Keir Starmer to axe Ed Miliband in Spring – we can’t wait that long | Personal Finance | Finance
Within weeks of the July election, I told a left-wing friend that Miliband wouldn’t last six months as Energy Secretary. My friend was furious. He said Ed was brilliant. Finally, somebody who really understood the energy sector. This was just a few weeks into the Labour government, so the blinkers were still on. And my friend was right about More...
Cash ISAs set for Rachel Reeves changes in March with £4,000 cap on table | Personal Finance | Finance
Long rumoured changes to Cash ISAs could be confirmed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in just over three weeks. Speculation has run rampant for the past month that the government could target Cash ISAs, a type of More...
Time for UK to dump Trump and strike own minerals deal with Zelensky | Personal Finance | Finance
Starmer escaped a roughing up by Trump by keeping his mouth shut and nodding along. That made sense on Thursday. It made no sense on Friday. Trump’s disgraceful treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr More...
Energy saving fridge and freezer temperatures ‘to slash bills’ | Personal Finance | Finance
In the face of Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will surge from April by £111 annually for the average household, residents are scouring for savvy ways to slash their energy expenditure. More...
State pensioners born in these years get instant £100 Winter Fuel Payment rise | Personal Finance | Finance
It’s been well documented that millions of state pensioners have lost their £300 winter fuel payment this winter, if they no longer claim a qualifying benefit, after the government decided to switch the payment More...
HMRC explains pension rule as people may be owed cash | Personal Finance | Finance
HMRC has explained how tax on pensions works – and a circumstance in which you may be owed a refund. A taxpayer contacted HMRC as they were planning to retire later this year and starting drawing down More...
Full list of tax raids Rachel Reeves could unleash in days | Personal Finance | Finance
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that Rachel Reeves may consider tax increases or public spending cuts to avoid breaching her borrowing rules. The Prime Minister, while not ruling out measures to reduce Government More...
Cash ISA savers with Santander, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest warned of little-known rule | Personal Finance | Finance
Some ISA providers have yet to adopt rule changes designed to boost the tax-efficient savings accounts’ flexibility. This tax year is the first one when you can open more than one of the same type of ISA. In More...
NatWest customers can hit £780 by end of 2025 using 1 savings account method | Personal Finance | Finance
NatWest is encouraging savers to take part in a simple yet effective savings challenge that could see them amass as much as £780 by the end of the year. The 12-month challenge, designed to get people into the More...
Last minute trick to legally lower your income tax band before April | Personal Finance | Finance
With just weeks to go until April, millions up and down the country are taking one last look at their finances to try to legally save on their tax bill. The tax system works in financial years, so next year More...
