Would you dispute an inheritance if you thought it was unfair?
Where there's a will, there's often a grumble... and potentially a full on dispute.The amount of money involved in inheritances derived from even modest homes these days can be life changing and when ...
17 Feb 202353min
Why is food inflation so high and when will it stop?
Inflation is theoretically running out of steam but there's one essential that's still going up in price rapidly: food.Even as energy prices and other recent highly inflationary items slow a bit, the ...
10 Feb 20231h 1min
Could this be the peak for interest rates - and what will it mean for you?
Are we nearly there yet? The Bank of England hiked interest rates again this week, adding 0.5 per cent to take base rate to 4 per cent.That’s a level that it was almost unthinkable we’d reach so quick...
3 Feb 202343min
Will the Government raise state pension age to 68 sooner than planned - and what should those about to retire do about it?
Those aged between 43 and 54 may have been concerned by rumours this week that the Government is planning to increase the state pension age to 68 much sooner than planned. Officially, the rise to 68 i...
27 Jan 202339min
Could an Isa tax raid really cap savings at £100,000? Plus Bank of Dave's Dave Fishwick on his Netflix hit
An astonishing idea for an Isa tax raid was outlined by the Resolution Foundation this week, with the proposal that tax-free savings and investments should be capped at £100,000.No more aspiring to be...
20 Jan 202351min
Will you be able to afford the retirement you want?
What do you picture in retirement? Is it an early exit from the rat race to travel the world, a gradual step back and a bit of golf, or working until state pension age and then spending some time trea...
13 Jan 202359min
Will 2023 be a better year for our finances... or worse?
The New Year has arrived and with it promises of inflation falling and a ray of hope on energy bills.But even if Rishi Sunak halves inflation, as he claims he will, it would still be running at 5 per ...
6 Jan 202344min
The big financial events of 2022 and what happens next?
Tumultous is a word that doesn't really do 2022 justice. Most people were looking forward to a year of calm as the Covid pandemic faded, but instead got turmoil and the cost of living crisis.In the UK...
30 Des 202239min
