Investment

VCT flows surge by 538% after Autumn Budget tax relief cut

Tax-efficient Investing

VCT flows surge by 538% after Autumn Budget tax relief cut

Slashed from 30% to 20% from April 2026

clock 28 November 2025 • 1 min read
OBR chair says leak could have come from 'external person'

Economics / Markets

OBR chair says leak could have come from 'external person'

OBR faces scrutiny after key document shared before Budget

clock 27 November 2025 • 2 min read
Reeves' ISA shakeup 'a step in the right direction' as Lifetime ISA set to be replaced

ISAs

Reeves' ISA shakeup 'a step in the right direction' as Lifetime ISA set to be replaced

Consultation in 2026

clock 27 November 2025 • 3 min read
Budget 25: IHT nil rate bands frozen until 2031

Tax Planning

Budget 25: IHT nil rate bands frozen until 2031

Confirmed in Budget documents today

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
Budget 25: Early OBR reports downgrades UK growth outlook as fiscal headroom doubles

Economics / Markets

Budget 25: Early OBR reports downgrades UK growth outlook as fiscal headroom doubles

OBR report released in 'unprecedented leak'

clock 26 November 2025 • 1 min read
Budget 25: Reeves slashes cash ISA allowance to £12,000 but over-65s exempt

ISAs

Budget 25: Reeves slashes cash ISA allowance to £12,000 but over-65s exempt

From April 2027

clock 26 November 2025 • 1 min read
Budget 25: Council tax surcharge for £2m properties revealed

Economics / Markets

Budget 25: Council tax surcharge for £2m properties revealed

High Value Council Tax Surcharge in place from April 2028

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
Budget 25: Rumours, possibilities and predictions

Pensions

Budget 25: Rumours, possibilities and predictions

The industry speculates on the Budget and discusses the impacts of possible reform

clock 25 November 2025 • 8 min read
'It's been frantic – in a good way': Orbis' Matt Spencer on maintaining momentum

Investment

'It's been frantic – in a good way': Orbis' Matt Spencer on maintaining momentum

Advisers in the UK are ‘exceptionally high quality’

clock 25 November 2025 • 8 min read
Partner Insight: Every year counts - Practical support from Octopus to cut through the pre-Budget noise

Economics / Markets

Partner Insight: Every year counts - Practical support from Octopus to cut through the pre-Budget noise

Helping clients act now for effective estate planning

clock 25 November 2025 • 6 min read