Should people cash in on their homes to enjoy life or help their kids?
Should you cash in on your home to help yourself or your kids?As a generation retires with more money in their houses than the bank, this question will only become more pressing.And it’s been a topic ...
27 Apr 201841min
As inflation falls will the base rate now finally rise?
What has Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, got to do with long-forgotten television soap Eldorado?Find out in the latest This is Money podcast, in which editor Simon Lambert and consum...
20 Apr 201838min
Big energy firms including British Gas to bump up prices for millions - it's time to fight back!
British Gas have revealed this week that more than four million households face a 5.5 per cent bill increase from the end of May thanks to changes to its standard variable tariff.Hot on its heels, EDF...
13 Apr 201836min
Will you be a tax winner or loser this year?
Good news. Chances are you just got a tax cut.Well an income tax cut at least, problem is your council tax is likely to be rising and if you are an investor the Government is after more of your divide...
6 Apr 201839min
How to save enough for a richer retirement
Building up a pension was once relatively simple, for each year you worked for a company it promised to pay you some money in retirement.The death of the final salary scheme put paid to that and now m...
30 Mars 201848min
Property vs pensions: Does buy-to-let still stack up?
My property is my pension. That was the popular saying when buy-to-let was all the rage and every other person you met fancied their chances as a minor property mogul.But life has got much tougher for...
23 Mars 201846min
Everything you need to know about Isas
It’s not long before the door slams shut on your chance to use this year’s Isa allowance.It’s always best not to leave Isa saving or investing until the last month of the tax year, but many of us will...
16 Mars 201857min
Will building more homes make house prices cheaper?
We have a housing crisis. That’s the message, loud and clear, and it was reiterated by the Prime Minister this week.What’s the answer? Build more homes.Or is it? Because once you start digging into th...
9 Mars 201850min
