We’ve been expecting the introduction of a new wealth tax in the UK for some time. And we have been expecting it to one way or another attempt to capture the huge rise in house …
Probate fees: a new back-door property tax
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How the end of cash will make charities a new fortune
People spend more with contactless than with cash I’ve written here before many times about our concerns with the end of cash – the way in which we are both using cash less frequently than …
Governments don’t need to ban cash, we’ll all just stop using it
Free cash withdrawals may not be around much longer Here at MoneyWeek we worry that at some point in the next decade the world’s central banks will cement their control over us all by banning …
Wealth inequality in the UK may be too high, but it is falling, not rising
The gap between rich and poor is narrowing I wrote here earlier this week about what we reckon Jeremy Corbyn should be lobbying for if he really wants to have a go at reducing income …
Should companies divert dividends to clear pension deficits?
What an ailing pension fund needs most is a sponsor in good shape Most FTSE 100 companies could clear their pension deficits in less than two years if they stopped paying dividends to shareholders and …
Alliance Trust is finally getting its act together
Alliance Trust was born out of the profits of Dundee’s jute industry We’ve been complaining here about Dundee-based Alliance Trust for years. It’s charges have been too high; it has had an utterly unfocused investment …
For property investors, Birmingham beats London hands down
Birmingham is on the rise Looking for any more proof that the London property market has come very firmly off the boil? In Monday’s post we noted that rents have been falling in central London …
How to solve the UK’s housing crisis
Rents in the UK rose by just 1.6% last year If you are in the midst of a housing supply crisis what is it that you would most expect to happen? The obvious answer is …
People don’t actually buy cars any more, and that could turn out to be a very bad thing
Nobody buys new cars any more, they just borrow them You will be bored with hearing this by now, but I have been looking for a new (ish) car (Hyundai i10 or Fiat Panda, perhaps). …
Defined benefits pensions could leave business owners destitute
The plumbers’ pension scheme is facing a £1bn deficit You run a small business. You do right by your staff – paying them reasonably, training them and, crucially, enrolling them in your industry pension scheme and …