In his budget speech today, Chancellor George Osborne, claimed that ‘we will make work pay’. This blog evaluates that claim. We examine the impact of the changes to income tax thresholds and tax credits together with the introduction of a National Living Sourced through Scoop.it from: niesr.ac.uk

In this episode of the Keiser Report Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the £24 billion property puzzle in the UK. In the second half, Max continues his in… Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtube.com The madness continues until the next house price crash…which will be massive when it arrives!

The demands that the economy has been placing on women to join the working force rather than remain at home, have led to recent changes in the child-care system. In order to make it simpler for women to return to the workforce after giving birth, the government has launched the… Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.calculator.co.uk

An at-a-glance summary of the key points of George Osborne’s July 2015 Budget. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.bbc.co.uk

Almost half of Britons haven’t made a will, but if you’re tempted to buy a cheap DIY kit, be warned by the case of the woman who claims that not using a lawyer cost her a valuable stake in a house Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.telegraph.co.uk

NEST has floated the idea of a low-cost retirement income product that combines cash, investments, and an annuity that starts paying out if you live beyond 85. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.thisismoney.co.uk

Lenders have begun introducing deals allowing borrowers to take out an interest-only loan with a deposit of 25 per cent and pay it off when they sell the property. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.thisismoney.co.uk Short memories…?

Kensington and Chelsea has been named the most expensive place buy a home in Britain, with £12,000 buying just one square metre of property in the borough. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.independent.co.uk

More than three million homeowners are saddled with expensive mortgage deals that are costing an extra £4billion a year, and may soon be be unable to afford their mortgages if interest rates rise. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.dailymail.co.uk

Barclays is being sued by a daughter who claims a botched will by the bank deprived her of a stake in her late father’s London home. The case underlines a wider problem with low-cost wills Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.telegraph.co.uk Technically, Barclays are right.  But morally and in every other way they are so, so…

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