About this episode

This episode explores significant changes to ISAs and offers travel tips from industry insiders.

In this week’s episode, there’s a deep dive into first-time buyer savings, with a special focus on Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) and the now-closed but still widely held Help to Buy ISAs. Martin Lewis runs through the pros, pitfalls, and key differences between the schemes, including bonuses and withdrawal rules. Whether you’re saving for your first home or advising someone who is, this segment is packed with practical tips to maximise government support and avoid costly mistakes. Martin unpacks a major shake-up to Shares ISA rules, with what it means for savers, investors, and anyone trying to grow their money tax-efficiently. He breaks down the proposed changes and whether you should be thinking differently about where you put your savings going forward. In the Tell Us, Martin turns to listeners working in the travel industry - airlines, hotels, and beyond. Asking: what are the biggest mistakes holidaymakers make? From booking blunders and baggage errors to check-in timing and hidden costs, industry insiders share their top tips on how to travel smarter and smoother this summer. Finally, in the Mastermind section, Adrian tackles a tricky consumer issue: who do you complain to if you…

People in this episode

Host: Martin Lewis

Guest: Adrian

Topics covered

• first-time buyer savings
• Lifetime ISAs
• Help to Buy ISAs
• Shares ISA rules
• travel industry tips
• consumer issues

Keywords

• first home
• savings
• government support
• travel mistakes
• consumer complaints

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 5 Live

Products: Lifetime ISAs, Help to Buy ISAs, Shares ISA

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