Category: Finance
Rachel Reeves handed dire warning as budget rule change ‘risks higher interest rates’
The Chancellor is set to radically change the Government’s borrowing rules in the Autumn Budget to allow for huge public spending projects. …
Reeves forced to U-turn on key tax pledge as people refuse to pay in latest rookie error
Chancellor Rachel Reeves couldn’t wait to kick out the rotten Tories so she could have a go at running the Treasury herself. I bet she thought she’d be really good at it. Newsflash: she isn’t. …
Martin Lewis warns ‘non-smart meter’ customers to ‘top up now’ or face higher energy bills
Martin Lewis has issued a warning to people on non-smart electricity prepayment meters, telling them to ‘top up now as much as you can afford’ before Monday …
Banks will report you to DWP after new law change for people on benefits
Banks will report your account to DWP after a new law change on benefits comes into place. …
Labour urged to launch council tax raid on homes over £320,000
Currently, council tax charges are based on house prices in 1991, which means they are out of date …
Octopus Energy reduces customers’ monthly bills to £0 for five years
Energy firm Octopus Energy is offering a radical new tariff with zero energy bills for five years …
Scam warning over Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and 17 other banks as phone number issued
Some £1.17billion was lost to scammers and fraudsters last year. …
Experts issue £139 ‘unplug’ warning over three common ‘vampire devices’ in your kitchen
Utilita has released a Power Price list which documents exactly how much your household appliances will set you back annually …
Parents urged ‘take £800 action’ to avoid tax raid and lose free childcare
Experts at AJ Bell suggested someone earning just over £100,000 could reclaim £11,330 in tax and lost childcare benefits. …
‘I’m a money expert – check your wallets for these special £5 notes worth £50k’
These notes carry a miniature engraving of a beloved English figure and could be worth a small fortune. …