How the Ofgem energy price cap is reviewed each quarter, what's expected to change from October 2026, and how to work out the impact on a typical dual-fuel bill.
How escape room games master and attraction staff pay is taxed in 2026/27, including minimum wage, weekend/evening shift patterns and part-time National Insurance.
Running an escape room or soft play centre as a small limited company or sole trader has specific fit-out, business rates and staffing questions. How 2026/27 tax rules apply.
Students estranged from their parents can apply for student finance assessed on their own income alone, without parental details, potentially unlocking a higher Maintenance Loan. Here is how estranged status works in 2026.
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.
A genuine ex-gratia payment on leaving a job can be received tax-free up to £30,000, on top of statutory redundancy pay, but only if it is truly not contractual or connected to services rendered. Here is the 2026/27 tax treatment.
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.
How self-employed falconers running bird displays and experience days in the UK handle Self Assessment, bird-keeping costs and seasonal event income in 2026.
Farriers travel between yards, carry a forge and anvil, and often serve an apprenticeship unlike most trades. How Self Assessment treats a farrier's costs in 2026/27.
Why UK law requires regulated financial advice before transferring a final salary (defined benefit) pension worth over £30,000, and what the transfer value comparator and tax implications mean in 2026/27.
Fire and rehire — dismissing staff and offering re-employment on new, usually less favourable terms — is legal but constrained by a statutory Code of Practice, and refusing new terms can trigger a genuine redundancy payment. Here is where you stand in 2026.
Becoming a limited company director for the first time brings new tax obligations beyond ordinary PAYE employment. A practical 2026/27 checklist covering Self Assessment, dividends and P11D duties.
