Barclays profits tumble 12% as UK interest rates hit mortgage demand
Pre-tax profits drop to £2.3bn between January and March, down from £2.6bn last year
British Savings Bonds: after the fanfare, interest rates hit a flat note
NS&I’s new product offers up to 4.15% – but some experts dismiss it as just ‘a fancy bit of marketing’
Money hacks
How to grab a last-minute Isa before the April 5 deadline
With just days to go it’s best to act now, do your homework and don’t panic
March 2024
April falls? Four areas where UK bills are destined to drop
First-time buyer schemes: five ways to get on the UK property ladder
‘We’ll be £1,500 a year better off’: parent reacts to child benefit tax changes in budget
Nils Pratley on finance
British Isas are a gimmick that won’t move the dial
Nils Pratley
British Isa will be created ‘to encourage investment in UK firms’, Hunt confirms
‘I was in despair’: how lending a phone led to life savings being stolen
February 2024
UK savers should pick accounts beating rising cost of living while they can
More than 11 million Britons have less than £1,000 in savings
As the Isa deadline approaches, it’s time to do your homework
UK savings and benefits: are you missing out on free cash?
January 2024
Savings passbooks popular as Britain turns to cash amid cost of living crisis
Slash your overdraft costs and get ‘free’ cash: how to get your bank and savings into shape
December 2023
UK savers urged to act quickly for highest-paying fixed-rate accounts
Bank of England forecast to make as many as four interest rate cuts in 2024, which will slash returns
Our savings could be key to ending austerity
Letter: Our politicians must stop crushing hope for a better future by talking about fiscal rules that can doom us all, write Richard Murphy and Colin Hines
What does the surprise drop in UK inflation mean for you?
Money hacks
How to make the most of your cash savings in the UK
Lifetime Isas: calls to increase price cap that ‘fines’ first-time buyers
