Does anyone know an IFA who has expertise with international tax or at least concerning the US?

doesn't have to be local. that's great as thinking of changing sole trader status but I'm a bit thick!

Julian - are you looking for a local accountant? If not and you're happy dealing with someone over the phone/ email I can highly recommend Ben at Towers and Gornall - 01254828888. He sorts out my CT, VAT and SA returns.

Thanks for posting this really useful. If anyone knows of a good accountant too please let me know.

I got in touch with Naomi Keith after searching here for an IFA. She was fantastic with her advice. It was great to be able to speak to a local mum who understood my situation and was not intimidating as I imagined an IFA might be!

Thanks Naomi.

I am an IFA, employed by Brooks MacDonald. I have been a fee based adviser for many years which means I can be fully independent and am not motivated by simply selling products.
Having a daughter of 18 months and living locally means I am likely to understand some on your financial concerns as I more than likely will have the same issues to deal with myself! Please feel free to contact me for a free initial meeting or chat:

Naomi.Keith@brooksmacdonald.com
Or
07785 613735.

Thanks,
Naomi

Beware - the whole IFA industry changes completely on 1st Jan 2013.

Read up on the impact of the 'Retail Distribution Review'. They will have to
a) be qualified (ask what quals they have and look it up)
b) charge you fees ONLY, (not take any commission)
and
c) have no bias toward product outcome AT ALL

This is good for you, but means that everything that has gone before is a very poor indicator of the future. It is a very major change in the way the financial services market works - take care

I would choose someone who has been charging FEES ONLY for at least 12 months and preferably 2 years, it means they are well ahead of the market and very savvy.

They should also recommend putting any product you already have onto a NO FURTHER COMMISSION BASIS, this could save you a fortune and make performance of existing products you already have MUCH BETTER ...... everyone should get their IFAs to do this!!! but they won't want to.

George Lyall and colleagues at Dickson Dees on the wealth management side are very good, and I've used them for a number of things over the past few years.

Hello - i am keen to find an IFA specifically for some advice on pensions and savings. It has been a while since this thread was updated - does anyone have any recent experience of any of the above or any others?

Thanks

Mark Sikora at Business Design centre, islington nr Angel. I met him first years ago when I needed pension advice (had a free initial meeting ) and since then he was a mortgage whizz and more recently for life assurance update. Worth a trip north of the river. He's friendly, honest and knowledgeable. Tel 020 7288 6400, email mark@gmpifa.co.uk

What a great response - thanks everybody, plenty to keep me busy!

hi
my husband is an IFA His details are Julian Lewis-Jones
02073675555
he works at Lord Financial.

Hello and congratulations!

We worked with Bob Clitherow when I was 8 months pregnant, to do wills, life insurance and the like - he is great and very friendly bob.clitherow@sjpp.co.uk

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I can highly recommend Diana Mason from Mason and Ball - you can find her details here http://www.wwib.org.uk/members.asp?category=2
CONTACT: Diana Mason Telephone: 020 8330 3356
Mary

Thanks TPTP - really good to have somewhere to start, and there's a lot to be done!