
The FCA says 760,000 matured Child Trust Funds are sitting unclaimed. Finding yours is free, needs no account, and takes about ten minutes. This explains how the search works, what happens to money nobody claims, why there is no deadline, and what the tracing firms charging up to £400 are actually selling.

From 6 April 2027 a flat 22% charge applies to interest earned on uninvested cash held inside a stocks and shares ISA or innovative finance ISA. It closes the workaround of using an investment ISA as a tax-free cash account, and it sits alongside the £12,000 cash ISA cap as the second anti-circumvention rule in…

On 23 June 2026 the government published a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA that will, in time, replace the Lifetime ISA. It drops the age-40 limit and the 25% penalty and pays the bonus when you buy. But the bonus rate and the property price cap are still unconfirmed. Here is what…

The Lifetime ISA hands you a 25% government bonus, up to £1,000 a year, towards a first home or retirement. But the 25% withdrawal penalty is harsher than it first looks, the £450,000 property cap has not moved since 2017, and for many savers a pension still wins. Here is exactly how the LISA works…

UK 10-year gilt yields hit a 17-year high above 5.1% in May 2026. This article explains what gilt yields are, why they spiked, and what the move means for your mortgage, savings accounts, ISA decisions, and pension drawdown.

From 6 April 2027, under-65s’ Cash ISA limit drops from £20,000 to £12,000. The triple-whammy timeline, the cost of doing nothing, and the 6-move strategy for the rest of the 2026/27 tax year.

ISA or SIPP for 2026/27? Higher dividend tax tilts the maths toward ISAs this year, and April 2027 will bring pensions inside the IHT estate. Compare tax relief, access rules and inheritance planning, with an interactive calculator.
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