14 h. ago How to ensure more of your estate passes to your loved ones tax free

WEALTH CONFIDENTIAL £1m-plus properties are making more people pay more in IHT, writes Stuart Lamont, financial planner with W1M

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14 h. ago ‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema – and free travel’

‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema – and free travel’  The Telegraph

Economics

14 h. ago ‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema’

‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema’  yahoo.com

Economics

32 h. ago Government Council Tax update says some people don't need to pay

Government chiefs have issued an update, as some people may not realise they are exempt from Council Tax bills

Politics

3 d. ago Government have ‘let down’ Epping residents over asylum hotel – council leader

Councillor Christopher Whitbread said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ after a Court of Appeal ruling on Friday.

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3 d. ago Angela Rayner tax row: Experts explain how stamp duty works on second homes

We explain the rules around stamp duty and how much people pay on second homes - and get expert views on Rayner's situation.

Economics

3 d. ago HMRC alert as if you are on this tax code you may need to call this number

The tax authority issued an update after a question from a taxpayer

Events

4 d. ago 'America's nicest judge' Frank Caprio to be honored at public memorial services in Rhode Island

People from all over the world are expected to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired Rhode Island municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “Caught in Providence.”

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5 d. ago First time buyer, 24, is left with £50,000 debt after buying dream 'empty home' under government scheme that promised to fund it

Abigail, who purchased a property in Pembrokeshire in June 2024, claimed the Welsh Government's Empty Home Grant is a 'scam' - saying she was ignored for months and left financially stranded

Economics

6 d. ago Farage attacked for ‘ugly’ rhetoric of plan for mass deportation of asylum seekers

Reform UK leader says he will rip up UK’s human rights commitments and pay despotic regimes to take people backNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago State Pension payments could rise by over £550 next year under the Triple Lock

The annual State Pension uprating in April could see nearly nine million older people pay tax in retirement.

Economics

9 d. ago ‘What do you earn?’ How Instagram and TikTok influencers sent a taboo question viral

New wave of content creators say they hope to increase pay transparency by questioning people in the streetWould you be prepared to tell a stranger how much you earn and let them broadcast it all over the internet?For better or worse, it used to be the case that pretty much the only people who knew your salary were you, your boss and probably HM Revenue & Customs. Continue reading...

Technology

1 week ago Great British Sewing Bee judge laments ‘loss of pride in making things’

BBC show’s judge feels the arts are now pastimes that middle-class people pay money to do

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1 week ago Calls for personal tax allowance to be increased to help people pay bills

The current personal tax allowance is £12,570

Economics

1 week ago Asylum applications hit new record high while backlog drops, figures show

Home Office data reveals 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025.

Events

1 week ago Epping asylum hotel numbers rose from 28 to 199 in three months

The Government has a legal obligation to provide accommodation, which can include hotels, to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.

Events

1 week ago 'Evil twin black moon' to arrive in days as people think it's the 'End of Days'

People who pay attention to biblical passages have spent the first part of this week getting ready for the End of Times, after half the moon became 'invisible' to the naked eye

Politics

1 week ago Government looking at contingency options for where to house asylum seekers after Epping court ruling – UK politics live

Security minister Dan Jarvis says government is considering options after council granted injunction to stop people being placed at the Bell hotelIn case you missed the Guardian’s news piece about the Bell hotel high court ruling:Keir Starmer’s asylum plans have been plunged into turmoil after a high court ruling blocked people seeking refuge from being housed in an Essex hotel.We will carefully consider this judgment. As this matter remains subject to ongoing legal proceedings it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.I haven’t read Mr Farage’s op-ed, but I’ve always thought that the best politicians try and bring people together, and the very worst politicians try and drive them apart.Well, we’ll see where we get to with that specific decision. We’re looking very closely at it.The bigger issue is how we can tackle the asylum backlog. We inherited a very significant backlog from the previous government who effectively stopped processing asylum claims. That’s why we...

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1 week ago County councils say rural taxpayers to face unfair burden under funding reforms

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

Economics

1 week ago Government ‘does not have a plan’ to accommodate asylum seekers – council leader

Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.

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