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The £20,000 ISA allowance for 2025/26, and what changes after it
The headline number has not moved in years, but two things around it have: a UK-shares top-up was proposed and then drop...
14 September 2026 · Daniel Garcia
The personal allowance freeze, and what fiscal drag actually costs you
Nobody raised your tax rate. Nobody needed to. Freezing the personal allowance and the higher rate threshold while wages...
13 September 2026 · David Williams
The state pension for 2026/27, and how the triple lock set it
Earnings growth beat inflation this year, so the triple lock used the earnings figure. That single comparison, repeated...
13 September 2026 · Daniel Garcia
What a rate change does to your mortgage payment
Central banks move rates in quarter points, and lenders pass them on in steps that look small on paper. Here is what eac...
12 September 2026 · Michael Johnson
How much can I borrow, and what does a lender actually count?
The number a lender will give you is not your salary times four. It is a payment they think you can still afford if rate...
12 September 2026 · Michael Johnson
Fixed or variable: how to choose the way your rate is set
The choice is not a forecast about rates. It is a question about how much a known payment is worth to your household, an...
12 September 2026 · Michael Johnson
The Lifetime ISA 25% penalty, and why it costs more than just the bonus
A Lifetime ISA pays a generous 25% government bonus, up to £1,000 a year. Take the money out for the wrong reason, thoug...
9 July 2026 · Daniel Garcia
UK business rates in 2026/27: five multipliers, one revaluation, and a relief scheme that just changed shape
A 2026 revaluation, a permanent split into five multipliers, and the end of the old retail relief scheme have all landed...
1 July 2026 · David Williams
Pension Credit in 2025/26: the weekly minimum it guarantees, and why even a small award matters
Pension Credit tops up a low income in retirement to a guaranteed weekly floor — and getting even a few pence of it open...
30 June 2026 · Daniel Garcia
UK student loan repayment thresholds in 2026/27, plan by plan
Five different student loan plans run in parallel in the UK, each with its own threshold, repayment rate, and interest f...
15 June 2026 · Michael Johnson
UK Corporation Tax rates in 2026: 19%, 25%, and the 26.5% marginal band
The 2026 Corporation Tax rates are unchanged from the last three years, but the marginal relief band between them is whe...
20 April 2026 · David Williams
UK National Insurance thresholds for 2026/27: where it starts and what you pay
Nothing has moved on employee National Insurance for 2026/27 — the thresholds and rates are exactly where they were the...
20 April 2026 · David Williams