UK Households Warned Over Cash Hoarding as Millions Risk Financial Decline Saturday, January 3, 2026 uk households cash investing savings wealth financialdiscipline economy investment personalfinance UK households have been issued a stark warning about hoarding cash, as personal finance experts express concern that this behavior may be causing many to become poorer over time. Recent analysis reveals that the UK ranks … Read More
UK Households Advised to Gift Money to Children Before HMRC Pension Tax Changes Sunday, November 16, 2025 inheritance gifts pensions taxation hmrc wealth families financialplanning taxfree estates As the UK government prepares to include pensions in the inheritance tax (IHT) net starting in 2027, families are seeking effective ways to protect their assets. One strategy gaining attention is gifting money to children or … Read More
HMRC Considers Ending Exemptions on UK's Most Hated Tax Tuesday, November 11, 2025 inheritance tax hmrc uk budget exemptions pension gifting wealth finance UK households may soon face the removal of key exemptions on inheritance tax (IHT), long known as the country’s most unpopular tax. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver the Autumn Budget on November 26 amid … Read More
Most Affluent Areas of the Midlands with Virtually No Poverty Monday, November 10, 2025 midlands westmidlands deprivation poverty affluence lichfield staffordshire birmingham housing wealth Several parts of the West Midlands have been identified as among the most affluent places in the country, where poverty is nearly non-existent. These upmarket towns and villages offer residents a comfortable lifestyle, free … Read More
UK Households Braced for a Trio of HMRC Inheritance Tax Changes Sunday, November 2, 2025 inheritance taxation budget hmrc wealth chancellor housing government fiscal middleclass UK households are facing what experts are calling an “unwelcome hat-trick” of inheritance tax (IHT) changes in the upcoming Labour government’s Autumn Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the Budget on November 26, … Read More