UK households face staggering 300% Council Tax rate in new law | Personal Finance | Finance
UK households have been warned they face an eyewatering 300 percent Council Tax bill rate following a change in the law set to be introduced in the next tax year. The government has announced that a new law is set to come into effect from April 2025 which will give local councils the power to charge up to 300 percent council tax on empty homes. The More...
Markets HATE Labour’s Budget as shares plunge and borrowing costs soar | Personal Finance | Finance
Financial professionals aren’t impressed, judging by the performance of the FTSE 100 index and more worryingly, UK bond yields. The FTSE index of top UK-listed blue-chip companies plunged more than 1% More...
E.ON Next customers to get £250 energy bills support through new scheme | Personal Finance | Finance
E. ON Next has unveiled a new energy support scheme, promising to provide thousands of customers with up to £250 to assist with their energy bills. The energy supplier has earmarked £60million for its Winter More...
Expert reveals 3 worst ways Rachel Reeves’s Budget could hit pockets | Personal Finance | Finance
This Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will announce one of the most anticipated budgets in recent years. It will be the first Labour budget in 14 years and rumours are swirling around what could be announced. Neil Lancaster, More...
POLL: Are you worried about the Budget’s impact on your finances? | Personal Finance | Finance
Labour’s first Budget in 14 years is just around the corner, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her fiscal plans for the country this Wednesday. She has repeatedly said that “difficult More...
DWP benefit and money changes in November | Personal Finance | Finance
As the temperature drops and energy bills climb, a series of financial changes could offer relief to households across the UK this November. From targeted support funds to potential budget adjustments, here’s More...
UK has just ONE pensions success in 50 years – Labour will destroy it | Personal Finance | Finance
Since the 1980s we’ve had just one pensions policy success. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will now sink that with a £15billion tax raid in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget. Millions of workers will pay the More...
New dystopian rules under Labour: Don’t save, don’t invest and never, | Personal Finance | Finance
In my defence, I’m a personal finance journalist. It comes with the job description but last night PM Keir Starmer showed me the error of my ways. Apparently, I’ve been leading people astray and I’m More...
‘I’m a finance expert – how capital gains and inheritance tax will be hit in the Budget’ | Personal Finance | Finance
With the first Labour Autumn Budget in 14 years just one week away, speculation is rising on what to expect. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned of tax rises and spending cuts to a value of £40billion, and More...
DWP alert – unpaid carers could get up to £81.90 a week and other help | Personal Finance | Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging those providing unpaid care to family, friends, or neighbours to check their eligibility for means-tested benefits like Universal Credit to bolster their More...
