
A Scottish Island may be about to force a u-turn over the decision to impose double council tax on second homeowners.
Rachel Reeves has ruled out cutting the Isa allowance. In an interview with the BBC, she said: 'I'm not going to reduce the limit of what people can put in Isas'.
Smiths Group forecasts annual sales growth towards the top end of its guidance range, thanks to a robust performance by its sensors business.
The so-called windfall tax was implemented in May 2022 in response to soaring energy prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
There are 193 different SUV and 'crossover' variations across the 35 most popular brands sold in the UK in 2025. Is that too many?
Barclays suffered a 'software issue' and not a cyber attack when its systems went down in January, its CEO told MPs today.
Our tax calculator below shows you the rate of tax you pay, how close you are to the next bracket, and what your marginal rate and average rate are.
HMRC issued some 1.32million 'simple assessments' to pensioners in the 2023/24 tax year, dragging more into taxable thresholds in a case of 'fiscal drag'.
Used EV batteries could be made 'new' again as scientists discover new thermodynamics-defying materials that revives battery performance.
Frankly, I'd like my pension money to be invested in whatever will get me the biggest stash when I retire, says founder of Boring Money Holly Mackay.
Corporate bonds typically offer lower risk and higher income than shares. We explain how to invest in bond funds, or lend money direct to businesses via retail bonds.
Vodafone Group slumped to a loss last year after recording huge impairment charges from its German and Romanian businesses.
It comes after Revolut founder Nik Storonsky (pictured) criticised Britain's 'extreme bureaucracy' as it seeks a UK bank licence.
Topgolf founders Steve and Dave Joliffe are an overlooked British success story. They're looking to replicate their success with launch of Poolhouse.
IG is offering savers a boosted three-month 8.5% rate on cash, but you have to jump through a few hoops to access the deal. Read more about this offer.
Ed Croft, the founder and chief executive of Stockopedia, explains how to avoid being the kind of share-picker who takes punts and craft reliable returns instead.
Four out of five fund managers, some 80 per cent, said they think tariffs will be partially reintroduced by Trump when last month's tariff pause comes to an end on 8 July.
The service offers couples a range of packages covering everything from everyday essentials to Tesco Finest products.
Cobalt Holdings expects shares to start trading 'on or around' June 10, while trading platform iForex is aiming for late June.
Long-term US bond yields hit an 18-month high after Moody's last week downgraded the credit rating of the world's largest economy.
UK consumers reined in their spending due to 'limited cash availability' in May and continued to draw down their savings, research found.
Contested takeovers among UK listed firms have become a novelty. So the battle for healthcare property outfit Assura is something of an exception.
Motorists are 'running out of diesel options' as manufacturers continue to delete them from their ranges. But average used values are rising - and some are up almost 10%.
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The mortgage lender is offering zero-deposit loans and says it is aimed at those who don't have access to the bank of mum and dad.
We reveal in four examples how families could be saddled with massive inheritance tax bills by 2030 thanks to the looming raid on pensions.
While sentiment towards UK plc remains shaky, there are signs that value investing is coming back into fashion. These four businesses should reap the benefits.
The fund, run by Alex Ralph and David Roberts, launched in January last year and returns of just under 7 per cent have been respectable.
A well-placed White House source says Mr Trump could request the UK ban Chinese cars as part of the new trade deal, preventing the influx of cheap Chinese cars.
The Dutch investment firm, which owns Brazil's biggest online takeaway company, iFood, provisionally agreed to acquire Amsterdam-based Just Eat in late February.
Barclays is the latest of several mortgage lenders to revise its affordability calculations, opening up bigger loans for borrowers.
Inheritance tax is currently charged at 40 per cent on assets over the £325,000 inheritance tax threshold.
New TSB customers can bag up to £190 in cash if they switch their current account plus an extra £120 for jumping a few hurdles.
The price cap rose to £1,849 in April, an increase of £111. Fixed energy deals have been gradually returning to the market, so are there any that beat the current cap?
A leading energy forecaster has revised its prediction for the July price cap, due to changes in the wholesale market. Can you still save with a fixed deal?
Drinks giant Diageo has outlined plans to slash costs after warning investors that US trade tariffs could cost the group around $150million (£113million) per year.
I'm a British male aged 73 and and live in the Philippines. I have lived here for over 15 years and I'm married.
