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UK Tax Receipts Hit a Record £938.8 Billion — Where Does It All Go?
HMRC collected £938.8 billion in tax and National Insurance during the 2025/26 tax year, a rise of 9.3% on the previous year and the highest figure on record. It's a huge number that's easy to skim...
State Pension Age Starts Rising to 67 — How to Check If You're Affected
The State Pension age is beginning its long-legislated move from 66 to 67, with the increase phasing in gradually across 2026, 2027, and 2028 rather than happening on a single fixed date for...
Government Consults on Monthly Tax Bills for the Self-Employed — What It Could Mean for You
The government has been consulting on a proposal that would shift millions of self-employed workers, freelancers, and landlords away from the current twice-a-year Self Assessment payment structure...
Two New Premium Bonds Millionaires This Month — Here's How to Check If You've Won
NS&I's August 2026 Premium Bonds prize draw has produced two new £1 million jackpot winners, plus a string of smaller but still life-changing prizes — and if you hold Premium Bonds, it's worth two...
What Is cVRP? The New Open Banking Payment Method Set to Replace Direct Debit for Some Bills
UK open banking hit another record in June 2026, with the ecosystem recording 2.81 billion API calls, up 4.4% month on month and the highest monthly volume to date. Behind that headline number sits a...
HMRC Update: Fix a Rejected Information Return by 1 September to Keep Your Original Submission Date
If your company has had an information return rejected by HMRC recently due to a validation error, there's a practical deadline worth knowing about: fix and resubmit it by 1 September 2026, and HMRC...
Mortgage Rates Are Rising Again in August — Here's Why the June Dip Didn't Last
If you've been waiting for mortgage rates to keep falling before locking in a new deal, the last two months have been a frustrating ride. Rates fell sharply during June 2026, giving hope that the...
Why First-Time Buyers Are Paying More Stamp Duty Than Ever — and How to Work Out Your Bill
Stamp duty was designed, in part, to make it easier for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder by offering relief on the tax due on their first purchase. But rising house prices combined...
FCA Overhauls Transaction Reporting Rules: What Changes for Investors and Firms
The Financial Conduct Authority published a policy statement on 3 August 2026 setting out a significant overhaul of the UK's transaction reporting regime under UK MiFIR (the retained version of the...