Childcare juggling, winter fuel allowance and mortgage market joy

Edmund Greaves catches up with Paul Thomas, MRM's head of news and content, as the two new dads dive into the costs of childcare. They swap stories about the challenges of navigating this ever-growing expense and even compare how things stack up between Wales and England.Plus they tackle the impact of cuts to the winter fuel allowance on pensioners and discuss the news of a £460 increase in the state pension under the triple lock. Finally, they hit Paul’s home turf: the world of mortgages and the current state of the property market. Show notesEdmund in the BBC on childcare: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9rre6nkv93oProperty market on the up: https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/06/uk-house-prices-hit-two-year-high-as-market-recovers-from-truss-mini-budgetMortgage rate cuts: https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/mortgages/2024/09/09/mortgage-updates/ Halifax Price Index: https://www.halifax.co.uk/media-centre/house-price-index.html