Financial Advice Raws

1 October 2026 · 4 expert responses

The Bond Market Is Sending a Message. How will the Pound and Healey respond?

Global bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs. The benchmark 10-year gilt yield is at its highest since April 2007. Its US equivalent is at its highest since 2002. And this week, the German Bund yield hit its…

1 October 2026 · 7 expert responses

Directors' tax-efficient pay can push mortgages into the high-LTI band

The share of mortgage lending at 4.5 times income or more reached 14.1% in the latest quarter, according to the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee Record published on 30 September 2026. That compares with 9.7%…

30 September 2026 · 3 expert responses

Are you a financial adviser? What are the daftest things you’ve done with money

Financial advisers spend their days helping clients make sensible decisions – but have you always practised what you preach? We want your funniest, most wasteful or regrettable money confession. Honesty and…

30 September 2026 · 4 expert responses

Parents borrowing to help family buy: the route sets the inheritance tax

Parents and grandparents are raising money against their own homes, or joining a child's mortgage, to help their family buy. In Suffolk Building Society research reported on 29 September 2026, 16% of brokers had worked…

30 September 2026 · 3 expert responses

Jobseekers trying to ‘game’ AI recruitment risk raising a much bigger red flag

As employers increasingly use AI to help review job applications, are candidates now trying to manipulate the technology to improve their chances of getting through? Scott Gallacher, director of independent financial…

30 September 2026 · 5 expert responses

Are we leaving inheritances too late?

Scott Gallacher, Chartered Financial Planner at Rowley Turton, believes families may need to rethink not just how much wealth they pass on, but when they pass it on. It is a theme Gallacher also explores in his book, 50…

29 September 2026 · 6 expert responses

Landlord EPC upgrades: tax relief turns on what the work replaces

Landlords in England and Wales are being urged to start early on bringing rented homes up to EPC C by 1 October 2030. The government has confirmed the standard and a £10,000 cost cap per property, with spending on…

28 September 2026 · 7 expert responses

Burnham promises to ‘grasp the nettle’ on social care — but is he kicking reform down the road?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to “grasp the nettle” on social care, setting out plans for an NHS-style National Care Service that would ultimately be free at the point of use. However, Burnham has also said…

28 September 2026 · 9 expert responses

Court cases over divorce finances hit highest level since 2008: What does this mean about pensions?

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Daily Mirror: UK women given pension warning and ‘left with little income’

The number of court cases over finances following divorce has risen to its highest level since 2008, new analysis of Ministry of Justice data reveals. Newspage analysis of the latest Family Court Statistics, sponsored…

28 September 2026 · 9 expert responses

Is £1 million enough to retire on? Experts say it is no longer a “magic number” for pensions

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Daily Express: £1million pension pot ‘no longer enough for comfortable retirement’

IS £1 million enough to retire on? New analysis suggests it could leave a pensioner short of the income needed for a “comfortable” lifestyle and experts say it is no longer a “magic number”. A £1 million pension pot may…

28 September 2026 · 10 expert responses

Newspage Raws

The Bond Market Is Sending a Message. How will the Pound and Healey respond?

Directors' tax-efficient pay can push mortgages into the high-LTI band

Are you a financial adviser? What are the daftest things you’ve done with money

Parents borrowing to help family buy: the route sets the inheritance tax

Jobseekers trying to ‘game’ AI recruitment risk raising a much bigger red flag

Are we leaving inheritances too late?

Landlord EPC upgrades: tax relief turns on what the work replaces

Burnham promises to ‘grasp the nettle’ on social care — but is he kicking reform down the road?

Court cases over divorce finances hit highest level since 2008: What does this mean about pensions?

Is £1 million enough to retire on? Experts say it is no longer a “magic number” for pensions

Can today's professionals afford the lifestyle yesterday's professionals took for granted?

First-time buyers face price caps that don't line up

Paying for the name: is prestige the same as value?

The red flag that shows your financial adviser isn't doing their job

Retirement pots: are small fees taking a big bite?

Can you retire on £1 million?