The Treasury is set to launch a consultation into how Isas can be reformed. It will likely lead to the biggest shake-up of Isas in 26 years.
Consumer trust in the pensions industry is on the wane, says pensions administrator Trafalgar House. No surprises there, I say. Indeed, I'm amazed trust could fall any lower.
More homes on the market means sellers are in competition to find a buyer for their property, which means prices have not grown as much as in previous years.
The figure, covering the year to May 2024, represented 26 per cent of all account holders.
Artwork Holdings used the name 'Yield Gallery' and advertised works by Banksy, Andy Warhol and Tracey Emin.
How long did you take looking round your home before you put an offer in for it? The average prospective buyer spends just 43 minutes.
The sellers left white goods, a sofa and a shed full of rubbish behind - and disposing of it will be annoying and expensive.
If you dream of helping your child on to the property ladder but don't have buckets of cash then you might consider becoming a 'booster' on their mortgage application.
Having revealed seven days ago half of my 'top 20' investment funds, it is time to divulge the remaining ten.
The hit went on to be No 1 in a further 25 countries, selling millions worldwide. It has been streamed more than 350 million times.
Young people are missing out on more than £1.3billion that is sitting in lost or forgotten accounts set up in their names, new figures reveal.
The average Londoner gets 23.6 sq m of garden space per £100,000 they spend on a house - but some areas offer much better value.
Digital driving licences are coming later this year, via a GOV.UK Wallet app aimed to make life easier. Here's what you need to know and how to get a digital licence.
Renault's confirmed its new sub-£17k Twingo EV, inspired by the 90s car, will be sold in the UK making it one of the cheapest electric cars when it arrives in 2026.
Stop buying takeaway coffees and you might actually be able to save money, has been a comment thrown about regularly in the past decade.
The lowest fixed rate mortgage deals are below 4 per cent - and there is a growing expectation that rates may fall slightly further.
The new mortgage means someone earning £40,000 a year could potentially buy a home worth £179,600 - even without any savings.
Many people are teetering on the brink of falling into debt reliance if they were to be met with a shock bill. One in ten people have no cash savings to cover them in an emergency.
I opened a cash Isa with Trading 212 in October 2024 - at the time it was offering 5.1 per cent interest. I've noticed the rate I'm getting is now 4.35 per cent though.
Some trades we've been in touch with haven't returned our calls. Others have come to do a quote but then go silent. How can we get someone to come and work for us?
Figures from accountants EY showed Britain attracted 535 new projects in 2024. However, that was down by 27% when compared with 2023.
Home sellers in central London are facing a reality check that few of them want to accept - their properties may well be worth less than what they paid for them.
The 'summer mode' setting is fitted as standard on modern boilers that provide the hot water and power the central heating to the home.
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We explain everything from how to work out your budget and find your ideal home, through to applying for your first mortgage and navigating the legal process.
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Someone who pretended to work for Wise called me to help with fraud on my account - but it turned out they were a scammer and booked expensive flights.
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The Japanese automotive giant says it now expects around 20 per cent of its car sales to be electric by 2030, rather than 30 percent, amid dwindling demand.
I'm sure our local fish and chip shop sells cheap substitutes for cod and haddock - how can I get my money back?
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Diploma, whose products include cables, fasteners and hydraulic seals, now expects to achieve organic revenue growth of 8 per cent this year, up from a prior prediction of 6 per cent.
It's just like sugar, it is okay in moderation. But experts say it can become addictive and dangerous because people can get a thrill.
National Express's parent company said its turnover increased by 9 per cent in the quarter ending March, with revenue expanding by 13 per cent in both North America and its Spanish subsidiary ALSA.
It will celebrate its 15th birthday in July - and investors who have been with it since the start are almost certain to have a lot to cheer about.
Alzheimer's disease costs the global economy $1.3trillion a year. That is the estimate from the Alzheimer's Society.
Councils now commonly use emissions-based pricing for residents parking permits - some with surcharges for diesels.
Donald Trump's movie adviser, veteran Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, thinks tax breaks for Hollywood rather than a blunt levy on foreigners is the answer.
The drop in the pace of house price growth followed a busier-than-usual March as buyers raced to beat the stamp duty deadline.
The company, which makes Guinness, Johnnie Walker whisky and Gordon's gin, pulled its earning guidance in February amid economic uncertainty.
