitive as they otherwise might be.

	Co-op cuts fixed rate mortgage costs and offers low fees The Co-operative Bank has announced a new raft of cuts to its range of fixed rate mortgages with low fees or no fees if you choose a slightly higher rate or are an existing current account customer.
	Clydesdale and Yorkshire cut fees on new fixed rate mortgages The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have announced details of two new fixed rate deals for 60 per cent LTV borrowers and cuts in arrangement fees.
	ONS planning new inflation measure The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is proposing a new way of measuring inflation that includes the cost of running a home.
	Chelsea BS reduce rate and fees on 2-year fix to 2.54% The Chelsea Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage deal for 75 per cent loan-to-value borrowers to 2.54 per cent
	Yorkshire BS cut mortgage fees across entire range The Yorkshire Building Society has cut mortgage rates across its entire range of mortgages by £150.