By: Maisie Grice

Investment Reporter Maisie Grice is City AM’s investment reporter. She completed the Financial Time’s newsroom apprenticeship, working on specialist magazine Investors’ Chronicle and the UK news desk before joining FT Money as a personal finance reporter. She also worked as a regional news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, covering live events, crime and local politics.

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FTSE 100 Live: London house prices fall amid Budget jitters

November 28, 2025

Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Markets were still digesting the twist, turns and taxes of the Autumn Budget on Thursday, with ministers taking to the media to defend the £26bn cash raid. A number of businesses began weighing in, including Britain’s bookies, which were in the firing line when Reeves took to the [...]
Salary sacrifice cap will hit ordinary earners hardest, research finds

November 28, 2025

Reeves’ crunch Budget measures ranged from freezing income tax thresholds to fresh levies on milkshakes and lattes as she sought to lower the UK’s fiscal headroom. But it was her decision to rip up the salary sacrifice scheme that sparked the largest reaction from employers and employees alike. Under the most popular form of salary [...]
How will the Budget impact your personal finances?

November 27, 2025

It’s the day after Rachel Reeves’ crunch Budget, and while the Office of Budget Responsibility leak may be the main talking point, after months of speculation we finally know how personal finances will be impacted. As expected, Reeves extended income tax freezes and introduced a range of smaller taxes, in moves that are expected to [...]
The pension triple lock won’t ‘last forever’, warns Labour MP

November 26, 2025

A Labour MP has admitted that the pension triple lock won’t “last forever”, as the Budget fails to mention an end to the controversial scheme. Speaking live to City AM‘s Christian May and Alys Denby, Chris Curtis, MP for Milton Keynes North, said that the “triple lock inevitably cannot last forever”. He said: “That is [...]
Autumn Budget: Salary sacrifice pension contributions capped

November 26, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ripped up the salary sacrifice scheme regime, to the chagrin of both employers and employees, and could potentially put Brits’ pension savings at risk. Salary sacrifice allows employees to give up a portion of their salary for other benefits, such as childcare vouchers and electric vehicle grants, reducing total income and [...]
Autumn Budget: Cash ISA tax free allowance slashed to £12,000

November 26, 2025

In a major policy shakeup, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a slash to the cash ISA ceiling but over 65s will retain the full allowance. After weeks of speculation, Reeves confirmed the ceiling will be cut from £20,000 to £12,000 as of April 2027, as part of her bid to stop people from hoarding cash [...]
Autumn Budget: Dividends set to be subject to tax hike

November 26, 2025

Dividends are set for a tax hike next year, in a move that could potentially push people away from investing in the stock market. Individuals who take dividends from a company or who earn dividends from shares pay different tax rates according to the income tax band they fall under. From April 2026, a two [...]
Reeves plans stamp duty holiday in Budget to boost London listings

November 25, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a stamp duty holiday for new listings on the London Stock Exchange in Wednesday’s Budget as the government ramps up efforts to revive the index. The move will wipe out the 0.5 per cent stamp duty tax investors are forced to pay upon buying shares that are newly [...]
It’s not just LISAs: Stamp duty land tax is a London problem too

November 25, 2025

Getting on the property ladder is getting harder and harder for young people. Dwindling housing supply coupled with growing demand for property has left sellers receiving offers significantly above the asking price, with squeezed buyers turning to family members to fund ballooning deposits. But the costs do not end when the keys are handed over. [...]
Easyjet ‘in the firing line’ for FTSE 100 demotion as economic concerns persist

November 25, 2025

Easyjet is “in the firing line” for demotion from the FTSE 100 as investors fear the budget airline carrier could be squeezed by Budget tax hikes and weak consumer confidence. The budget airline carrier’s share price fell 1.61 per cent in early morning trading to 472.6 pence, tumbling 14.6 per cent this year to date. [...]

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