July 2015

Anyone who takes in a lodger will get a bigger tax break from next year.

MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis gives his instant reaction on the announcements made in today's Summer Budget.

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined a new national minimum wage for over 25s, dubbed the 'national living wage', which while higher than the current minimum wage is not all it's cracked up to be.

Chancellor George Osborne has today said he will scrap university maintenance grants for new English students and replace them with an enlarged maintenance loan, though according to Martin Lewis, the impact is likely to be more psychological than practical for many.

Sweeping changes could be on the way to how we save for a pension, the Chancellor announced today.

Peer-to-peer savers will be able to get their 'interest' tax-free from April 2016 using a new innovative finance ISA (IFI).

The financial crisis in Greece and ensuing euro worries mean the pound is currently buying €1.41 – a seven year record high. This would've been unthinkable this time last year when you'd have done well to get €1.25 and two years ago when €1.17 would've been worth whooping about.