Mortgages, Silver Marriages and Warren Buffett
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
This week the Bank of England cut interest rates to the lowest level for more than two years. The decision to cut Bank Rate to 3.75% came after new figures also showed inflation had slowed, falling to 3.2% in the year to November. What will that mean for mortgages in 2026?
Financial advisors say there's been a rise in older couples getting married because of changes to the rules around inheritance tax and pensions. We'll speak to a couple about their recent decision to tie the knot.
Arguably the most successful investor of all time, Warren Buffett, will retire at the end of this month after sixty years as the CEO of the American company Berkshire Hathaway. What will his legacy be?
And festive messages from just a handful of the listeners we’ve helped over the past 12 months.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Eimear Devlin and Jo Krasner Editor: Jess Quayle
(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 20th December 2025)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked. |
| 0:12.7 | But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes, |
| 0:18.2 | The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylen, and Comedy Specials |
| 0:22.2 | from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffel and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased, |
| 0:27.9 | it's really all about The Traitors Uncloaked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts, |
| 0:33.4 | listen only on BBC Sounds. Hello, in today's podcast, the number of older people marrying is at a record high. |
| 0:40.8 | So is this a story of love, conquering all, or good financial planning? Maybe both. |
| 0:46.0 | It was virtually their financial advisor proposed to Shirley on my behalf. |
| 0:51.8 | Because he said the best way around this is for you two to get married. |
| 0:55.8 | More of that epic romance to come. |
| 0:58.5 | Stadiums, cheering crowds and legions of fans. |
| 1:01.6 | No, not a rock star, but a rock star investor. |
| 1:04.6 | As Warren Buffett retires, we'll ask what we can all learn from his legacy. |
| 1:08.7 | And it's almost Christmas. |
| 1:10.1 | So we will look back at some of the |
| 1:11.8 | Moneybox wins that have made the team here feel especially merry over the last 12 months. But first, |
| 1:18.1 | snow might not be falling, but the Bank of England's base rate has. It's now 3.75%, a whole |
| 1:24.4 | percentage point lower than this time last year, having been frozen at 4% since August. |
| 1:30.4 | That news might leave savers feeling cold, but it could also mean cheaper mortgage rates. |
| 1:35.1 | And with 2 million people expected to come to the end of their fixes in 2026, many are hoping for deals that ease the chill on their finances. |
| 1:44.0 | Kaylee's one of them. She told the BBC she was hoping it would take ease the chill on their finances. Kaylee's one of them. |
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