A CCJ on your credit file can block a mortgage application for six years unless it is satisfied and, ideally, paid within 30 days of the judgment. Here is how CCJs affect mortgage eligibility in 2026.
Old bank accounts, forgotten savings and lost premium bonds add up to billions in unclaimed UK money. How to search for and reclaim dormant accounts in 2026.
How stamp duty, state pension timing and releasing equity interact when downsizing your home in retirement, for the UK 2026/27 tax year.
Most lifetime mortgages (the most common form of equity release) charge interest that compounds and rolls up rather than being paid monthly. Here's how quickly that can grow — and what it means for Inheritance Tax and what's left for your beneficiaries.
The Plug-in Car Grant for individual buyers ended in 2022, but van and taxi grants continue in narrower form, and several local authorities run their own scrappage schemes tied to Clean Air Zones. Here is what's genuinely available in 2026.
How the Vehicle Excise Duty expensive car supplement works in 2026/27, which cars it applies to (including electric vehicles), and how much it adds to the annual bill.
The furnished holiday letting tax regime was abolished from April 2025, moving holiday-let landlords onto standard property income rules. Full worked example on a £28,000 holiday let and what actually changed.
A garden room or home office pod built under permitted development usually needs no planning permission, but the tax treatment differs sharply depending on whether you use it for a business, rent it out, or add it to a rental property. Here is how it works in 2026/27.
How a gifted house deposit affects mortgage applications and inheritance tax planning for the person giving it, under 2026/27 UK rules.
Running a glamping site sits in an unusual tax position — potentially a trade rather than simple property letting, with business rates instead of council tax, and its own capital allowance and VAT questions. Here is how it works in 2026/27.
Practical guide to checking your ISA allowance usage roughly halfway through the 2026/27 tax year, and building a realistic plan for the remaining months.
How UK minimum wage rules, piece-rate pay and overtime apply to agricultural and harvest season workers in 2026, including the Agricultural Minimum Wage transition.
