This week, I’ve been watching with interest as the value of my LISA plummeted. It’s a portfolio of funds I’ve picked myself as a bit of an experiment as I wanted to see just how it would perform against a […]
This week, the government announced two new taxes that will come into effect from next April to raise – they hope – £36 billion for the NHS and to cover social care costs. Although the rise in National Insurance has […]
The Resolution Foundation (RF) published their latest Housing Outlook report last weekend and, among other things, said that the stamp duty holiday wasn’t the main cause of the house price boom in the UK. If it was the main trigger, […]
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) published their latest report this week at the same time as announcing that Bank Rate will be held at 0.1% again. The report is not normally an interesting read for the average […]
Every now and then, banks will offer a cash incentive of between £100 and £150 if you switch your current account over to them. It’s free money and you don’t have to declare it to HMRC for tax purposes. But […]
If you’re currently on a tracker mortgage, or are coming to the end of a fixed rate mortgage, now may be the time to consider a new fixed rate mortgage. There are two reasons for this. Great low interest rate […]
