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Tesla and SpaceX Top UK Stocks & Shares ISA Buys as Centrica Slumps
For the first time in over 18 months, Tesla has become the most-bought stock inside UK Stocks & Shares ISAs, according to trading data from investment platform ii.co.uk for the week ending 24 July...
Why 60% of Households Feel Worse Off Even Though Inflation Is Cooling
Headline inflation is falling, yet more households than at almost any point since the depths of the 2022 cost-of-living crisis say their bills are still rising. Understanding why both things can be...
Became Self-Employed Between 2015 and 2024? Check Your State Pension Record Now
HMRC has confirmed an error affecting potentially 800,000 people who became self-employed between 2015 and early 2024 — and it could be quietly reducing their State Pension by thousands of pounds if...
Car Finance Redress Delayed to 2027 — How to Complain Now Without Losing 30% to a Claims Firm
Millions of people expecting car finance compensation this year now face a longer wait: the Upper Tribunal has suspended parts of the FCA's redress scheme following a legal challenge from four firms,...
FCA Warns AI 'Agentic' Systems and Synthetic Data Could Make Fraud Invisible
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued one of its starkest warnings yet about artificial intelligence: autonomous "agentic" AI systems and AI-generated synthetic data could soon make...
TUPE Rules Are Under Review — What It Could Mean If You're Buying, Selling or Outsourcing
If you've ever bought, sold, or outsourced part of a business, you've likely run into TUPE — the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations that automatically move employees,...
How to Switch Energy Tariff Before the Next Price Cap Rise — Step-by-Step
The Ofgem price cap currently sitting at £1,862 a year for a typical dual-fuel household paying by direct debit is about to move again — and most forecasts point up, not down. The next cap, covering...
Side Hustle Making Money? Here's When HMRC Actually Needs to Know
Selling on Vinted, doing freelance work on the side, or renting out equipment — a growing number of people have some form of side income, and a common source of anxiety is not knowing when it needs...
Taken Money Out of Your Pension Recently? You Might Be Owed an Emergency Tax Refund
If you've flexibly accessed a pension pot for the first time in the last year or so, there's a good chance you paid far more tax than you actually owed — and HMRC won't automatically fix it for...