Podcast Episodes

Home improvement snakes and ladders: How to add value - and how to lose it

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

It's got easier to win big on the Premium Bonds but should you invest?

Premium Bonds are a national institution and their prize-giving place in British savers' hearts was only cemented further through the low interest rate years.

But now interest rates are on the rise …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

How long should you fix your mortgage for - and what next for rates?

As if buying a home wasn’t enough of a lottery, borrowers are now facing a major gamble on their mortgage.

Whether buying or remortgaging, they need to work out how long to fix for and try to assess…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

State pension goes above £10,000 - but has something got to give?

The state pension is getting a boost this week, meaning many pensioners will see their payments go above £200 per week or £10,000 per year for the first time. 
The Government has also recently annou…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Can you beat the April bill hikes - and is it time we ditched the tax traps?

Just when you thought the cost of living crisis was meant to be on its way out another round of bill hikes are hitting.

From council tax to mobile bills, seemingly every organisation wants another p…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Should we worry about the banks... and why raise interest rates now?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

A banking crisis has seemingly emerged out of nowhere, in a system that we've been told is stable, well capitalised and far from its parl…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Budget verdict: Pensions, childcare, energy bills and dodging recession

Jeremy Hunt had a spring in his step this week as he delivered his Budget. 

It was a considerably different air to the gloomy warning of trouble ahead in his November Autumn Statement.

The headline…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Can you trust the state pension system as more blunders emerge?

You'd like to imagine that when it came to the state pension, you'd be dealing with a more robust system than the ones that deliver the average customer service nightmare.

Savers could be forgive fo…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Are we on the verge of a house price crash?

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

How to make the most of saving and investing into an Isa

There's not long left until the end of the tax year - and that means it is time to sort your Isa if you haven't already.

This year's Isa allowance runs out as the tax year ticks over on 6 April and …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago