Skip to content
Live from official sources

UK Rates & Money News

Interest-rate decisions and tax changes feed straight into your repayments and savings. This page pulls the latest official announcements from the Bank of England, HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury: base-rate moves, tax updates and Budget measures that affect mortgages, loans and what you pay when you buy a home. Each headline links to the full article at the source.

HMRC 18 Aug 2026
Second registration window now open for tax advisers

HMRC has opened the second phase of mandatory tax adviser registration, with eligible advisers required to register by 18 November 2026.

Read at source →
HMRC 17 Aug 2026
Extend Child Benefit for your teen before 31 August

Parents have until 31 August to extend Child Benefit for their 16 to 19-year-olds who are continuing in non-advanced approved education or training.

Read at source →
HMRC 12 Aug 2026
436,000 sole traders and landlords make their tax digital

More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have successfully submitted their first Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly update.

Read at source →
Bank of England 11 Aug 2026
Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys in April 2026

In April 2026, 25 financial institutions active in the UK foreign exchange (FX) market participated in the semi-annual turnover survey for the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Commi...

Read at source →
HM Treasury 7 Aug 2026
Venture capital access expanded for early-stage companies in UK

Intention to invest £100 million through British Business Bank’s Investor Pathways Capital Initiative to boost growth in every postcode.

Read at source →
Bank of England 6 Aug 2026
Green notice 2026/02

Green notices cover significant and/or significant proposals for Bank of England reporting. If any of these proposals are finalised and are to be implemented, they will appear in a...

Read at source →
Bank of England 5 Aug 2026
Artificial Intelligence Consortium minutes – June 2026

The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and pot...

Read at source →
HMRC 4 Aug 2026
Make the most of Playday with Tax-Free Childcare

Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to save on your childcare costs

Read at source →
Bank of England 3 Aug 2026
Appointment of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC)

Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England (the Bank) has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC), and Peter King...

Read at source →
HM Treasury 31 Jul 2026
Chancellor letter to the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) - Budget 2026 date

The Chancellor has today written to the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) to confirm the date of the budget.

Read at source →
HM Treasury 31 Jul 2026
Budget to move “power and money out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain”.

Today (Friday 31 July), the Chancellor has confirmed that the date of the Budget will be Wednesday 28 October.

Read at source →
HM Treasury 31 Jul 2026
G7 Cyber Expert Group 2026 Cross Border Coordination Exercise (CBCE)

The G7 Cyber Expert Group has successfully concluded its 2026 Cross-border-coordination exercise.

Read at source →
Bank of England 30 Jul 2026
Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 4 June 2026

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a mi...

Read at source →
Bank of England 30 Jul 2026
Bank Rate maintained at 3.75% - July 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

Read at source →
HMRC 30 Jul 2026
Aircraft manufacturer breached Strategic Export Controls 

Airbus Operations Limited has paid a record £6.4 million compound settlement

Read at source →
HMRC 29 Jul 2026
Edition 5: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — software developer newsletter

HMRC's newsletter for software developers for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Read at source →
HM Treasury 28 Jul 2026
DAO 07/26 Sharing information covered by injunctions

‘Dear Accounting Officer’ letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.

Read at source →
HM Treasury 27 Jul 2026
UK pension giants join forces to unlock £1bn to back Britain’s innovators

Pension fund could be used to back the next generation of high-growth British science and technology companies.

Read at source →

Headlines are drawn from the public RSS feeds of the Bank of England, HMRC and HM Treasury. Select any headline to read the full article on the original website.

Related calculators