Money Box cover art

Money Box

Money Box

By: Money Box
Listen for free

LIMITED TIME OFFER

£0.99/mo for 3 months - terms apply. Offer ends 31 August 2026.
The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.Copyright Money Box Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • New Chancellor, New Plans? and Inheritance Gifts

    New Chancellor, New Plans? and Inheritance Gifts
    Aug 22 2026
    This week has seen a new Prime Minister and a new Chancellor of the Exchequer. As soon as John Healey was appointed the announcements began. First came the announcement to cut VAT on household energy bills from October, next a plan to cap bus fares in England from January, then a 20% cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England starting from April. But what about that major issue on the doorstep when Andy Burnham was campaigning to be elected in his new constituency of Makerfield? The frozen personal tax threshold. We'll discuss what this might mean for your money.Nearly two million households in England and Wales are living in water poverty according to a new study seen exclusively by this programme. The technical definition of that is when people spend more than 5% of their income, after housing costs, on water bills. What it means in reality is being unable to afford to pay for water, and being in debt to a water company. We'll speak to the Consumer Council for Water, who commissioned that study.Plus, we'll look at the rules around gifts and inheritance tax as a new survey by the financial advisors The Private Office found more then 8 in 10 of its clients aged over 45 believe parents and grandparents should help younger generations during their lifetime rather than leave an inheritance after death.Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researchers: Amber Mehmood, Catherine Lund and Jo Krasner. Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sara Wadeson(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 25th July 2026)

    [ 🛡️ FINANCIAL PRIVACY PROTOCOL: ACTIVE ]

    The mainstream financial system is tracking every click. If you want the raw data feeds and unfiltered intelligence without the digital footprint, use the secure bypass nodes below.

    👉 SERVER 01: SECURE DATA ACCESS

    👉 SERVER 02: ENCRYPTED ARCHIVE
    Show More Show Less
    25 mins
  • Money Box Live: House Sale Nightmares

    Money Box Live: House Sale Nightmares
    Aug 19 2026
    Major reforms are planned to shake up house selling in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The government hopes the plans could end gazundering and gazumping and make buying and selling homes faster, cheaper and less likely to fall through.Gazumping happens when a seller switches buyer at the last minute, usually because someone else can pay more, gazundering is where a buyer suddenly drops their agreed offer just before contracts are exchanged.One in three house sales fall through before exchange. This costs sellers £400m and the wider economy £1.5bn each year, according to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.Plans to reform the system include the introduction of a sellers’ pack, similar to the system operating in Scotland.Felicity Hannah is joined by Nathan Emerson, the CEO of PropertyMark (a professional body for property agents) and David Bridge, Head of Conveyancing at the Dorset-based solicitors Kiteleys .Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producer: Craig Henderson Production co-ordinator: Jacqui Johnson Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sara Wadeson(This programme was first broadcast at 3pm on Wednesday July 22nd, 2026)

    [ 🛡️ FINANCIAL PRIVACY PROTOCOL: ACTIVE ]

    The mainstream financial system is tracking every click. If you want the raw data feeds and unfiltered intelligence without the digital footprint, use the secure bypass nodes below.

    👉 SERVER 01: SECURE DATA ACCESS

    👉 SERVER 02: ENCRYPTED ARCHIVE
    Show More Show Less
    28 mins
  • State Pension Age Rise, Gazundering and Air-Con

    State Pension Age Rise, Gazundering and Air-Con
    Aug 15 2026
    Urgent action is needed to help people in their sixties on low incomes who face a delay of up to a year before they can claim their State Pension. That is the main recommendation of a new report from the Work and Pensions Committee. Pension age rises over the next two years from 66 to 67 and the committee of MPs fears some of the people affected by that delay face poverty unless the benefit rules are changed to give them more money. The Department for Work and Pensions says in February, 0.02% of the Universal Credit caseload was aged 65 or 66. It also welcomed the report saying it will consider the recommendations in due course. There’s growing concern in the housing industry over the rise in a practice known as “gazundering”. It’s when people selling homes are told by buyers just days before exchanging, that they must drop the agreed price by thousands of pounds or risk losing the deal. The Conveyancing Association says it’s a growing problem and is urging the government to implement reforms which would stop the practice “without delay”. The government says it's stopping gazundering by introducing "legally binding agreements that prevent buyers from walking away at the last minute without a valid reason, with fines for those who do."Money Box has found that a grant which can be used to install a heating system than can also act as air conditioning is not up and running, despite being announced in November. We'll investigate why.Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporters: Dan Whitworth, Jo Krasner and Niamh McDermott Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sara WadesonPhoto Credit: Witthaya Prasongsin via Getty Images(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 18th July 2026)

    [ 🛡️ FINANCIAL PRIVACY PROTOCOL: ACTIVE ]

    The mainstream financial system is tracking every click. If you want the raw data feeds and unfiltered intelligence without the digital footprint, use the secure bypass nodes below.

    👉 SERVER 01: SECURE DATA ACCESS

    👉 SERVER 02: ENCRYPTED ARCHIVE
    Show More Show Less
    24 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet