Podcast Episodes

Money Box Live: Inheritance Tax

There's a topic that often appears in the Money Box inbox, inheritance tax.

It's money paid by the estate of someone once they die, as long as the tot…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Child Benefit and Credit Cards

More than 60% of parents who lost their child benefit because the tax office believed incorrectly they'd moved abroad, were in fact eligible for the …

3 months ago

Money Box Live: Women's Finances

It's 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act meant all women could take out mortgages and loans without needing a man to approve it.

In this program…

3 months ago

Making Tax Digital and Savings Rates

"A big change" - that's how HMRC has described a major transformation starting in April, which affects the way sole traders and landlords report thei…

3 months, 1 week ago

Can You Make a Creative Job Pay?

The creative industries add around £124 billion to the UK economy according to government figures, but for actors, painters, or even influencers, mak…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mortgages, Silver Marriages and Warren Buffett

This week the Bank of England cut interest rates to the lowest level for more than two years. The decision to cut Bank Rate to 3.75% came after new f…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Money Box Life: Blended Family Finances

Life can sometimes get very complicated and messy so can our finances, so we're doing something a bit different to our usual Money Box Live.

Introduc…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Investment Changes and Women's Financial Rights

Sweeping changes to the way investments are recommended across the UK will start in April. This week the Financial Conduct Authority set out its pla…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Money Box Live: Impulse Spending and Debt

It’s December, a time of year when there’s pressure to say yes to every night out, buy the perfect presents and spend without really thinking. All th…

4 months ago

Energy Costs for Families and Salary Sacrifice Pensions

New research suggests there are 6 million children across the UK living in fuel poverty, according to the charity National Energy Action. It defines …

4 months ago