Articles by James Mackreides

James Mackreides

James Mackreides

'Mac' is a short tempered former helicopter pilot, now a writer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Loves dogs, the outdoors and staying far away from the ocean.

Halifax: Despite concerns about the Autumn Budget tax, UK home price growth reaches a new high for 2025
Investments

Halifax: Despite concerns about the Autumn Budget tax, UK home price growth reaches a new high for 2025

As average UK house prices continue to reach record highs, buyers seem to have overcome their anxiety prior to the Autumn Budget, though ...

How to handle the fluctuations in the financial markets
Investments

How to handle the fluctuations in the financial markets

He has learned the following important lessons. It's said that "the lesson of history is that the lessons of history are nev...

Though at a slower pace, investors are still withdrawing money from equity funds Where is the money going?
Investments

Though at a slower pace, investors are still withdrawing money from equity funds Where is the money going?

This is how September's fund sectors were impacted. After the amount of net outflows into funds nearly halved in September, inves...

Is it good that NSandI is raising interest rates on British Savings Bonds?
Financial Advice

Is it good that NSandI is raising interest rates on British Savings Bonds?

After National Savings and Investment (NS&I) raised the interest rates on new issues of its British Savings Bonds, savers received a boos...

"Why I started BFIA"
Investment Advice

"Why I started BFIA"

That's where BFIA was useful. Warren Buffett once stated that very successful people are different from successful people in that...

"My annual ISA allowance has been utilized"
Personal Finance

"My annual ISA allowance has been utilized"

We look at ways to shield your money from taxes, as millions of people must pay taxes on savings interest. A growing number of pe...

According to Reeves, eliminating pension salary sacrifice would cost the typical worker £377 annually
Personal Finance

According to Reeves, eliminating pension salary sacrifice would cost the typical worker £377 annually

A group of retirement experts informed MPs that changes to salary sacrifice plans, an option that HMRC hypothetically investigated earlie...

Up to 35 million single couples who run the risk of losing their portion of the house should be warned
Personal Finance

Up to 35 million single couples who run the risk of losing their portion of the house should be warned

Here's how to keep your assets safe. Lawyers are cautioning that up to 3.5 million couples who live together but have unequal sha...

How do other wealthy nations compare to the UK's state pension, which is the least generous in the G7?
Personal Finance

How do other wealthy nations compare to the UK's state pension, which is the least generous in the G7?

According to a recent analysis, the UK is ranked lowest among wealthy G7 nations on three important metrics of state pension generosity....

Savills: Over the next five years, average home prices are expected to rise by 22%
Investments

Savills: Over the next five years, average home prices are expected to rise by 22%

Over the next five years, property prices in the UK are expected to increase by an average of 22%, with the largest increases expected in...

The chess game behind your tax increases is revealed by the former Treasury minister in Inside a Budget
Investment Advice

The chess game behind your tax increases is revealed by the former Treasury minister in Inside a Budget

The process of creating a budget and how Whitehall's fiscal chess game affects your tax bill, pension benefits, and savings returns are n...

Winners of the November Premium Bonds were revealed; did you take home a pound of one million?
Financial Advice

Winners of the November Premium Bonds were revealed; did you take home a pound of one million?

Following the announcement of the November 2025 prize draw winners by NS&I, millions of holders of Premium Bonds are now in a better posi...