Brits in the dark about partner’s finances

10m people don’t know if their other half’s money is banked or invested

A couple sit on a bench in St James's Park in London
(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

A quarter of British people are uncertain about their partner’s finances, with new research suggesting huge numbers of people would not know where to look for assets if their other half suddenly died.

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