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How much do you need to earn to be rich?
Britain is suffering from an epidemic of people who are theoretically rich saying that they don't feel flush at all.
If you're a higher rate tax payer…
6 months, 1 week ago
Interview: Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson speaks to Simon Lambert
As the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson knows more about Britain's household energy than almost anyone else.
In this interview with Th…
6 months, 1 week ago
The delayed Budget, the stamp duty row and the gilts wobble – what is going on?
It’s September, it’s back to work, back to school and back to mild chaos.
This week saw a delayed Budget announced, with a raft of speculation that wi…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Would you move to Dubai to get away from tax hikes?
Dubai is doing its best to draw in disillusioned young Britons, offering cut-price properties, visa incentives for entrepreneurs and of course, the p…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Will there really be a new property tax - and how would it work?
We’re still a couple of months away from the Autumn Budget, but already the rumour mill is in overdrive.
But while pensions, inheritance and even cash…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Down valuations are on the rise - should it worry buyers and sellers?
Down valuations are on the rise, so what happens if you and your mortgage lender don't agree on your new home's value?
This week, Georgie Frost, Simon…
7 months ago
Interest rate decision divides Bank of England - what does it tell us about the economy?
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, but this time, the decision wasn’t straightforward.
Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Helen Crane ask wh…
7 months, 1 week ago
The 37 taxes you pay and why it now takes £3.1m to feel 'wealthy'
While the average household pays £16,700 in direct tax on income, our audit shows this is just the tip of the iceberg.
We all pay a multitude of othe…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
When will you be able to retire... and will it be with a state pension?
A stark warning has been sounded that the state pension age could have to rise to 74 for those under-30s.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies' pronouncem…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mortgage help or mortgage madness? What six times salary loans will mean
How do you solve a problem like high house prices without sinking the economy?
That's a conundrum that's kept politicians and central bankers awake at…
8 months ago