Vicky Shaw
Buying & Mortgages
Surveyors say subdued housing market may be starting to stabilise
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said it is too early to interpret the research as the start of a recovery
By Vicky Shaw
11 Jun 2026
Money
Last-minute rush for taxpayers with just hours before self-assessment deadline
Those who miss the January 31 deadline face an automatic £100 penalty, which could be followed by further possible fines.
By Vicky Shaw
31 Jan 2026
Money
£173m returned to APP fraud victims in first year of new reimbursement rules
APP scams happen when someone is tricked into sending a payment.
By Vicky Shaw
30 Jan 2026
Money
More than 10m people have filed tax returns as self-assessment deadline looms
People who miss the deadline on Saturday could face an initial £100 penalty.
By Vicky Shaw
30 Jan 2026
Money
Mortgage approvals to home buyers drop to lowest level in year-and-a-half
Finance and property experts said they expect to see momentum rebuilding in the months ahead.
By Vicky Shaw
30 Jan 2026
Money
Location of 250th banking hub announced as Santander confirms closures
Link announced recommendations for four new banking hubs as part of its work to help fill gaps in cash access.
By Vicky Shaw
29 Jan 2026
Money
More people should be helped to access cover for financial shocks, says FCA
Over half of adults do not hold a pure protection product even though many could benefit from them, the FCA said.
By Vicky Shaw
29 Jan 2026
Money
‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
The Royal Mint is launching the the Great British Treasure Hunt, with its £5 denomination coin helping people to enter the competition.
By Vicky Shaw
29 Jan 2026
Politics
When will changes to ground rents happen?
The reforms may fuel a short-term surge in supply of homes coming onto the market that have previously been hard to sell, an analyst suggested.
By Vicky Shaw
27 Jan 2026
Property News
Around 500,000 London homeowners will save with cap on ground rents
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’
By Vicky Shaw
27 Jan 2026
Money
Calls for free pension health checks to avert ‘retirement under-savings crisis’
Health checks should be integrated into pensions dashboards to help turn awareness of low savings levels into action, a report is urging.
By Vicky Shaw
26 Jan 2026
Buying & Mortgages
Five tips for first-time buyers hoping to get on the property ladder
The average UK first-time buyer deposit is estimated at around £23,000, or £44,800 in London
By Vicky Shaw
26 Jan 2026
Buying & Mortgages
Mortgage ‘shock’ for borrowers as nearly 1m five-year deals end soon
Many homeowners taking out fixed deals in 2021 will have been on ultra-low rates and could now see their costs jump, Compare the Market warned.
By Vicky Shaw
26 Jan 2026
Money
More than half of workers ‘have considered becoming an entrepreneur’
Around a third of younger adults feel empowered to start their own business due to AI, according to a survey.
By Vicky Shaw
26 Jan 2026
Money
3.3m people have around a week left to file self-assessment tax returns
HM Revenue and Customs is urging taxpayers and agents to act now or risk missing the January 31 deadline and face penalties.
By Vicky Shaw
23 Jan 2026
Money
Two in five people using private weight loss jabs are going into debt – survey
Many people surveyed had dipped into money put aside for emergencies to pay for the costs, banking app thinkmoney said.
By Vicky Shaw
23 Jan 2026
Money
Report challenges stereotypes around ‘pension gulf’ between men and women
Perceptions around gender ‘confidence gaps’ in financial planning reflected stereotypes, not capability, the report said.
By Vicky Shaw
23 Jan 2026
Money
Over £95,000 stolen from bank’s customers by ‘side hustle’ scammers last autumn
Santander UK is warning people looking for extra ways to make some cash this January to watch out for side hustle scammers.
By Vicky Shaw
22 Jan 2026
Politics
Graduates among people more likely to have missed credit payments, survey finds
Access to bigger credit facilities against a backdrop of tuition fee debt, and rises in living costs, were said to be behind some borrowing issues.
By Vicky Shaw
22 Jan 2026
Money
100 MPs back Waspi letter urging Government to ‘reach the right decision’
Angela Madden, chair of Waspi, said it is ‘high time that ministers stopped stalling and started compensating Waspi women’.
By Vicky Shaw
22 Jan 2026
Money
UK’s property value hotspots of last year revealed by study
Zoopla said around half of the UK’s homes saw increases in value in 2025.
By Vicky Shaw
22 Jan 2026