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MoneyWeek Issue 1248, 21 February 2025.
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The best bank switching offers – get up to £175The best bank switching offers are making a comeback. The top deal currently offers up to £175 – are you eligible and how do you switch current accounts?
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Should I use a workplace pension or a SIPP?Analysis SIPPs vs workplace pensions: which is the right way to save for retirement for you?
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What will long-term mortgages mean for the UK housing market?Analysis Kensington Mortgages is tapping into long-term fixed-rate mortgages. John Stepek breaks down what this tells us about the housing market.
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“Raise inheritance tax”, says the OECD. Governments won’t need to be told twiceNews The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is urging its members to increase their inheritance taxes. Saloni Sardana looks at what the OECD is proposing and whether the UK should raise IHT.
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Will Britain’s first 40-year fixed-rate mortgage tempt buyers?News Online broker Habito has launched Britain’s first 40-year fixed-rate mortgage. Nicole Garcia Merida runs an eye over what’s on offer.
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Pandemics, politicians and gold-plated pensionsAdvice As more and more people lose their jobs to the pandemic and the lockdowns imposed to deal with it, there’s one bunch of people who won’t have to worry about their future: politicians, with their generous defined-benefits pensions.
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How to have a low-tax retirement in the sunNews 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.
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Prepare yourself for a rise in capital gains taxOpinion With the UK desperate to raise more money to cover the massive rise in public spending, squeezing more revenue out of capital gains tax looks like an obvious thing to do.
