9th May 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Useful\u00a030-minute\u00a0Podcast\u00a0covering\u00a0mortgages,\u00a0advice on\u00a0how to claim for support from\u00a0the Self-employment Income Support Scheme,\u00a0how to claim\u00a0back \u2018working\u00a0from home\u2019\u00a0costs\u00a0and holiday refunds advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pandemic-related salary cuts and being furloughed could affect your ability to get a mortgage. What will mortgage providers take into account – your previous normal salary or your 80% rate? And will job types in sectors hit badly by the coronavirus now be deemed less desirable by lenders? We hear your stories and get advice from Martin Stewart, Director of the independent mortgage broker, London Money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millions of self-employed workers are being offered help through the government’s new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS). But Money Box listeners say they’ve experienced problems with the SEISS online checker and complain they’ve been wrongly rejected. We discover what’s going on with the scheme and hear from the chief executive of HMRC, Jim Harra – the man in charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of us are being forced to work from home during the pandemic and that can mean extra costs for the employee. We find out from Heather Self, Tax Director at Blick Rothenberg, how your employer can offset your extra costs and what you can claim against tax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Good news for some Virgin Money customers who had their credit cards frozen this week and there’s a cancelled holiday chargeback success story in the Money Box podcast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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