Meg Bratley
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MetLife UK: Budget misses chance to help long-term sick back to work
The Autumn Budget has drawn criticism from MetLife UK, which says the Chancellor missed a crucial opportunity to prioritise support for people…
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Mansion tax to strain older homeowners, but opens door for later-life lending growth
The Chancellor’s proposed High Value Council Tax Surcharge, effectively a new mansion tax applied to homes worth £2 million or more, has…
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MAB breaks down the Autumn Budget: the outlook for buyers, rates, brokers and landlords
The 2025 Autumn Budget delivered few direct interventions for the housing and mortgage market, but the implications for buyers, brokers, landlords and…
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Mansion tax adds pressure on high-value homeowners – Quilter
Zara Bray, mortgage expert at Quilter, has highlighted potential challenges arising from the Autumn Budget’s new annual mansion tax on properties valued…
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Budget reaction: health insurance tax hikes could hit prevention and NHS, warns CEO
Dave Capper, CEO of Westfield Health, has warned that the Autumn Budget has missed a critical opportunity to support workplace health and…
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How the Autumn Budget impacts older homeowners and later-life lending
The Autumn Budget has intensified financial pressures on older homeowners, with implications for inheritance tax, council tax, and later-life borrowing. Dave Harris,…
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HomeOwners Alliance warns of growing risk to homeowners ahead of Budget
Paula Higgins, CEO of the HomeOwners Alliance and a long-standing champion of homeowners and aspiring buyers, warns that households are facing growing…
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Later-life mortgages can help over-50s navigate potential tax rises in the autumn budget
Written by Leon Diamond, founder and CEO at LiveMore Mortgages, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90+ As the country…
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The Budget won’t ‘get Britain working’ unless it backs a preventative health growth strategy
In the following exclusive piece for IFA Magazine’s New Insurance & Protection, Dave Capper, CEO of Westfield Health, explores why the Autumn Budget…
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Autumn Budget 2025: gifting cap and wealth taxes could shake mortgage market
With the Autumn Budget 2025 set for 26th November, John Fraser-Tucker, Head of Mortgages at online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages, provides expert…
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