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Government considers putting National Insurance on landlord rents

Landlords could soon have to pay National Insurance on rental payments they receive for properties.…

Retail investors could soon have bitcoin ISA access after regulator ruling

Retail investors in the UK could soon have bitcoin ISA and pension access after the…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pulls a pint. She is in charge of taxes in the UK such as inheritance tax.

UK inheritance tax take reaches fresh high of £6.7 billion

The UK Government collected a new record £6.7 billion in inheritance tax during the 2022-23 tax year,…

Two medical workers perform a procedure on a patient while wearing PPE. The NHS pension age is aligned with the state pension age.

This NHS pension age revelation has blown up our financial plans

With NHS pensions back in the news, Mouthy Money decided to look at how the…

A female medical worker sits on a sofa looking tired. Maybe she's been thinking about how the NHS pension works for too long

How the NHS pension works

NHS pensions don’t work the same as normal private pensions. Here’s what you need to…

HMRC refunds £49 million in overtaxed pensions

HMRC refunds overcharged pensioners £3,800 on average after first-time pension withdrawal overtaxation Pensioners have been given…

Cash ISAs surge on Rachel Reeves allowance crackdown threat

Savers are ploughing money into cash ISAs thanks to the threat of a crackdown on…

Tag: retirement

Minimum retirement income costs fall as energy bills get cheaper

The average cost of minimum retirement income has fallen by £1,000 thanks to lower energy…

Mapping my retirement income is bad for my nerves

Knowing how much you’ll have in retirement – based on what you have and are…

Government sets out plans to automatically combine small pension pots

Workers with small pension pots could soon find their accounts combined into larger pots thanks…

Should young people seek financial advice? A guide for the under-45s

Is financial advice worth it for under-45s? Mouthy Money editor Edmund Greaves explores the pros,…

What do you want to do in retirement? I’m buying a chicken patch

It’s hard to visualise what you want in retirement. Mouthy Money editor Edmund Greaves has…

Word of the Week: Decumulation

This week’s word of the week is decumulation, which refers to the use of money…

Ending the scourge of jargon: time for financial firms to talk straight

Financial companies blanket themselves in complicated language. It’s time for that to end, says Mouthy…

Must-know money: state pension set to soar to £11,501

The state pension is set to soar to over £11,500 a year thanks to bumper…

Pension Awareness Week: pension guru Steve Bee’s cartoon anthology

Mouthy Money contributor, pensions guru and cartoonist Steve Bee takes a walk down pensions memory…

Must-know money: Renters vs homeowners

Here are our favourite must know money stories this week to help you get your…