@thisismoney

Top articles, advice and opinion from the team at the UK's best financial website and the Money and City teams of the Daily Mail.

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How do you solve a problem like the 60% tax trap that's now catching 1.5million workers and dragging the economy down? @_simonlambert's thoughts on a tax ripe for reform. thisismoney.co.uk/money/tax/…

How can we solve the 60% tax trap damaging Britain's economy?

Britain needs growth industries. Unfortunately, one of our fast-growing niche industries involves highly valuable and productive workers trying to earn less money.

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Do you earn more or less than the neighbours? Find out where your salary stands in the UK, your town and for your job with our new calculator thisismoney.co.uk/money/bill…

Are you a high earner? Use our calculator to find out...

What does it mean to be rich in today's Britain? See how your paycheck stacks up against your peers across the country, based on official data. Let's find out.

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Exact date we'll find out about any Nationwide Fairer Share bonus - and why one expert believes the payment could be higher than £100 this year thisismoney.co.uk/money/savi…

Will Nationwide pay a £100 loyalty bonus again this year?

Last June, 3.85m Nationwide members received a £100 payment from the building society - 24% of its 16m members.

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Car parks could be covered in solar panels thisismoney.co.uk/money/elec…

Solar EV carports - the future of car parks across the UK?

Solar canopies or 'solar carports' could become the new norm in car parks across the UK as the government looks to increase cheap EV charging.

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What is the point of pension tax relief - can't we scrap tax in retirement instead? thisismoney.co.uk/money/pens…

Should we ditch pension tax relief and scrap tax in retirement?

Would it be better to not offer the 20% tax relief on pensions, and then not charge us tax on any pension money saved up over years of hard work?

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Santander and Barclays cut mortgage rates with two-year fixes now back below 2022 mini-Budget levels thisismoney.co.uk/money/mort…

Santander and Barclays lower mortgage rates

Mortgage rates continue their downward trajectory this week, with two more high street lenders announcing lower home loan deals.

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IMF to probe Chancellor's handling of economy thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark…

IMF to probe Chancellor's handling of economy

The annual 'Article 4' examination - a health check by the International Monetary Fund on member nations' economies - is due to begin.

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Buy-to-let thriving in the North - here's the hotspots where landlords are still investing thisismoney.co.uk/money/buyt…

Buy-to-let is alive and well...but only in the north of England

Buy-to-let continues to thrive in the north of England, according to analysis by the estate agent Hamptons.

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The 'worst car in history' is set to return thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars…

The 'worst car in history' is set to return: Cheap 1980s model reborn

Wind the clock back to the early 1980s and drivers of a certain vintage will recall a car entering the UK market with big ambitions and a bargain price tag of just £3k. That motor is on the way...

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London's poshest homes being sold at HUGE discounts not seen since 2009 thisismoney.co.uk/money/mort…

Posh London homes are being sold at HUGE discounts not seen since 2009

The end of non-dom tax status and stamp duty hikes on second homes have put a dampener on the super-prime homes market, according to Savills.

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It's Awesome April for some Premium Bonds savers thisismoney.co.uk/money/savi…

Premium Bonds winners revealed - saver scoops £50k off a £300 holding

A Premium Bonds holder from Hereford and Worcester has won £50,000 from a holding of just £300, latest draw data for April 2025 reveals.

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How much car tax will YOU pay now? thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars…

How much car tax will YOU pay now as VED gets major shake-up in April?

This is Money details all the changes to car tax from 1 April 2025. Find the section relating to your car based on its age to find out how much you will pay for VED compared to last year.

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FSCS limit could rise from £85,000 to £110,000 in December thisismoney.co.uk/money/savi…

FSCS limit could rise to £110,000 from December in boost for savers

Based on inflation figures, the value of £85,000 in 2017 when the FSCS cap was last changed is now equivalent to around £111,500.

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Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon on earning more from a butter advert than being in the band thisismoney.co.uk/money/mean…

Does Johnny Rotten have a pension? JOHN LYDON reveals his finances

John still tours with his post-punk group Public Image Ltd. He now lives in Malibu, California, but came from humble beginnings in Holloway, north London.

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Should I buy state pension top-ups or am I wasting my money? thisismoney.co.uk/money/pens…

Should I buy state pension top-ups before the deadline? STEVE WEBB

I was going to pay to fill gaps in my state pension which costs a few hundred pounds, but I checked my forecast for 2030 when it is due and I have the maximum forecast.

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I have Peckham Spring Water and Mont Chernobyl champagne - are my Only Fools and Horses props valuable? @danhatfieldpawn reveals all thisismoney.co.uk/money/inve…

Are my Only Fools and Horses props valuable? DAN HATFIELD replies

The props were used in actual episodes. I would love to know what they are worth... this time next year, could we be millionaires?

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Mortgage-free property owners on the rise as cash-rich Britons pay off their loans, official data reveals thisismoney.co.uk/money/mort…

Mortgage-free home owners on the rise as the cash-rich pay off loans

Those who own their home without a mortgage outnumber those who are still paying them off, Department for Work and Pensions data shows.

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Shock DWP letters tell bereaved relatives underpaid state pension investigation is OVER because records not retained thisismoney.co.uk/money/pens…

Shock DWP letters tell relatives state pension investigation is OVER

Many elderly women died while unwittingly being underpaid untold sums in a state pension scandal uncovered by Steve Webb and This is Money.

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Got a broken smart meter that's gone dumb? You can now get a £40 payout if it's not fixed within 90 days thisismoney.co.uk/money/bill…

Got a broken smart meter that's gone dumb? You could be quids-in!

Damning official figures reveal that as many as 3.5 million smart meters are currently operating in 'dumb' mode.

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This reader was offered a refund on a hotel stay he could no longer use after his wife sadly died... but then the Crowne Plaza hotel said it was a mistake and took it back. Unbelievable, really. thisismoney.co.uk/money/bill…

My wife died - now Crowne Plaza is hotel is rowing back on our refund

The hotel is claiming the offer to write off the bill was an error because the member of staff's first language was not English.

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