Podcast Episodes

Could house prices really fall 20% and how bad would that be?

The mortgage crunch has stalled the pandemic property boom and sent house prices down, but could they fall 20 per cent?

The risk of a severe house price downturn of that magnitude was flagged by Rig…

Published on 3 years ago

Do you need to worry about tax on your savings and investments?

Many people have not had to worry about paying tax on their savings and investments for some time.

The advent of the £1,000 personal savings allowance combined with savings rates near record lows me…

Published on 3 years ago

Have savings and mortgage rates already peaked?

Savings and mortgage rates rocketed after what must now always be known as the 'ill-fated mini-Budget', but even as the Bank of England continues to raise rates have they already peaked.

The top fix…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

What does Jeremy Hunt's tax raid budget mean for you?

‘Jeremy Hunt’s mini-Budget was like the tax part of the Corbyn manifesto with none of the benefits of the extra spending.’

That was This is Money editor Simon Lambert’s verdict on the Chancellor’s t…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The everything tax raid: Will the threat of higher taxes backfire?

‘If they could tax the air you breathe they’d do it.’ That age-old moan about taxes going up has sprung to mind over the past week, as rumours about pretty much any tax you can think of being hiked w…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

What do rapid rate rises mean for you - and is this the right move?

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Have we come down too hard on buy-to-let? Plus, Rishi the PM vs Rishi the Chancellor

The tense situation between tenants and landlords is escalating: the former have seen rents spiral but the latter have faced a big jump in costs jump too.

Meanwhile regulation has become a bugbear b…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Is the UK economy heading for stability or just more trouble?

There's a new Chancellor in town and he means business. Serious business.

After Kwasi Kwarteng tried to spread some joy to get growth going with tax cuts for all, Jeremy Hunt and the fun police have…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

The Wave founder Nick Hounsfield interview: How I built my £27m surfing lake dream from £500 in the bank

If you were asked to name a world-class place to surf, a field near Bristol isn’t the first location that would spring to mind.

But this slice of the English countryside is home to The Wave, an arti…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

What you need to know about gilts and why markets freaked out so much it toppled the Chancellor

When gilts hit the headlines it’s a clear sign that trouble has not only been brewing but has been unleashed.

Government bond yields only tend to break through into the mainstream when things aren’t…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago