Global growth expected to slow in 2022
Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is entering a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that could endanger the recovery in emerging and developing economies, according to...Help to buy has pushed house prices up
The Government’s Help to Buy scheme has inflated house prices in England, according to a House of Lords report. The Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme will have cost around £29billion by the time it comes to an end in 2023, according to the report by the...Reduce your income tax bill
You have until 28 February this year to file your tax return without penalty, but, leaving it until the last minute is fraught with problems. If you are not registered with HMRC to complete your tax return online, you will need an activation code, which the website...Is it the end of peer-to-peer lending?
Zopa’s decision to quit its peer-to-peer (P2P) lending business to focus on banking last month prompted headlines asking whether this heralded the death of the sector it had pioneered and created. A finance system built around the idea that stability comes from...Avoiding self-assessment pitfalls
Almost half the 12.2 million taxpayers who are due to file a self-assessment return for 2020-21 have yet to do so. HM Revenue & Customs has given workers an extra month to complete their returns, but you should still try to file by the end of January if possible....