Interest rates are heading downwards - to the glee of borrowers, but to the chagrin of the millions who need an income from their savings.
Analysts said that the PHP bid was the more attractive option for Assura shareholders. The tussle has seen both parties up their offers several times.
They join Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl and the Co-op in saying they will not compromise on their commitment to British farmers.
A tame Republican-controlled Congress and defanged US Justice Department mean that so far, many of Trump's activities have passed by unchecked.
Pirc said the ratio of Sawan's pay to an average employee was 63 to 1.
Fund managers at City firm JO Hambro said the value of US-listed firms could fall further as the President's tariffs batter the American economy and put the dollar under pressure.
The EU has grown more slowly than other markets and it is very hard to see anything that will change that.
Talks with investors about the sale of Solomon's stake have been under way for a couple of months, sources say, with City broker Shore Capital understood to be handling the sale.
The company will also reveal the estimated cost of the havoc wreaked on its systems, which saw hackers make off with customer data and effectively shut down its online business.
It has emerged that Rachel Reeves could order schemes to invest their money in domestic deals if they did not 'voluntarily' bend to her will.
Olga Polizzi says that she has always been defined in relation to her famous family. Feminists might object, but Polizzi is such a powerful force she can afford to take it lightly.
Men who increased their savings this year added an extra £1,500, while women saved an additional £750 on average.
So popular is the hybrid that specialist under-17s driver-training company, Young Driver, recently took delivery of the first of its 170-strong fleet of new Swifts.
Swiss company Richemont, which also owns Van Cleef & Arpels and watchmaker Piaget, said sales hit £4.4billion in the three months to the end of March.
The shake-up follows Novo Nordisk's leading position in the fat jab market coming under threat.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Government need to get real about the actual drivers of British prosperity.
Figures from the Financial Conduct Authority show 2.3m, or 4.3 per cent of adults, owned crypto in May last year. That was down from 3.1m, or 5.8 per cent, in 2022.
Almost a quarter, 23%, of these scam attempts were successful, and consumers lost £2.7m as a result.
H&T Group is calling time on its 19-year tenure as a fixture on London's AIM market after agreeing a £297million takeover by United States-listed FirstCash.
Renault CEO Luca de Meo (top) and Stellantis chairman John Elkann called for the EU to relax its regulatory grasp on small cars so that millions can afford to switch to new models.
When the proposed merger was announced in January, American Axle said it would seek to cancel the trading of Dowlais' shares in London.
Fraud accounted for almost half of the overpayments, reaching its own record of £270m, increasing from £210m the previous year, the data showed.
Shares in London-listed indie video games maker Everplay fell on Friday as it revealed chief executive Steve Bell has left the firm after less than two years in charge.
M&S has been reeling ever since it was hacked over Easter - leaving grocery shelves empty and forcing it to stop taking clothes orders online.
Britain's car, steel and aluminium industries continue to face additional 25% levies despite the agreement sealed by Trump and Keir Starmer.
Character Group slashed its interim dividend on Friday as it warned investors uncertainty over US tariffs has impacted sales in 'all key territories'.
53% of drivers want courts to order drink-driving offenders to have a alcolock breathalyser fitted to their car so they can't drink and drive again, the RAC reveals.
Today, there are 130 different EVs on sale in Britain. That's a 28% increase in choice from the 102 variants last year. But private sales are still lagging behind target.
The number of enquiries from the US about homes for sale in Britain since the start of the year is 19% higher than the beginning of last year, Rightmove said.
Greencore will pay £2 a share for Bakkavor to form a combined food group with annual sales of about £4bn, but around 1,525 staff, could lose their jobs.
The Treasury said it has sold another chunk of shares in the lender, led by chief exec Paul Thwaite, taking its holding down from 1.98% to 0.9%.
ITV's Studios division produces shows including the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel Rivals starring David Tennant (centre).
The purported discovery of a £22bn legacy black hole in national accounts was an early warning of tax increases and savage cuts to come.
The label, which is owned by the French giant LVMH, 'recently discovered that an unauthorised external party accessed some customer data we hold'.
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, was trading at $64.6 per barrel by mid-afternoon, while West Texas Intermediate Crude stood at $61.7 per barrel.
Coinbase saw its largest share price spike since Donald Trump's election win this week - but was rocked today following a cyber-attack.
