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Would you dispute an inheritance if you thought it was unfair?
Where there's a will, there's often a grumble... and potentially a full on dispute.
The amount of money involved in inheritances derived from even modest homes these days can be life changing and whe…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Why is food inflation so high and when will it stop?
Inflation is theoretically running out of steam but there's one essential that's still going up in price rapidly: food.
Even as energy prices and other recent highly inflationary items slow a bit, t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Could this be the peak for interest rates - and what will it mean for you?
Are we nearly there yet? The Bank of England hiked interest rates again this week, adding 0.5 per cent to take base rate to 4 per cent.
That’s a level that it was almost unthinkable we’d reach so qu…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Will the Government raise state pension age to 68 sooner than planned - and what should those about to retire do about it?
Those aged between 43 and 54 may have been concerned by rumours this week that the Government is planning to increase the state pension age to 68 much sooner than planned.
Officially, the rise to 6…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Could an Isa tax raid really cap savings at £100,000? Plus Bank of Dave's Dave Fishwick on his Netflix hit
An astonishing idea for an Isa tax raid was outlined by the Resolution Foundation this week, with the proposal that tax-free savings and investments should be capped at £100,000.
No more aspiring to…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Will you be able to afford the retirement you want?
What do you picture in retirement? Is it an early exit from the rat race to travel the world, a gradual step back and a bit of golf, or working until state pension age and then spending some time tre…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Will 2023 be a better year for our finances... or worse?
The New Year has arrived and with it promises of inflation falling and a ray of hope on energy bills.
But even if Rishi Sunak halves inflation, as he claims he will, it would still be running at 5 p…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The big financial events of 2022 and what happens next?
Tumultous is a word that doesn't really do 2022 justice. Most people were looking forward to a year of calm as the Covid pandemic faded, but instead got turmoil and the cost of living crisis.
In the…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Would you be tempted to 'unretire' after quitting work early? The mystery of Britain's missing workers
First we had the great resignation and now we may be seeing a new trend emerge 'unretirement'.
Amid the turmoil of the pandemic, Britain's economy threw up the puzzle of a dramatic rise in economic …
Published on 3 years ago
When will interest rates stop rising? Plus, energy-saving tips to help you afford the heating
The Bank of England has hiked base rate from 0.1 per cent to 3.5 per cent in the space of 12 months, a move that would have been considered unthinkable not so long ago.
But with inflation looking as…
Published on 3 years ago