Podcast Episodes

Avoiding Scams and Changes to Wills

Hundreds of millions of pounds was stolen from people in 2024 by thieves who tricked them, manipulated them, and then drained their bank accounts. T…

10 months, 1 week ago

'Making Tax Digital' and Bank Charges

Hundreds and thousands of sole traders and landlords are facing a significant change in how they file their tax returns. In less than a year 800,000 …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fraud Crackdown and Is Cash King?

The fight against what is called push payment fraud - when victims are groomed and manipulated into transferring money to criminals - took a huge ste…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Money Box Live: The 'Sadmin' of Bereavement

Earlier this spring the Financial Conduct Authority warned that some banks and firms lack empathy when dealing with bereaved customers and called for…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Cancer Costs and Mortgage Deals

Around 1 in 2 people living in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime according to Cancer Research UK. That stark statistic is a …

11 months ago

Money Box Live: Move or Improve?

If your home isn't working for you, should you pack up and move or get the builders in and improve?

Moving is expensive, aside from the price of the h…

11 months ago

Wealth Divide and Domestic Abuse

People over the age of 60 hold nearly £3 trillion of wealth in the value of their homes, almost all of it mortgage free. That is more than half of al…

11 months, 1 week ago

Pensions Minister and Poor Bereavement Service

In an exclusive interview with this programme the Pensions Minister has talked about the government's plans to reform the UK's pension system. Torste…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Money Box Live: School Wraparound Care

Parents typically pay an average of more than £80 per week for a childminder and £66 per week for after-school club, to cover the hours they're worki…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Investing in Gold and Accessing Child Trust Funds

Money Box investigates fees being charged of teenagers who are struggling to access their child trust funds. We speak to an 18 year old who agreed to…

11 months, 3 weeks ago