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HMRC Loses Landmark 'Home Loan Scheme' Inheritance Tax Case — What It Means for Your Family
The Court of Appeal has dismissed HMRC's challenge to a "home loan scheme" used to reduce inheritance tax on a family home, in a judgment handed down on 13 July 2026 that advisers are calling a...
Companies House ID Verification: The Deadline Every Director Needs on Their Calendar
If you're a director or person with significant control (PSC) of a UK limited company, a compliance deadline is now live that can stop you filing paperwork — or even committing a criminal offence —...
HMRC Is Pre-Filling Your Child Benefit Tax Charge From This Month — Here's What Changes
If you or your partner claim Child Benefit and either of you earns a high salary, HMRC has just made one part of your tax return easier — and it's worth understanding exactly what's changed before...
Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75% — But the Dissent Is Growing
The Bank of England left Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% on 30 July 2026, the fifth hold in a row, but the vote behind that decision tells a more interesting story than the headline number. The Monetary...
Winter Fuel Payment 2026/27: Who Gets It Automatically and Who Needs to Act
It's July, but the Winter Fuel Payment rules for 2026/27 are already set — and while most pensioners will get theirs automatically, a meaningful number need to take action now to avoid missing out.
HMRC Digitises the VAT 'Option to Tax' Process — What Landlords and Property Businesses Need to Know
If you own or lease commercial property, HMRC is digitising the "option to tax" process — a change that should make VAT compliance faster, but one that also demands attention from anyone with an...
Trade Union Members Get Electronic Voting From August 2026 — What Changes
If you're a member of a trade union, how you vote in ballots is about to change. From late August 2026, unions will be able to offer electronic and workplace balloting as an alternative to the...
Self-Employed: Your Second Payment on Account Is Due 31 July — Here's How to Check and Reduce It
If you're self-employed, a landlord, or otherwise file a Self Assessment return, 31 July 2026 is your deadline for the second "payment on account" toward your 2025/26 tax bill — and missing it...
Mortgage Market Splits in Two: Some Lenders Cutting Rates, Others Still Rising
Anyone shopping for a mortgage this week is facing a confusing picture: some of the country's biggest lenders are cutting rates while others are still pushing them up, all in the space of a few weeks.