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With a home battery you can save up to 85 percent on your energy bill, but can you also have a…
According to The Energy Savings Trust, homeowners can save up to £796 a year on their energy bills by installing a battery storage system in their home.For a three-bedroom home with average energy prices, this can amount to as much as 85…
Will mortgage rates rise? Budget sees the swap interest rate rising
Mortgage pricing is largely based on the Sonia swap rate, which rose post-budgetBy Ed Magnus Updated: 12:30 EDT, October 31, 2024 <!--
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Loss of winter fuel payments is being criticized by charities as Budget confirms the axe
Charities are speaking out against the removal of a vital benefit for millions of peopleBy Sam Barker Updated: 12:04 EDT, October 31, 2024 <!--
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Scammers use Budget to prey on victims, with false messages about ‘heating subsidies’…
Fraudsters are abusing the new budget rules to ensnare victims, according to reports and messages from This is Money. The criminals have targeted people through fake messages and websites offering them a 'winter heating subsidy' or a refund…
Do you live near one of Britain’s most annoying speed cameras? These are the 20 most…
Motorist Brian Staples drives extra carefully as he approaches the stretch of road with Britain's most prolific speed camera.In just eight months, this money-cuckoo has already trapped 17,498 victims – more than 70 motorists a day – and…
Why using an Isa now is vital after the Budget tax attack – and the best ones to open today
In the first Labor budget in 14 years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled £40 billion in tax rises to fill a claimed £22 billion 'black hole' in the country's finances. Savers waited with bated breath to hear whether Isas would be among the…
Families are facing an inheritance tax raid on their pensions – what this means for your…
Inheritance tax: Pensions will be included in the assets that count for inheritance tax from April 2027Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched an inheritance tax attack on budget savers by making pensions liable for the levy.Pensions…
Chancellor’s £500m pothole pledge dismissed as a ‘drop in the bucket’ compared to…
The Chancellor announced £500m of extra funding in yesterday's Budget to help repair Britain's crumbling roads, but experts have scorned the sum as a 'drop in the ocean'.Current estimates put the country's pothole repair bill at a whopping…
Chancellor hikes flight duty for private jets, but YOUR budget holiday could cost more too
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Air passenger duty has been increased in…
Trick or treat: Halloween horror show for confectionery giants, which only return five percent…
Rising sugar and cocoa prices are putting pressure on the margins of major confectioners By Harvey Dorset Updated: 02:00 EDT, October 31, 2024 <!--
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