Money Box
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Business
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When someone dies and leaves a property in their own name, or has significant savings or investments, the executors must apply for probate - a legal document which gives them the right to deal with the dead person's estate and distribute their assets. The Ministry of Justice says probate should be granted within 16 weeks, but some bereaved families have been facing delays of nearly a year. Why is that?
A new report shared exclusively with Money Box suggests many of us know very little about the charges being taken out of our pensions. People's Partnership carried out a survey which found that out of a thousand people who'd transferred their pension in the past two years without getting advice beforehand - 72% didn’t know exactly what the fees for their old pensions were, or what they were being charged for their new one. What should you look out for?
And for the first time the percentage people in England who're married or in a civil partnership has fallen below 50 percent. If you live with someone and share your money - what do you need to know?
Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporters: Dan Whitworth and Jo Krasner Researcher: Sandra Hardial Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 17th February 2024)
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939 - Probate Delays and Pension Charges Sat, 16 Mar 2024
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938 - Money Box Live: When Can You Retire? Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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937 - Citizens Advice Closure and Investment Platforms Sat, 09 Mar 2024
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936 - Money Box Live: Are Savers Getting a Good Deal? Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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935 - Bereavement Support Deadline and Warm Home Discount Sat, 02 Mar 2024
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934 - Money Box Live: How to Start a Business Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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933 - Fraud Victims Treasury Meeting and Funeral Scams Sat, 24 Feb 2024
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932 - Money Box Live: What's going on with Energy Bills? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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931 - Pension Scams & HMRC and Fuel Vouchers Sat, 17 Feb 2024
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930 - Money Box Live: Flooding and Insurance Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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929 - Fake Job Offers and Pension Pots Sat, 10 Feb 2024
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928 - Money Box Live: The Childcare Challenge Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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927 - National Insurance Cut and Fraud Refunds Sat, 03 Feb 2024
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926 - Money Box Live: Financial Resolutions Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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925 - Money Box Live: Survival Guide Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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924 - Scottish Budget, Core Maths and Christmas Winners Sat, 20 Jan 2024
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923 - Money Box Live: The Rising Cost of Rent Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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922 - Inflation, Gift Cards and Energy Deals Sat, 13 Jan 2024
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921 - Money Box Live: Christmas Spending and Scams Wed, 10 Jan 2024
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920 - Teenage Scam Ads and Mortgage Overpayments Sat, 06 Jan 2024
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919 - Money Box Live: Banking Wed, 03 Jan 2024
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918 - Cyber-Attack Hits Home Sales and Charity Bank Accounts Sat, 30 Dec 2023
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917 - Money Box Live: Power of Attorney Wed, 27 Dec 2023
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916 - Tax Cuts, Housing Costs and Paying at the Pump Sat, 23 Dec 2023
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915 - Money Box Live: Autumn Statement Special Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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914 - QR Code Scams and Bank Account Access Sat, 16 Dec 2023
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913 - Money Box Live: How to Save for Children Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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912 - Help for people in mortgage arrears and deferring your state pension. Sat, 09 Dec 2023
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911 - Money Box Live: Love and Money Wed, 06 Dec 2023
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910 - Fraud Refunds Report and Savings Tax Sat, 02 Dec 2023
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909 - Lancaster Live: Can You Afford Your Home? Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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908 - Loan Sharks and Car Insurance Sat, 25 Nov 2023
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907 - Money Box Live: Fighting Back Against Fraud Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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906 - £1.6m fraud investigation and Help to Buy Sat, 18 Nov 2023
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905 - Money Box Live: Digital Divide Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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904 - Energy debt and Pension Withdrawals Sat, 11 Nov 2023
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903 - Money Box Live: Saving for Your Send Off Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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902 - Funeral Plans and Energy Credit Sat, 04 Nov 2023
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901 - Money Box Live: Cutting Energy Costs this Winter Wed, 01 Nov 2023
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900 - Energy Credit and Bereavement Support Sat, 28 Oct 2023
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899 - Mortgages and Part-time Work for Students Sat, 21 Oct 2023
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898 - Money Box Live: The Battle Against Rising Bills Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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897 - Rationing to pay debts and Bank Account Closures Sat, 14 Oct 2023
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896 - Money Box Live: Pensions, Actually Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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895 - Saving for Retirement and Hollywood Strikes Sat, 07 Oct 2023
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894 - Money Box Live: How to Handle Debt Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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893 - Buy Now, Pay Later and Accessible Homes Sat, 30 Sep 2023
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892 - Money Box Live from Leeds: Student Finance Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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891 - Surviving to Thriving? The High Street Sat, 23 Sep 2023
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890 - Surviving or Thriving? School Sat, 16 Sep 2023