Personal finance

It’s important to make sure you get the income that you are due when you retire, says Ruth Jackson-Kirby.

Stamp duty is an awful tax and should be replaced by something better. But its temporary removal is driving up house prices, says Merryn Somerset Webb…

The government’s benefit reforms have been plagued with disasters since their introduction in 2013. The Covid-19 crisis, however, has revealed a posit…

The pandemic has propelled the procedure of making a will into the digital age – but beware.

There has been a surge in people wanting to move house before the stamp duty holiday ends next year.

Transferring your pension could incur inheritance tax for your heirs, says David Prosser.

If you're holidaying in the UK, it still makes sense to take out travel insurance.

Investment and pension scams have proliferated during lockdown. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Tax rises can’t do much to reduce the two-trillion-pound hole in our public finances. And the economy is too fragile for a tax grab now anyway. So whe…

The first child trust funds are maturing in September, says Ruth Jackson-Kirby. But what should teenagers do with the money?

Simplifying the tax system promises to cut incentives for evasion and avoidance, and boost work and entrepreneurship. Could it give post-Covid-19 Brit…

Many retirees opting for drawdown schemes – taking money out of their pension savings – have overpaid tax. Here’s what to do to get it back.

Savers’ appetite for annuities appears to have increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The payment protection insurance saga is heading for a sequel.

Income drawdown – tapping your pension savings for income – can be risky, says David Prosser. Here's what to watch out for.

These four tools will help you to cut your bills, track your spending, save up, and even file your tax return.

The number of people taking early retirement has risen by more than ever before, says the ONS – in part because of problems in the labour market cause…

As the world gets older, we'll all have to retire later and finance it for longer. That's going to take a major rethink about an awful lot of things, …

As investors in restaurant chain Chilango's burrito bonds face losing all their money, MoneyWeek’s warning to steer clear of mini-bonds proved prescie…

Switching out of final-salary schemes is very rarely a good idea, no matter how much money is on offer

State-backed National Savings & Investments is ready to accept much more money and offers some of the highest interest rates.

Capital gains tax is up for review. There are plenty of long-term arguments to be had about this. But in the short term, Merryn Somerset Webb has a fe…

Dog and cat ownership is booming. But before you invest in a furry friend, consider how much it costs to buy, feed, care for and insure one.

Greece is to offer a ten-year tax incentive to foreign pensioners. That’s a pretty good offer, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But it might not last.