Weekly News

Reeves considering new property tax on houses worth more than £500,000; Rail fares in England on path to rise by 5.8% next year on back of inflation data; Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year

State pension alert: DWP called to raise payments to £586 a week and slash retirement age to 60; Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn; UK Cuts Dividend Tax Allowance Twice: 3.6 Million Investors Now Face Tax

Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit; HMRC could claw back VAT from private school advance fee schemes; Interest rate cut to lowest level in more than two years

UK investors buy gold coins in record numbers to mitigate against tax; UK retailers warn of more price hikes as tax costs bite; Biometrics to replace stamps at EU border from 12 October

The UK Chancellor is considering ending the pension 'triple lock' system and introducing charges for NHS treatments; over 24 local councils are pushing for a four-day workweek, with South Cambridgeshire District leading the way by making it permanent; UK MPs jointly call for the introduction of a 'wealth tax'.

Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade; 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in next general election; UK unemployment rises and wage growth slows as jobs market ‘weakens’

UK's pension triple lock to cost three times more; Donald Trump announces 30% tariff on imports from EU; HMRC confirms new income tax change starts next April

HMRC's urgent warning to seven million UK households over tax rates; U-turn in UK Welfare Reform: Planned Fiscal Savings May Evaporate; The EU is considering imposing high tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

HMRC to reduce taxpayer letters in £50m cost-cutting plan; UK considers taxing pensioners to claw back winter fuel payment; Energy bills could be cut by up to 25% for thousands of UK businesses.

Millions of people will receive a £150 energy bill discount; the Chancellor is considering easing inheritance tax reforms to curb capital outflows; the Bank of England keeps the base interest rate at 4.25%.

The UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, with further tax hikes and spending cuts likely; council tax is expected to increase by 5% annually; the UK unemployment rate has risen to its highest level in four years.

100,000 HMRC accounts hit as scammers steal £47m in phishing attack; Winter fuel payments to be reinstated this year; First-time buyers typically borrowing for 31 years

Prime Minister says government 'will look at' scrapping two-child benefits limit; Labour plots ‘family bathtime tax’ on water bills; Reeves outlines plan for £25bn pension 'megafunds'.

Tax rise warning after higher-than-expected UK borrowing. Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on iPhones. HMRC issues 'minimum tax bill' of nearly £100,000 UK homes.

UK Rich List sees biggest drop in 37 years! 10% of Britons save no money! New 10-year permanent residency policy may affect current visas!

The Prime Minister proposes stricter immigration rules with English Tests and Delayed Settlement. UK and US announce trade deal. Interest rate cut to 4.25% by Bank of England.

Temu to stop selling goods from China directly to US customers. House prices fall in April as stamp duty changes kick in. Milkshakes and lattes could be covered by sugar tax.

New tax rises warning as borrowing jumps in UK hit by tariff wars. Energy price cap set to fall in July, according to forecast. Retail sales see biggest rise for nearly four years.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Paid £54,718 in Tax Last Year. Inflation continues to fall, more interest rate cuts are expected this year. Number of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000 ahead of budget tax rise

HMRC halts phone and webchat self-assessment refunds. Super-rich flee London: the loss of millionaires second only to Moscow. HMRC halts phone and webchat self-assessment refunds.