News Archive | July 2025

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July 31st
- Thousands more pay inheritance tax with figures expected to double before decade’s end
- High earners’ four money pain points – and the one simple way to beat them
July 30th
- Thousands of Brits switch to Nationwide, Monzo and NatWest – which banks are least popular?
- Active funds still underperforming passives, despite Trump tariff boost
July 29th
- Amazon stock falls as AWS results underwhelm
- HMRC explains how Winter Fuel Payment will be clawed back from certain pensioners
- UK savers stuff £2 billion extra away ahead of rumoured cash ISA reform
July 28th
- Accelerating state pension age hikes could cost Brits in early 50s almost £18,000
- Two in five Brits won’t be able to cover basic costs in retirement
July 25th
- The best UK shares and funds as FTSE 100 hits new highs
- What does the latest tariff turmoil mean for markets?
- More borrowers are taking marathon mortgages that will last into retirement – how risky are they?
July 24th
- More than half of over 65s live alone – here’s how to prepare for a solo retirement
- NS&I raises interest rates on two savings accounts – how do they compare?
July 23rd
- The top UK dividend stocks as payouts come under pressure
- What is driving car insurance premium hikes?
- Beware inheritance tax gifting rules – 220 families left with shock bills after error
July 22nd
- Inheritance tax bills exceed £500,000 for almost 10% of estates
- Fresh inheritance tax blow for business owners and farmers – could you need a new will?
- Inheritance tax receipts rise to £7.1 billion as more families pay up
- Rents outpace mortgages with 21% rise over three years
- Reeves’s capital gains tax changes ‘backfire’ as Treasury receipts fall sharply
- FTSE 100 hits new highs above 10,000
- Tesla shares fall after-hours, while Alphabet's gain on earnings beat
July 21st
- House prices rising fastest in areas with highest crime rates – where does your area rank?
- Should state pension age rise to 70? Have your say in government review
- Water bills to rise 30% by 2030 and meters could become compulsory
- Government revives Pensions Commission to tackle retirement savings crisis
- HMRC suspects the wealthy underpaid £343m in inheritance tax – how to avoid falling foul of the rules
- Rightmove: Average asking prices see biggest July slump in over 20 years
July 17th
- 16 year olds can vote in the next general election – can Labour win with teens?
July 16th
- St James’s Place confirms new fees – what it means for customers
- The investing fear: why cash ISA reforms are necessary
- Mansion House speech: Reeves sets out to foster investing culture
July 15th
- UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6% in June
- New electric car grant worth up to £3,750 expanded and extended until 2030 – how does it work?
- The Treasury and the FCA want you to invest more – what the Leeds Reforms mean for your money
July 11th
- Reeves delays cash ISA reform, but savers are not out of the woods yet
July 10th
- Spain travel rules clarified after insurance confusion
- Rachel Reeves announces permanent 95% mortgage guarantee scheme
- Do you still have to file a tax return if you don’t owe any tax?
- Millions of homeowners to see mortgage payments rise
- Investment trust share buybacks neared £5 billion in first six months of 2025
July 9th
- RICS: homebuyers are returning after stamp duty shock
- Reducing cash ISA limit will make lending difficult and expensive, warn providers
- Nvidia becomes world's first $4 trillion company
- Trump delays Liberation Day 2.0, but threatens new tariffs
- Why is the copper price rising?
July 8th
- Revolut launches its first stocks and shares ISA with BlackRock and Vanguard ETFs
- Fundsmith Equity Fund underperforms again - is Terry Smith still a winner?
- Middle East tensions caused fund flow pause in June – where did investors put their money?
July 7th
- Expecting an inheritance? Don’t – only a fifth of Boomers plan to part with their cash
- Halifax: House prices were static in June, but first-time buyers return
- Top-performing investment trusts: Europe leads the pack in H1
- Top 10% of earners pay more than half of all tax – here’s a dozen ways to pay less
- Do I pay tax on Crypto? New HMRC rules to clampdown on tax evading ‘crypto bros’
- Are you in line for a £29k pension boost? Government plans could leave millions better off
July 6th
- Carers facing retirement shortfall - how to boost your pension
July 4th
- Reeves expected to review pension contribution rates in Mansion House shake-up
- Little-known way inheritance tax pension raid could put thousands of businesses at risk – ‘issue is flying under the radar’
July 3rd
- High earners underestimate how much they need to retire comfortably
- Retired banker who gave wife £80m to avoid inheritance tax won’t face equal split in divorce
- Problems with your water supply? You could get up to £2,000 compensation
- NS&I cuts interest rates on 7 savings products – full list of changes
- Cash ISA changes: Can Reeves create the cultural shift needed to get savers to start investing?
July 2nd
- Is property investment still as safe as houses? Why golden era could be over
- No savings from welfare bill after PIP changes shelved – will taxes rise this autumn?
- IFS: Ditch the triple lock and promise never to means-test the state pension
- Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI is on the rocks
- Aim has missed its target – will it recover?
July 1st
- Government launches full review of parental leave and pay – what could it mean for you?
- Nationwide: House prices see biggest monthly fall in over two years
- Portfolio landlords could save £8,500 by remortgaging – or risk costs soaring by £23,000
- Premium Bonds winners: Who won July’s £1 million jackpot?