Inflation and the Budget - are things about to get better or worse?
Inflation is back on the rise again and it is forecast to keep going up. What does this mean for our finances and how bad are things going t...
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Bonus: What you need to know about investing in a Sipp
Saving in a self-invested personal pension is a great way to create a side pot from your workplace pension or to build a retirement fund if...
Steve Webb answers your pension questions
On this special This is Money podcast episode to celebrate his 500th column as our retirement agony uncle, Steve Webb is back to answer your...
Should we axe inheritance tax on family homes?
There were a number of ways Kemi Badenoch could have tackled the much-hated issue of inheritance tax. The Tory leader could have promised to...
Is axing the pension triple lock the right move?
The triple lock's days appear to be numbered. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham revealed bold plans to ditch the pension guarantee from 2030 a...
Should we hike the income tax-free allowance to £15,000?
Could the personal allowance be raised to £15,570 in the Budget? That's the off the wall idea that emerged this week as a way of Labour nudg...
What next for interest rates and how bad will it get for mortgages?
The Bank of England held the base rate again on Thursday but mortgage rates have soared this week. Major lenders have made a wave of hikes a...
How much money do you need to retire early?
Retiring early, making your time your own and sticking it to the man is something many of us will have dreamed of. But what would it take yo...
Why the UK has a bond market problem - and what it means for you
Is it crunch time on the bond markets or is this just another episode in a long-running soap opera that always leaves us on a cliff hanger?...
Is Britain headed for a retirement renting crisis?
From next year, those in receipt of the full state pension will have to start giving some of it back to the government in income tax. The Tr...
Bumper rate rise for Premium Bonds - are they now a no-brainer?
NS&I has just boosted the Premium Bonds underlying rate again to its highest level in nearly two years. The odds of winning are better too,...
Is the property market coming back to life?
After years of stagnant sales and plummeting prices…is the housing market about to take off again? Lee Boyce, Helen Crane and Georgie Frost...
Do you need to worry about Making Tax Digital?
Has tax just got a little more taxing? Making Tax Digital has come in, meaning hundreds of thousands of people need to make their first quar...
We need to finally fix social care but who will pay?
Is the can finally going to stop being kicked down the road on social care? Andy Burnham has promised to correct what he has called a ‘derel...
Does Andy Burnham have the right ideas - and can we afford them?
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Should we raise state pension age or axe the triple lock?
The rise in the state pension age looks likely to speed up again, as it was revealed this week that the Government has already been banking...
Is a mansion tax for properties 'worth' £1.5m or more fair?
Twice as many households could be forced to pay a new 'mansion tax' latest speculation suggests - the threshold may fall from £2million to £...
Halifax to vanish as Lloyds ditches the brand - should we care?
Goodbye Halifax! It’s being scrapped by Lloyds after 173 years. But why would you kill off one of Britain’s best known and trusted banking b...
Bonus episode: Bank of England's Victoria Cleland on the future of cash - and wildlife on banknotes
On this bonus episode of the This is Money podcast, Lee Boyce speaks to Bank of England chief cashier Victoria Cleland on her views over the...
Can Andy Burnham fix Britain's tax and financial headaches?
Another one bites the dust. Sir Keir Starmer has resigned just two years in to being Prime Minister. This latest rotation of Britain's PM me...