Emma Lunn
Personal Finance Journalist at Freelance
Freelance personal finance journalist. Contact me via [email protected] Check me out at: https://t.co/guOMCcqezN https://t.co/809cr92PCy
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1 week ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
The Government has proposed changing default council tax billing from 10 months to 12 months. Currently, council tax is automatically set up to be paid in 10 monthly instalments from 1 April to 1 January – with no payments made in February and March. However, billpayers can ask to pay over 12 monthly instalments instead. But, under proposals published today, the Government has suggested that 12 monthly payments become the default.
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1 week ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
The Ultrasun Family SPF30 failed to meet minimum UVA protection levels in two separate tests by Which?. The sun cream costs £28 for 150ml and is marketed as “perfect for the whole family” and “especially suitable for children and those with sensitive skin.”Which? used industry-recognised test methods that are part of British and international standards and tested products at independent labs. A spokesperson from Ultrasun told Which?
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1 week ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Inheritance tax receipts for April and May 2025 hit £1.5bn, which is £98m higher than the same period last year. The latest inheritance tax figures from HMRC show a continued strong upward trajectory over the past few years, which experts have attributed to frozen thresholds. The current £325,000 nil-rate band has been at that level since 2009.
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1 week ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
Retail sales volumes fell by 2.7% in May, following a rise of 1.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The May figure is well below the 0.5% decline forecast by economists polled by Reuters. The data shows that in May 2025, monthly sales volumes had their largest fall since December 2023. Food sales volumes fell by 5%, non-food stores fell by 1.4%, and clothing sales volumes fell by 1.8%.
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1 week ago |
yourmoney.com | Emma Lunn
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the base rate at 4.25%. The move was widely anticipated by the markets, and suggests a cautious reaction to the current economic situation. At its meeting ending yesterday (18 June 2025), the MPC voted by a majority of 6:3 to hold the bank rate at 4.25%. Three members preferred to reduce the bank rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%. The rate was cut from 4.5% to 4.25% at the committee’s May meeting.
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