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Investors will face a charge on any interest paid on cash in a stocks and shares ISA, the Treasury has confirmed in its latest guidance on ISA reforms. Plans are underway to reduce the cash ISA ...

A 22% levy is set to be introduced on interest earned from cash held in stocks and shares Isas to prevent savers getting around new cash Isa limit rules from 2027. At the autumn budget 2025, it was ...

The Treasury has revealed plans for the UK’s new ISA regime, which will see it tax interest on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs at 22 per cent, prompting fierce backlash from industry figures, who ...

Treasury also promises a new first-time buyer Isa with no upper age limit, as the ‘age at which a first home is bought is rising’ Isa reforms announced on Tuesday promise a new first-time buyer ...

Lifetime Isas or "Lisas" were first introduced in April 2017, as then-chancellor George Osborne's offering to help first-time buyers and future retirees grow a tax-free nest egg in one fell swoop. It ...

Rachel Reeves is set to introduce a new charge on interest earned from cash held in stocks and shares ISAs, it has been reported. ISAs are facing a major reform in April 2027, with the annual cash ISA ...

Matthew is an award-winning journalist, specialising in savings, tax and insurance. Save article Set as preferred source Savings providers typically hike Isa rates to lure savers racing to use their ...

12:14, Wed, Mar 4, 2026 Updated: 14:00, Wed, Mar 4, 2026 Brits can save a bumper £52,000 into their Cash ISAs tax-free between now and April 6, 2027 following new rules being put in place. Cash ISA ...

Savers and investors now hold close to £900billion in their Individual Savings Accounts, data shows. But a lag in HMRC's reporting of Isa data, with the most recent information being from April 2023, ...

“I’ve stopped paying into my Lifetime ISA now. I don't think it's worth it,” a friend explained. The rest of the group, mostly renters in their early 30s, nodded in support as she explained her plight ...

Rachel Reeves's plans to curb cash ISA limits with the aim of fuelling a wave of stock market investing "are doomed to fail", the boss of one of Britain's biggest retail investment platforms has ...