This is Money Podcast
What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
It's been a long time in the making and the idea has run through successive governments, but a new law to improve the life of those who rent their home has finally kicked in.
Whether it's much-needed or much-feared depends what side of the landlord fence you are on, but what's not in doubt is that the Renters' Rights Act is a massive shake-up.
The assured shorthold tenancy system that has been the backbone of renting a home for almos...
A new campaign has been launched to turn Britain's savers into investors. In this bonus episode, This is Money's Simon Lambert speaks to Karen Northey, of the Investment Association about the Take The Next Step campaign, backed by members of the investment industry and supported by the government and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
They discuss why investing matters, how it can grow people's wealth and why Britain's savers can seem reluct...
Is the younger generation going to end up worse off than their parents?
A new survey shows young people aged 18 to 29 say the events of 2026 have left them feeling particularly pessimistic about the future, and the number who believe they will be worse off than their parents has doubled in the past year.
Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce discuss whether the idea the next generation will have it better than previ...
A new government-backed campaign to get Britain to become a nation of investors is about to kick off.
The message that you can be making more of your money will be spread in adverts that we know will feature a squirrel... but not much more about.
It's a campaign being led by the Investment Association, the fund management industry body, and backed by 20 financial firms, ranging from investing platforms to wealth managers.
So, will it ...
Many younger adults think they are substantially less well-off than their parents.
But while there are inequalities, new research suggests the wealth gap may be far narrower than previously reported - and it is largely down to the cash those in their twenties and thirties have stashed in their pensions.
On this week's episode of the This is Money podcast Lee Boyce, Helen Crane and Georgie Frost discuss why official figures got ...
A solar revolution is on its way to Britain and can help save us from volatile and high energy bills, if you believe Ed Miliband.
Plug-in solar panels are popular across Europe but currently rules in the UK mean that we can’t buy them and, as it says on the tin, simply plug them into our home’s electricity supply.
But changes are afoot that will mean we could soon be buying individual panels that cost £400 and simply plugging them in...
There's just a week to go until the end of the tax year and if you haven't sorted your Isa, pension or the rest of your finances it's time to get your skates on.
On this episode, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert discuss the important things you need to think about before 5 April... and ideally right now.
From how your Isa allowance works, to parking cash and drip-feeding it, and why a pension can not only boost your retir...
Isa season is in full swing as savers and investors race to beat the clock to fill up their allowance - but where are people putting their money?
Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost take a look and reveal stocks and shares Isa bestsellers of 2026. And even before the current markets turmoil caused by the Iran conflict, Lee reveals just how much is pouring into cash.
There are fresh warnings sounded over Britain's midli...
Mortgage rates have shot up this week as the impact of the conflict with Iran for inflation and interest rates sinks in.
Banks and building societies have been racing to raise their fixed rates - with some even pushing them up twice in the space of a few days.
It comes in response to a sudden switch around in expectations for the Bank of England base rate, but will this flurry of hikes continue or are the concerns overdone.
On this ep...
In the past week, news headlines have been dominated by the conflict in the Middle East. It has pushed up oil and gas prices, and as such, concerns over our household finances in Britain.
Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Helen Crane discuss what the conflict means for investors, mortgage rates, price at the petrol pumps and energy bills - is there anything you can realistically do to keep a lid on the potential for runaway inflation...
The flying Footsie is on course for the best start to the year since 1998 and driving it are 20 stocks that have risen by 50% or more in the past year.
Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss what's going on for the flagship UK index and whether the run can continue.
They also zoom in on Rolls Royce... its shares have soared by more than a thousand per cent in five years. Is it too late to join the party?
When it come...
A former pensions minister, Steve has been our weekly columnist for ten years and helped guide people through the maze of retirement finances.
On this episode of the This is Money Podcast, Steve joins Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert to talk about what's happen...
In this bonus This is Money podcast episode, Simon Lambert interviews Marcus and Alexander Blunt, the brothers behind travel firm Heidi, to find out how they turned a start-up into the UK's second biggest ski package holiday firm in eight years - and survived the pandemic's threat to the business along the way.
Eight years ago, brothers Marcus and Alexander Blunt were passionate skiers frustrated by the difficulty of trying to...
Some of the biggest investment platforms are overhauling their fees ahead of Rachel Reeves' big push to get Britain investing - and under pressure from upstarts offering much cheaper services.
The biggest name of all, Hargreaves Lansdown, has cut its prices for most investors, yet this seems to have triggered a chunk to jump ship. So, why are some HL investors movin...
Student loans look like another mess that has reached a tipping point in Britain's shonky financial system.
There are three different types of student loan plan that graduates could currently be on and one of them offers a particularly bad deal.
Those who took out Plan 2 student loans, between 2012 and 2022, suffered fees being hiked to £9,000, face interest rates of RPI plus 3 per cent, and have seen the repayment thres...
The Government has announced plans for a cap on ground rent - is it a welcome policy that will finally fix a broken system or does it risk creating new problems along the way?
Helen Crane, Georgie Frost and Lee Boyce discuss the plans first revealed on TikTok by the Prime Minister, what's potentially changing and when.
Watch out - HMRC is about... Stamp duty investigations are on the rise - is it all Angela Rayner's fault? And h...
Life isn't what it once was for star fund managers. The investment industry once thrived on big names but these widely recognisable figures are few and far between nowadays.
Two that remain are Terry Smith and Nick Train but their Fundsmith and Finsbury Growth & Income investors have had their patience tested by five years of underperformance compared to just sticking money in a cheap market tracker fund.
Both managers defen...
What are the financial foundations you need so that you can then start living a richer life?
On this episode of the This is Money Podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss what they think are the essential building blocks for taking control of your finances.
From budgeting to protecting your family, what are the things you absolutely must do?
They share what they've done right... and what they have done wrong a...
It's safe to say it was a mixed bag for the property market last year, with a mixture of Budget speculation and stamp duty costs weighing on house prices, but mortgage lending rules loosening helping first-time buyers.
So, what will happen in 2026 - Georgie Frost and Lee Boyce discuss, and ask - will it be another stagnant year for house prices.
Elsewhere, there's a warning top cash Isa rates are set to fall.
Can you really reti...
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