When market traders and regular car boot / trading sellers need to register as self-employed in 2026/27, the £1,000 trading allowance, and what HMRC expects to be declared.
MEES rules mean landlords generally can't let a property rated F or G on its EPC without a registered exemption. Here's exactly how the exemption system works, what compliance costs, and what's proposed to change.
Once you flexibly access taxable pension income, the Money Purchase Annual Allowance cuts your future tax-relieved pension contributions from £60,000 to £10,000 a year in 2026/27. What triggers it and what doesn't.
A £100,000 salary typically supports a mortgage of around £450,000 at a 4.5x income multiple in 2026. Take-home pay, the 60% tax trap and a worked example.
A £30,000 salary typically borrows around £135,000 at standard 4.5x income multiples in 2026. Full affordability breakdown, take-home pay and a worked first-time buyer example.
A £70,000 salary typically supports a mortgage of around £315,000 at a 4.5x income multiple in 2026. Higher-rate tax, take-home pay and a worked example.
Porting lets you take your existing mortgage deal — and its rate — with you when you move house, avoiding early repayment charges. It's not automatic, though: you still need to pass affordability checks all over again. Here's how it works.
Millions of UK car finance agreements involved undisclosed dealer commission arrangements that inflated the interest rate customers paid. The FCA redress scheme is now processing claims — here's who's affected and how to check if you're owed money.
How a company-provided motorcycle is taxed differently from a company car in 2026/27 — flat-rate benefit-in-kind rules, worked examples and when it beats a car.
UK motorcycle VED rates for 2026/27 explained — engine-size bands, why bikes are taxed differently from cars, and how electric motorcycles are treated.
How National Insurance works for a director who holds two or more directorships or PAYE jobs in 2026/27 — aggregation rules, annual vs monthly earnings periods, and avoiding overpaid NI.
Multiple Dwellings Relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax was abolished for most purchases from 1 June 2024. Anyone buying more than one dwelling in a single transaction needs to understand the current rules — and the narrow transitional cases where MDR still applies.
