Latest articles by Nicole García Mérida
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State pension top-up deadline extended again to April 2025
Pensions Spending just over £907 to purchase NI credits could add £7,740 a year to your pension pot – and now the government has extended the deadline to buy back missing credits.
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Look beyond familiar stockmarkets for reliable returns in rough times
Tips A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Giles Parkinson, managing director of global funds at Close Brothers Asset Management.
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Would a food price cap actually work?
Analysis The government is discussing plans to cap the prices of essentials. But could this intervention do more harm than good?
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Nationwide: house price growth sees its biggest drop since 2009
News Nationwide’s latest house price index shows house prices fell in May, and further challenges lie ahead.
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3 renewable energy stocks to buy
Tips These stocks look poised to benefit as the world transitions to a net zero economy.
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Should investors sell in May, or ride out market turbulence?
Analysis Sell in May and go away is a popular adage in the investment world. But in doing so, investors could be missing out on gains.
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Look beyond the blue chips for the best bargains in British income stocks
Tips A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Chris McVeyof the FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund highlights three favourites.
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13 ways to save on your energy bill
Advice As the weather gets colder and bills rise, we outline 13 ways you can save on your energy bills.
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Energy bill refunds: Ovo and Good Energy to pay out £4m to customers who were overcharged
News Ofgem, the energy regulator, found the two suppliers had overcharged nearly 18,000 customers. Are you due a refund?
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Renters’ reform bill: what does it mean for landlords and tenants?
News The Renters’ Reform Bill, which promises an overhaul of the private rented sector, is currently being discussed by parliament. We look into what it could mean for tenants and landlords.
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ONS: UK unemployment rate rises to 3.9% – what does this mean for interest rates?
News The number of payrolled employees decreased in April for the first time since 2021 according to the ONS.
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State pension age could rise to 68 by 2040, says work and pension secretary
News Decision on increasing the state pension age past 67 is delayed and will not be made by the current government
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ONS: UK economy shrank 0.3% in March
News The latest data from the ONS showed falling car and retail sales combined with industrial action caused GDP to contract in March. However, the economy expanded by 0.1% in the first quarter overall.
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Britain is in the bargain basement: buy small- and mid-caps for the bounce
Tips A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Richard Penny, manager of the TM CRUX UK Special Situations Fund, selects three stocks.
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Bank of England hikes base rate to 4.5%
News The Bank of England has hiked rates again as it continues its battle with inflation.
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US inflation falls to the lowest level in two years
News The rate of CPI inflation in the US slowed to its lowest rate since April 2021, suggesting the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes may be coming to an end.
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Power your portfolio with the profits of China’s electric-vehicle makers
Opinion A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Ewan Markson-Brown of the CRUX Asia ex-Japan Fund highlights three favourites.
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UK house prices rise in April for the first time in seven months
News Nationwide’s latest house price index showed house prices ticked up in April after a sustained period of falls, while data from Zoopla showed demand has bounced back.
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High earners to pay nearly £2000 more in tax due to fiscal drag
Videos The government froze tax thresholds, which will drag employees into higher tax bands as wages rise with inflation. We explain what fiscal drag is, and how to avoid it.
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Luckiest NS&I Premium Bond holder has won nearly 300 prizes!
News New data revealed the luckiest premium bond holder has won over £1m across 288 prizes.
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Buy-to-let landlords face a £17.9bn bill for energy efficiency
News Research from Knight Frank shows buy-to-let landlords could face a huge bill to upgrade their properties to an EPC rating of C or above
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RICS: house prices will remain under pressure, but rents will continue to rise
News The housing market could turn a corner in the coming year, but in the near-term expectations remain weak, according to the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Earn up to £9k more by topping up your ISA early
Advice Topping up your ISA at the beginning of the tax year could earn you thousands of pounds more in the long run.
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Zoopla: property prices going at discounts of up to £14k
News Zoopla’s latest house price index shows buyers are returning to the market, but sellers are having to accept discounts of up to £14,000 as the market re-prices
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