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How cancelling unused direct debits could boost your pension by £37,000
A new year refresh of your spending could save you money and help boost your pension pot.
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NS&I cuts interest rates on 8 savings accounts
NS&I will now offer less attractive interest rates for customers wishing to lock their savings away to grow for one, two, three or five years.
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Nationwide: Annual house price growth slows to lowest level in almost two years
The average house price went up by just 0.6% between December 2024 and December 2025, Nationwide Building Society said
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Santa rally helps FTSE pass 10,000
News A festive boost for the UK’s flagship index sees it open 2026 at record highs
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Crypto investors tax warning: providers must now share account details with HMRC
New cryptocurrency rules mean your details will be passed to HMRC for tax purposes, making it harder for investors to avoid taxes on profits. Here's everything you need to know when investing in the digital asset.
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January Premium Bonds winners announced – did you win £1 million?
More than 2.6 million historic Premium Bonds prizes are still waiting to be claimed, NS&I says
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Millions of parents are missing out on up to £720 a year in extra pension cash – are you affected?
A mum who narrowly missed out on the pension boost said she “never knew the government rule existed” and wants other parents to use it
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Where did house prices rise and fall the most in 2025?
Some parts of the UK have seen yearly property price growth of up to 12.6%, but others have seen values fall by as much as 8.9%, research shows.
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Boost for over 100,000 families on Child Benefit as new HMRC payment system rolled out
Thousands of households will no longer have to pay the dreaded High Income Child Benefit Charge through self-assessment
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Inheritance tax climbdown as agricultural property relief threshold raised
Reforms to agricultural property relief had sparked strong opposition, and the government has now diluted its controversial inheritance tax plans for farmers
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Edinburgh Worldwide urges shareholders to oppose Saba's proposals
Activist investor Saba Capital has requisitioned a general meeting aimed at replacing Edinburgh Worldwide’s board with three independent directors
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Ovo Energy, British Gas, Octopus Energy: which are the best and worst energy suppliers?
Citizens Advice has ranked 16 energy suppliers for customer service but which one has been crowned the best and which one is the worst?
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Household savings ratio drops – are you setting enough aside for 2026?
High inflation has pushed the savings ratio down again and the figure could dip further next year
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How gifting money this Christmas could lower your inheritance tax bill
Cash is an easy and quick present to give over Christmas – and it could protect some of your estate from the taxman down the line
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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted
Consumers will be able to set their own contactless limits from March 2026, under new rules from the Financial Conduct Authority
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Zoopla: house price growth stalled in 2025 but forecasts for 1.5% higher next year
Sales soared this year with more than a million deals done but buyers drove hard bargains keeping a lid on prices. A small bounceback in valuations is predicted for 2026, depending on where you live.
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UK interest rates latest: December 2025
Live Report The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%
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UK sets out crypto regulatory proposals
The government has tabled legislation that sets out a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, while the regulator will consult on balancing innovation and consumer protections
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Should you invest in UK stocks for 2026?
With UK interest rates and inflation falling, 2026 could be the year that UK stocks rebound
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UK inflation live: Inflation fell to 3.2% in November
A rise of 3.2% in CPI inflation in the 12 months to November undershoots almost all expectations
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A quarter of a million more pensioners in poverty after state pension age rises – will it go higher?
When the state pension age rose to 66, the percentage of 65-year-olds in income poverty more than doubled, new research suggests
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High earners face £15k income hit by 2029 following Autumn Budget
Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget means high earners – or HENRYs – are now looking at an income hit running into the thousands. Can you avoid it?
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Millions underestimate how many paydays are left until retirement - why you should be counting your payslips
Keeping track of how long you will be earning a salary for can help work out how much you need to put into a workplace pension
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HSBC promises to keep all of its bank branches open until 2027
HSBC has extended its branch promise meaning all 327 of its branches will remain open until at least 2027
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Mortgage market reforms: how the FCA's new affordability rules could help you onto the property ladder
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on a range of changes to mortgage lending rules in 2026 to help underserved borrowers
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Rightmove: Asking prices set to rise 2% in 2026 after post-Budget market rebound
Buyers and sellers who held off in anticipation of the Budget will come back to the market and contribute to asking prices increasing next year, according to Rightmove
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Football fans issued warning over ticket scams ahead of 2026 World Cup
Santander customers lost more to football scams in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, when total losses surged due to the Euros
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Nationwide fined £44 million over “inadequate” anti-money laundering systems
Failings in Nationwide’s financial crime processes between October 2016 to July 2021 meant one criminal was able to deposit £26 million from fraudulent Covid furlough payments in just eight days.
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Revealed: pension savers ditch investment trusts and favour passive funds
Demand for investment trusts is cooling among self-invested personal pension (Sipp) customers, who are increasingly choosing money market funds, passive funds and individual shares