The stock settled at $67 per share at the end of trading, up 29% from its IPO value of $52, but lower than the $69.69 it opened at.
GDP expanded by 0.7 per cent in the first three months of the year, beating forecasts of 0.6 per cent and recording its fastest rate in a year.
Earlier this month, BMW said it took the 'difficult' decision to axe 180 of its temporary agency workers at one of its plants.
Nearly a third of people have made a payment mistake in the last year - whether by accidentally adding an extra zero or sending money to the wrong person.
The FTSE 100 company revealed its general insurance premiums increased by 9 per cent to £2.9billion in the three months ending March.
The water company revealed its underlying profits climbed by 48.8% to £338.3m in the year ending March, from £227.3m in the prior 12 months.
Britain's biggest building society has made the 'stress rates' it uses to test borrowers' monthly budgets less stringent, allowing them to take bigger loans.
VW, General Motors and Ford have all revealed new cheaper EV batteries which contain less nickel. It'll help bring new EV prices down in the next few years.
The energy giant is rewarding customers for shifting their electricity usage to times when there's less demand, or more renewable electricity available on the grid.
Demand for properties with garages in one London borough is the highest out of anywhere in Britain, Zoopla said.
In 1972, she opened a property bond with the now-defunct insurer Welfare Life and paid in £100 - the equivalent of about £1,160 today.
Geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and growing institutional acceptance have sent the price of the cryptocurrency soaring over the past year.
The retailer, which this week wrote to at least 18m customers to admit hackers had stolen personal data, has lost millions of pounds in sales.
Burberry - modelled by Rosie Huntington Whiteley and British tennis ace Jack Draper (pictured) - plans to save an extra £60m through the redundancies.
The deal, if concluded, would represent the most ambitious corporate transaction to date for Aviva boss Amanda Blanc (pictured).
Tui, which last year abandoned London's stock market for Germany, blamed the drop in sales on a later Easter changing customer behaviour.
President Trump's trip to the Arabian Gulf is a curious mixture of commercial deals, diplomacy and promotion of family interests.
I got badly sunburnt recently while using SPF 50-rated sunscreen. Can I ask for my money back?
New research from e.surv shows the 10 problems most prospective buyers forget to check when viewing a property.
A lack of clarity on Government housing funding could affect the firm's fortunes, according to one analyst.
The greatest auction of Fast Fords, the iconic performance-oriented models of the Blue Oval badge, might just be here. 17 models will go under the hammer for over £1m.
Nissan on Tuesday announced it will close seven of its global vehicle plants and slash its workforce by 20,000 by 2027 as part of a major cost-saving drive to save the company.
The world's largest catering provider revealed its organic turnover jumped by 8.5 per cent to $22.6billion in the six months ending March.
In March I went to my branch of Nationwide to transfer £100,000 from a stocks and shares Isa into my existing Nationwide cash Isa .
H&T is set to be acquired by a US industry giant in a deal valuing Britain's biggest pawnbroker at almost £300million.
Rates have started to tumble since the Bank of England base rate was cut from 4.5% to 4.25% last week, its lowest level for two years.
The defunct furniture brand was once one of the country's largest kitchen and bedroom furniture retailers, and will return after almost 20 years.
Private equity investment activity in the UK's mid-market sector increased by 4.4 per cent over 2024, with some 1699 transactions with a value of £158.9billion.
If you're looking at increased bills and wondering how to cut costs, here are steps you can take to make your home insurance cheaper.
While equities have fallen back, with most indices making minimal gains year-to-date, investors have piled into gold - and prices have soared.
Data has revealed the cities and towns where you can get a bigger garden for your money, with Aberdeen named top.
In February NS&I announced it would cut the Premium Bond prize rate from 4% to 3.8% from April, although the odds will stay at 22,000 to 1.
In late spring deer move around with new fawns seeking fresh locations to forage for food - leading to an increased number near roads.
The drugmaking giant plans to pay $1.2billion upfront to acquire Efirmosfermin from Boston Pharmaceuticals, followed by potential success-based milestone payments of $800million.
In 327 days' time - April 6 next year - we will wake up to a new Individual Savings Account (Isa) regime that will look little like it does today.
Nearly 110,000 instances of drivers fleeing the pumps without paying were recorded between 2020 and 2024.