The Observer view on abolishing inheritance tax: a handout to the wealthy
Britain’s public finances are in a “parlous state”, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. More than a decade of public spending cuts has ripped …
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‘People are devastated’: anger and anxiety as Peak District loses its last bank
It’s midday on a Friday and a sizeable queue has formed inside the NatWest branch in Bakewell, the last remaining bank in the whole of …
Don’t quit booze – just drink differently: 15 ways to change your life without trying all that hard
1. Don’t give up alcohol entirely – experiment with drinking differently Dr Richard Piper, CEO of Alcohol Change UK The most important thing with alcohol …
UK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?
It has been a rollercoaster year in the mortgage world, with rates moving up and down with each new piece of economic data. The housing …
Energy bills: read your meter now before Ofgem price cap rises
Before you start the countdown to the new year, there’s one more job to be done in 2023: taking gas and electricity meter readings. Every …
Property hotspots: top 10 places in Great Britain experts say are in demand
A suburb of Dover in Kent, a town not far from Glasgow and an up-and-coming area of east London … these are some of the …