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Kate Anderson

Kate is a freelance writer who specialises in answering personal finance questions in the clearest way possible.

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Personal Finance

Is the UK headed for a recession in 2022?

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Kate Anderson investigates whether higher interest rates, supply chain issues and surging energy prices could mean there's a recession on…

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Personal Finance

How to stop emergency tax from draining your side hustle

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Could you face a big tax bill just for having a side hustle? Kate Anderson breaks down how side hustlers…

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Personal Finance

Will higher interest rates finally halt house prices?

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UK house prices continue to climb, but could higher interest rates be the one thing to stop them? Kate Anderson…

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Personal Finance

Pandemic pushes cost of comfortable retirement up by £2,200!

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The cost of living in retirement is going up. So, what does that mean for you and your pension pot?…

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Personal Finance

Pound to dollar rate drops to its lowest level since January!

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Kate Anderson takes a look at what's been happening to the pound to dollar rate - and what the changes…

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Personal Finance

Say goodbye to cheap mortgage deals…

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Kate Anderson investigates whether rising inflation could mean the end of cheap mortgage rates - and what you can do…

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Personal Finance

Will the 5.7% minimum wage hike be enough for the lowest earners?

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Will a bump in the minimum wage make a difference for low-income earners? Kate Anderson looks at what is being…

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Personal Finance

Can your pension pot tackle the climate crisis?

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As part of the £2.6 trillion invested in pensions in the UK, is your pension pot the secret superpower that…

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Personal Finance

House price boom wipes out Stamp Duty savings 30x over!

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Recent figures show that booming house prices effectively wiped out Stamp Duty savings 30 times over. Kate Anderson investigates.

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Personal Finance

No more amber list! Here’s the UK’s new and simplified travel rules

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New UK travel rules are in effect as of 4 October. Here's everything you need to know if you are…

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Personal Finance

Breaking up with your broadband provider to become pain-free!

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Are you thinking about switching your broadband provider? Kate Anderson takes a look at the one thing you need to…

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Personal Finance

Fuel crisis is driving the UK recovery off the road

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The ongoing fuel crisis may well have applied the brakes on the UK's economic recovery. But what could it mean…

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Personal Finance

Job hunting? Here’s how to get six months of free broadband

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There's a new scheme that gives jobseekers six months of free broadband. Kate Anderson breaks down how the scheme works…

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Personal Finance

OK boomer (and Gen X/Z): a third of millennials factor ESG into their investments

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Millennials are driving the trend towards ESG investments. Kate Anderson takes a look at why this is and how you…

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Personal Finance

Has the Stamp Duty holiday changed the UK property market forever?

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As the Stamp Duty holiday comes to an end, Kate Anderson looks at what it's done to the housing market…

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Personal Finance

53% of British investors use their mobile to buy shares

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Do you use a mobile app to buy shares? Recent research shows more than half of us reach for our…

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Personal Finance

The top 5 money matters to get sorted in freshers’ week

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With freshers' week season underway, it's time to take a look at what every new student needs to get sorted…

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Personal Finance

Is buy now pay later replacing credit cards?

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With Monzo entering the buy now pay later market, is the future of credit cards at risk? Kate Anderson compares…

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Personal Finance

1 in 4 worried about saving for a rainy day: top tips on how to boost your emergency fund

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With a quarter of us worried about saving enough, Kate Anderson breaks down four top tips for boosting your emergency…

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Personal Finance

Will house prices fall this autumn?

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As the autumn leaves start to fall, Kate Anderson takes a look at whether house prices are going the same…

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Personal Finance

Childcare costs are crippling UK families

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With childcare costs becoming more expensive than rent or mortgages in some cases, Kate Anderson takes a look at the…

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Personal Finance

Mortgage lenders ready to consider overtime and bonuses

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Halifax has relaxed its mortgage lending rules regarding bonuses and commissions. Kate Anderson takes a look at how this could…

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Personal Finance

How SMEs can benefit from Homes England’s new system

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A procurement system shake-up has opened up development opportunities for SMEs. We take a look at what this could mean…

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Personal Finance

Which student accounts have the best cash incentives?

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With Freshers' Week right around the corner, Kate Anderson takes a look at which student accounts have the best incentives…

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Personal Finance

EU roaming charges: what do they mean for your mobile phone bill?

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Three is the latest mobile provider to announce that it's reintroducing EU roaming charges. Kate Anderson takes a look at…

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Personal Finance

Summer of spending: credit card spending jumps in August

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With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions came a jump in credit card spending. Here are some top tips for using…

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Personal Finance

Capped adult social care costs: who stands to benefit?

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Social care funding in the UK is facing a big shake-up. Kate Anderson takes a look at the key changes…

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Personal Finance

National Insurance rise could hit low earners the hardest

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An increase in National Insurance would affect low earners. We break down what this looks like in reality and what…

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Personal Finance

5 schemes to improve financial literacy for Gen Z

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With financial literacy at worrying low levels for Generation Z, we take a look at schemes designed to help them…

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Personal Finance

Limited-time welcome bonus: 60,000 Avios for £5k spend on this Amex card!

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Are you looking ahead to your next business trip abroad? If the answer is yes, then you may want to…

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Personal Finance

Up to 30,000 Avios available annually for just £60k spend on this Amex business credit card!

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Interested in getting a business credit card that can earn you rewards? We take a look at Amex's latest Avios…

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Personal Finance

What should a PCR test cost when you travel?

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How much does a PCR test cost? If you are going away this summer, here's a breakdown of everything you…

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Personal Finance

Are auto-enrolment workplace savings schemes the future?

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As we look to save more following the pandemic, we break down whether auto-enrolment workplace savings schemes are the way…

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Personal Finance

Why are women being left behind in the coronavirus recovery?

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We take a look at why women are being left behind in the coronavirus recovery - and what steps they…

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Personal Finance

Brits back to spending more than repaying credit cards

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Credit card spending is on the rise after months of Brits repaying their debts. We break down how to avoid…

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Personal Finance

Stamp duty holiday pushes mortgage borrowing to a record high

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The stamp duty holiday pushed mortgage lending to an all-time high. But now the holiday has come to an end,…

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Personal Finance

Has the end of the stamp duty holiday taken the heat out of house prices?

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We take a look at whether the end of the stamp duty holiday has turned the housing boom into a…

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Personal Finance

Electric cars: why public charging will cost you more

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We break down the cost of running an electric car - focusing on home charging versus public charging and what…

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Personal Finance

Tesco Bank to close its current accounts: what does it mean for you?

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Tesco Bank is closing all of its current accounts. So where does it leave its customers? We share some top…

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Personal Finance

Retail investing boom set to continue

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With the retail investing boom showing no signs of slowing down, we look at the golden rules of investing and…

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