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Is Brexit making homes more affordable?
Brexit is being blamed for many things but a fall in house price inflation should be welcomed
Foreign takeover bids prove Brexit Britain is flourishing
A political system in meltdown and the threat of a Corbyn government should have made investors fearful. But they haven’t
Ground zero: Are negative interest rates the key to unlocking investment?
Some people are hoarding cash – but it won’t appeal to everyone
All of us – however financially savvy – are at risk of being scammed
Being the victim of crime in the digital age is nothing if not an equal opportunity experience
Should the Neil Woodford saga make us afraid of investment trusts?
Like crochet bikinis and tie-dye dresses, things that were trendy decades ago can become popular again. That seems to be…
Could ‘helicopter money’ prevent a downturn?
Deutsche Bank has suggested putting free cash into the hands of consumers but, as with quantitative easing, there are risks
How parents will sidestep Labour’s private school tax
Labour has neglected to address the biggest inequality of them all: the school catchment area
Forget the Brexit scaremongering: wages are on the rise
The drop in inflation and the rise in wages is good news for the economy
WeWork’s fall from grace shows why markets get it wrong
Take two property companies, both involved in the same business: renting office buildings, carving them up into smaller spaces and…
Should salaries be paid on-demand?
On-demand salaries give employees greater control over when they’re paid but this freedom may well come at a cost
Is mobile banking app Monzo too good to be true?
Londoners have fallen in love with trendy Monzo but can it expand beyond everyday banking?
Is a change of prime minister good for the markets?
If Boris Johnson’s premiership follows recent historical trends, it should boost the markets
Could our love of quick credit come back to haunt us?
There’s a cost to our increasingly credit dependent lives and lenders are taking full advantage
Labour’s leasehold plans won’t help modest earners
For all his socialist talk, Corbyn has a habit of announcing policies that will benefit the rich. His leasehold reforms are no exception
The tragic court case that reveals why you must make a will
If ever there was a tale that should remind you of the advantages of drawing up a will it is…
How would Labour’s proposed tax grab affect your home?
Labour’s tax plans would mark the most radical shake up of the property market since just after the Second World War. So how can you insulate yourself and your home against a possible Corbyn government?
Will Neil Woodford’s downfall be repeated?
As Neil Woodford shows, fund managers’ luck runs out all too often
Labour’s water nationalisation plans can only spell disaster
Labour’s plans to renationalise National Grid, revealed last week, show to what lengths Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell will go…
Why you shouldn’t hate the little guys who buy-to-let
Most industries have long since been seized by the big guys. Look at coffee shops, once a tapestry of micro…
The green rush: should you invest in cannabis?
How big is the legal cannabis industry? Every time I think I’ve seen the highest estimate along comes another breathless…
Everything you’ve heard about millennials and money is wrong
Millennials are often portrayed as wasting their earnings on soya vanilla lattes and Instagrammable holidays in exotic locations. A Barclays…
Boycotting energy companies won’t solve climate change
They pollute the planet. They are turning global warming into a catastrophe. And they are taking humanity to the brink…
Good as gold? Ethical investing is not the no-brainer it seems
The 1980 cult film The Blues Brothers focuses on Jake and Elwood’s quest to save their convent orphanage by raising…
Believe in the post-Brexit bounce
There will be some slightly heavy traffic on the M20. A Waitrose somewhere will run out of freshly cut Dutch-grown…
Making Tax Digital – and more difficult: HMRC’s new ruse
Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I have nothing but respect for Her Majesty’s Revenue &…