Personal Finance Hub

Brean Horne

Credit scores can help us judge how likely we are to be accepted for financial products such as mortgages, credit cards and loans. Find out how credit scores work and why it is important to keep an eye on yours.

Brean Horne

Foreign exchange trading, or forex trading, is a popular investment choice in the UK. Read on to find out what you need to get started as a forex trader.

Brean Horne

If you’re thinking about investing in forex you’ll need a forex broker to get access to the market and start trading currency. Here we explain what a forex broker is and offer tips on how to find the right broker for you.

Connor Campbell

There are a few things you need to do, like setting up and funding a crypto wallet, before you can buy an NFT from one of the many NFT marketplaces that exist. But once you have done that, you have almost everything you need to also mint and sell your own NFTs.

Connor Campbell

NFTs are some of the buzziest investments around. Standing for non-fungible tokens, NFTs act as certificates of ownership and authenticity for mainly digital assets, containing anything from artworks to domain names to virtual sneakers. Learn more about how NFTs work and what gives them their value.

Brean Horne

In the UK investors lose millions of pounds every year to forex trading scams. Here we run through some of the most common forex scams and give tips on how to avoid them.

Connor Campbell

One of the best tools for getting gambling help is self-exclusion. By self-excluding, you will be prevented from accessing your online betting accounts for up to 5 years. Below we look at ways to manage your gambling problem, and how to self-exclude from both online providers and betting shops.

Connor Campbell

Gambling site blockers can be installed onto your personal computer, or downloaded as apps on your smartphone or tablet. They prevent access to gambling sites, and can act as a crucial part of a wider strategy to overcome compulsive gambling. Below we detail some of the most notable site blockers.

Rebecca Goodman

If you receive child benefit, you may be able to apply for a loan to pay for a one-off cost or something unexpected.

Felicity Hannah

Whether you call it car tax, road tax, or vehicle excise duty, paying tax on your car is a legal requirement, if you want to drive in the UK.

Felicity Hannah

Council tax helps pay for your local services, but do you understand how it works and whether you’re paying too much?

Felicity Hannah

Inheritances worth more than £325,000 are charged tax, and the bill can be substantial. Understanding how inheritance tax works ensures your heirs will receive the money or assets you plan to pass on.

Felicity Hannah

You may need to pay capital gains tax if you’ve made money selling assets like property or shares.

Make money with a side gig and learn how long it will take to see the extra income, whether it’s freelancing online, driving passengers or selling your stuff.

With many different types of online marketplaces and platforms to choose from if you’re looking to sell unwanted items, take time to find the most suitable one for you.

Suzanne Worthington

By retraining, you can refresh your skills to give your career a boost, or learn a different trade to help you get a new job. In this article, we look at the government retraining scheme, what to consider when choosing a course or trainer and how to find free courses and grants for training.

Kelsey Sheehy

Build an audience, design your own merchandise and become a Twitch Affiliate.

Rebecca Goodman

A fixed interest rate is an interest rate that doesn’t change, making payments predictable.

Daniel Liberto

A high interest rate can help if you are saving by adding more money to your deposit. A low interest rate can benefit if you are a borrower as less money is added to what you already owe.