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How houses can steal your freedom
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Don’t be scared by Middle England’s money disasters
This feature is part of our FREE weekly email personal finance email, MoneySense. If you’d like to sign up, click here: sign up for Money Sense Flick through the money sections of the papers and …
A wake-up call for global markets
This feature is part of our FREE daily Money Morning email. If you’d like to sign up, please click here: sign up for Money Morning It was another tough day on the markets yesterday, and …
9 ways to boost your salary
This article is taken from Merryn Somerset Webb’s free weekly personal finance email, MoneySense. Click here to sign up now: MoneySense It’s the “last taboo”, says the Times. “A work mate will tell you how, …
How to ease the pain as mortgages go up
Housing economist John Wriglesworth has been good to MoneyWeek over the years. Every time we’ve needed someone to provide a bullish argument on the property market for us to disagree with, he’s been there with …
What you need to know about Spanish property tax
Most British owners of Spanish property remain unaware of tax changes that occurred there at the start of the year, says the Schmidt Report. Capital gains tax is no longer higher for non-resident individuals and …
Why panic is entirely rational
This article is taken from Merryn Somerset Webb’s free weekly personal finance email, MoneySense. Click here to sign up now: MoneySense “The Northern Rock is a sound and safe bank and there is absolutely no …
Has the house price crash finally begun?
House prices in London have started to fall. And history suggests that they soon will in the rest of the country too. Is the UK house price crash on the way? If it looks like …
Will pensions become a postcode lottery?
Saving enough to generate a decent retirement income is already hard enough for those not in the dwindling pool of lucky people – civil servants mostly – covered by a final salary pension scheme. Most …
Tax dodge of the week: good news if you own a home in France
Good news for the 500,000 Britons who own French property, says Money Marketing. President Nicolas Sarkozy’s tax reforms, introduced with immediate effect, mean that your children are likely to pay little or no inheritance tax …