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01 Dec 2023

12 Tips to Help Enjoy a Luxury Christmas For Less

Economy, Tips

Christmas may be just around the corner, but if it’s looking like a strain on the budget then we’ve got a range of useful money-saving tips to help you enjoy the Christmas you love, for even less.1. Plan before you spendMaking a budget will not only help you to limit…

24 Nov 2023

HMRC’s Income Tax Changes to Clamp Down on Side Hustles

Economy, Tips

New HMRC rules on Income Tax are due to take effect on 1st January 2024, targeting those actively making significant money from side hustles – whether it’s profiting from selling crafts & hobby items online or renting out a place on Airbnb, for example, you could be caught out unless your…

02 Nov 2023

The Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 5.25%

Economy, Mortgage

Today, the Bank of England has again announced that interest rates are to be held at 5.25%.This is the second such decision to hold interest rates at 5.25%, after a long period of rate rises since the end of 2021. These previous rate rises have pushed up the cost of…

27 Oct 2023

Boilers and Energy Ratings: What the latest Government Changes Mean for Your Home

Economy, Tips

We explore some of the Government announcements on their 'Net Zero' strategy. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently made an announcement1 on a number of policies that affect the UK’s path to ‘Net Zero’2 by 2050. Whilst the headline news was primarily the pushback of the ban on the sale of…

05 Oct 2023

Five Tell-tale Signs of Social Media Fraud

Economy, Tips

With the vast majority of us plugged into social platforms, the risk of encountering digital swindlers is only a tap away. However, these fraudsters adopt smarter tactics to mask their intentions, often leveraging familiar logos, counterfeit terms of service, and mimicked website URLs to entrap you. Often, these schemes involve tempting you…

05 Oct 2023

Energy Price Cap Drops to £1,923

Economy, Tips

Energy Price Cap Drops to £1,923: Why You Should Submit a Meter Reading Last weekend, millions of households across the United Kingdom are set to enjoy a welcome drop in energy costs as the Ofgem price cap falls to £1,923 per year for the average home, a decrease of £151.1…

29 Sep 2023

Tips for smooth driving to improve economy

Economy, Tips

Times are hard right now, and with costs going up across the board, we’ve compiled a few money-saving tips that motorists can try to extract the maximum economy from your car and save a few pounds along the way. Maintenance – It stands to reason that to get the most…

27 Sep 2023

Guidance for Landlords on Increasing Capital Gains Tax Payments

Economy, Mortgage

One knock-on effect of the rise in mortgage rates has been anoticeable increase in the amount of buy-to-let properties being sold, aslandlords find their mortgages more expensive to afford and representing aless-worthwhile return on investment. The latest available data for April & Maythis year shows that as many as 25,000…

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