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How to Research Any UK Postcode Before You Move, Buy or Invest (2026 Guide)
Typing a postcode into Google and hoping for the best is not a strategy. Whether you're moving house, buying a buy-to-let, relocating for work, or just curious about a street you drive past every...
Unfairly Dismissed? The Maximum Payout Just Rose to £123,543 — How to Work Out What You're Owed
If you've been dismissed and believe it was unfair, the maximum you could be awarded through an Employment Tribunal just went up. For dismissals occurring on or after 6 April 2026, the cap on the...
UK Private Sector Snaps Back to Growth in July — What the Flash PMI Beat Means for Your Money
The UK economy just delivered a surprise. Friday's flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) readings for July, published by S&P Global, showed services activity jumping to 51.8 — comfortably ahead of...
The Standard Variable Rate Trap: Why Over a Million Homeowners Are About to Overpay by £3,000+ a Year
The average lender's Standard Variable Rate (SVR) — the rate you're automatically moved onto when your fixed or tracker deal ends and you do nothing — stood at 7.13% in July 2026, according to...
New 'All Reasonable Steps' Harassment Duty Tightens in October — A Compliance Checklist for Small Employers
Small business owners have another Employment Rights Act deadline landing in the same month as the tribunal time limit change: from 1 October 2026, employers in Great Britain will be required to take...
Paid Less Than the Real Living Wage? Here's How to Check — and What to Do About It
There are two different "living wage" figures in the UK, and mixing them up can cost you money. The legally mandatory National Living Wage is £12.71 an hour for workers 21 and over. The Real Living...
Self-Employed or a Landlord Earning Over £50k? Your First Making Tax Digital Update Is Due 7 August
More than 864,000 sole traders and landlords have been told by HMRC they have just weeks left to file their first Making Tax Digital (MTD) quarterly update, with the deadline falling on 7 August...
FTSE 100 Climbs as Brent Crude Tops $100 on Middle East Tensions — What It Means for Your Pension and ISA
The FTSE 100 rose again on Friday even as oil markets flashed a warning sign: Brent crude pushed above $100 a barrel for the first time in years, driven by escalating Middle East tensions, according...
FCA Unveils £128m Rulebook Shake-Up for Asset Managers — Will It Cut What You Pay in Fund Fees?
The Financial Conduct Authority proposed a package of reforms on 14 July 2026 designed to strip out duplication and cost from the rulebook governing asset managers — a move the regulator says will...