Blow for renters on Universal Credit as key benefit rate FROZEN – with thousands facing £3,129 shortfall …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> OVER one million private renters on Universal Credit will see the help they get with payments frozen next year. Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates will remain at their current level from April 2025. This decision, confirmed after … Read more
Families face paying up to hundreds of thousands of pounds to sell relatives’ retirement homes – how to check YOUR fees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FAMILIES face paying up to hundreds of thousands of pounds in “deferred fees” when they come to sell relatives’ retirement homes, The Sun has found. Retirement villages are housing developments … Read more
Labour’s Budget might give the country a sugar rush of growth but soon we’ll all end up paying more – and here’s why …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ONCE the noise has died down, what people really need to know from a Budget is how it affects them. No one was expecting this one to be … Read more
Homeowners will pay hundreds MORE each year as mortgage rates soar after Rachel Reeves’s £40bn tax bomb Budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MORTGAGE rates will soar thanks to Rachel Reeves’s £40bn tax bomb Budget – costing homeowners hundreds of pounds more a year. The Office for Budget Responsibility said the cost of mortgages would rise … Read more
Pre-budget jitters cause cost of government debt to creep higher …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> PRE-BUDGET jitters have caused the cost of government debt to creep higher. The rise comes despite the Chancellor desperately hoping to avoid a repeat of the meltdown that followed Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget in 2022. 5 Jitters over Rachel Reeves’ Budget … Read more
Experts reveal likely winners and losers from Budget including state pensioners and first-time buyers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> CARERS and homebuyers could be among the winners in the Budget this week – while drivers and pensioners could be the worst hit. What’s included in the Chancellor’s Budget on Wednesday – and how it could impact … Read more