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Your First Home: how revived Help to Buy scheme could put you on property ladder (opens the original)
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The government has unveiled a new housing support scheme to boost the property market. Your First Home aims to “combat malaise” among housebuilders, said The Times, and “get young people on the housing ladder”. Similar to later versions of the popular but now defunct Help to Buy scheme, it will only be available to first-time buyers. Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed wit
How the mansion tax will work and who will be affected (opens the original)
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Owners of high-value homes will be hit with a new mansion tax from April 2028 but there are already fears that it could affect more homeowners than expected. The High Value Council Tax Surcharge, to give it its official name, was presented by former chancellor Rachel Reeves in her 2025 Autumn Budget as a way to “make the council tax system fairer”, said MoneyWeek. The Treasury says that under the current system, the average band D charge for a typical family home across England is £2,280. That i
What to consider if you want to retire abroad (opens the original)
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From lower bills to better weather, many people are looking beyond the UK and choosing to retire abroad, but there are risks to look out for. The number of Britons looking to retire abroad is “rapidly growing”, said Sky News, but there are hurdles before they can fulfil their dream of a life “in the sun”, especially since Brexit. Due to a range of factors there is a “massive gap”, said Aegon, between the life people imagine in retirement and where they eventually choose to live. Escape your echo
What the Autumn Budget could mean for your finances (opens the original)
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Speculation is rife with just a couple of months to go until the first Autumn Budget for new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey. “It’s an unusual high-stakes moment,” said Coutts, as Burnham has only just returned to Parliament as an MP and Healey is “fresh to the chancellorship, succeeding Rachel Reeves”. The Budget will be delivered to Parliament on 28 October. It will come at a time when public finances are “expected to be gloomier than forecast at Rachel Reeves’ spring st
How stoozing can help you make money while you spend (opens the original)
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A financial trick that uses credit card debt to make money has returned because of relatively high savings rates. Financial conditions are now in a “sweet spot” for the strategy known as stoozing, said The Telegraph. A “successful stoozer”, said MoneySuperMarket, effectively turns credit card debt into a short-term interest-free loan while keeping their actual money in a high-paying savings account. Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives
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