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PPersonal finance
The latest official data shows the number of estates liable for death duty – charged at 40 per cent above a nil-rate threshold of £325,000, or £500,000 if you gift your home to children or grandchildren – will double over the next four years
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More and more families are using this trick to slash inheritance tax bills. Experts reveal exactly how it works and whether it’s right for you

  • September 28, 2025
A growing number of families will soon fall victim to inheritance tax (IHT) and are desperately looking for…
PPersonal finance
Winter Fuel Payments of £300 are made automatically to pensioners who haven't opted out, with the money later 'recovered' from those who aren't eligible
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Half a million pensioners set to lose their winter fuel payments within four years

  • September 23, 2025
By HARVEY DORSET, REPORTER, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 11:45 EDT, 23 September 2025 More than 100,000 pensioners will…
BBusiness
Ladbroke Grove, price drop £425k: A one-bedroom top-floor flat in Notting Hill was listed in April 2025 at £875,000, and by July had been reduced to just £450,000. The flat is near to four Tube stations and four local schools
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How to profit from the big London property freeze: As rumours of a Budget tax raid bring the market to a standstill, these are the areas where brave buyers can snap up HUGE bargains

  • September 21, 2025
From the Georgian squares of London’s ritziest neighbourhoods to the blocks of flats on the outskirts, a cold…
PPersonal finance
Families who lost a loved one handed over £3.7billion to the taxman in just five months
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Grieving families pay £3.7bn in inheritance tax in just five months

  • September 20, 2025
Grieving families paid some £3.7billion in inheritance tax (IHT) in the first five months of the year as…
PPersonal finance
Britons have diligently saving up their money rather than spending it in a new trend known as 'revenge saving.'
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What is ‘revenge saving’ and why are more Britons doing it?

  • September 20, 2025
By HELEN KIRRANE, REPORTER, THIS IS MONEY Updated: 02:00 EDT, 20 September 2025 More Britions are diligently saving…
PPersonal finance
Steve Darling MP: Lib Dem asked DWP for an update on state pension top-up callbacks
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Did YOU request a state pension top-up callback? Over-66s in Britain now dealt with, says DWP

  • September 19, 2025
More than half a million people bombarded the Department of Work and Pensions with callback requests about state…
PPersonal finance
Taking financial advice, Janie says, has helped to understand understand the risks of investing, but also the benefits of doing so
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I’m worried I’ll be a burden to my children if I need care in my old age… but also want to help them onto the property ladder

  • September 19, 2025
It’s a dilemma for many across the country. Parents want to help their adult children onto the property…
PPersonal finance
Black hole: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is widely expected to launch a raid on pension savings in the November budget
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Why you must take your tax-free pension lump sum NOW if you need it, JEFF PRESTRIDGE on what savers rattled by Budget fears can do

  • September 17, 2025
Will she, won’t she cut the amount of tax-free cash that we can take from our pension pots?’…
PPersonal finance
Shortfall: Roughly 750,000 people a year hit state pension age, and an estimated 100,000 have gaps in their record and could benefit from buying top-ups
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My daughter loaned me £9,900 to boost my state pension – but I’ve been left in limbo for 18 months

  • September 17, 2025
Julie Stewart jumped at the chance when she found out she could get a larger state pension by…
PPersonal finance
Inheritance tax: Pensions will be counted alongside other assets such as property, savings and investments starting from April 2027
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One in four wealthy people plan to leave pensions to family, but many are in dark about new IHT raid

  • September 16, 2025
Many savers plan to pass pension pots to loved ones but are unaware of pending inheritance tax rules…
PPersonal finance
Targeted at those under 45, although still available to older savers, Chest looks to allow people to capitalise on their spending habits for the good of their pension
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Could SHOPPING help Gen Z plug its pension savings gap? New app invests cashback in retirement fund

  • September 15, 2025
Older generations often complain that Gen Z and millennials love spending money: a flat white here, some avocado…
MMobile
The City regulator has decided to scrap the current £100 limit on transactions without the need  to enter a PIN to authenticate a payment request
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This crazy new plan to ‘sex up’ contactless card payments will allow thieves to empty your bank account: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

  • September 14, 2025
Contactless card payment has been with us for 18 years. For many, myself included, it has transformed the…
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