The legal column

Landlords were forced to pay a record £107m to HMRC last year – more than double the amount they coughed up three years ago. Buy-to-let landlords paid an average of £13,713 each to HMRC in 2024-2025,

France’s wealthy have a “new nemesis”, says Denis Cosnard in Le Monde. Economist Gabriel Zucman’s proposal for a new wealth tax is dominating public discussion about how the country can close its gapi

Money worries? Our team of experts is here to help

Stephanie Hawthorne offers some advice on using either pensions or a property to save for your retirement. SHOCKINGLY, saving for your retirement can sometimes be more expensive than buying your home.

With everyday costs rising and tax thresholds frozen until at least 2028, many of us are finding ourselves paying higher taxes. Savings are also being taxed more as interest rates go up, while extra i

“British gilts are the most undervalued financial asset on the planet,” says Ambrose-Evans Pritchard in The Telegraph. The UK ten-year gilt yields a decent 4.7%. Yet investors prefer to pile into bitc