Tom Haynes

Money Reporter

Tom is a money reporter at The Telegraph, specialising in energy and employment. He was previously a local news reporter at MyLondon and has also appeared in VICE, i-D, and Mashable. Message him at tom.haynes@telegraph.co.uk or on Twitter @T_Haynes

I’m a Yaspi – and I’m sick of hearing Waspis whine

Britain’s youth are the real victims of state pension betrayal

Tom Haynes 26 Mar 2024, 1:04pm

The teenagers ditching university to become stonemasons, sheep shearers and fishermen

Turned off by student debt, Gen Z turns to centuries-old professions to pay the bills

Tom Haynes 24 Mar 2024, 2:00pm
HMRC went ahead with phone line closure despite damning assessment

Tax office trial directs callers to online services instead of human advisers

Tom Haynes 20 Mar 2024, 4:42pm
War on landlords risks billions for economy and thousands of jobs

Successive tax raids under the Tories prompt one in 10 private investors to sell up

Tom Haynes 20 Mar 2024, 7:41am

Middle earners ‘priced out’ of countryside in the South

Families in 15 rural authorities see half of their incomes eaten up by soaring rents

Tom Haynes 19 Mar 2024, 6:00am
Students resort to hand-washing clothes to save money

Trend emerges as student maintenance loans reach lowest real-terms value since 2016

Tom Haynes 12 Mar 2024, 1:55pm
Boost for landlords as capital gains tax slashed

Higher rate on property will be cut from 28pc to 24pc in a move aimed at ‘firing up’ the residential market

Ruby Hinchliffe 6 Mar 2024, 5:09pm
Beer and fuel duty frozen to help ease inflation for households

Jeremy Hunt uses Budget to delay tax rises amid ongoing battle with inflation

Tom Haynes 6 Mar 2024, 2:59pm
Young motorists who cannot drive manual cars face £900 insurance hit

Premiums for automatic drivers surpass £2,000 as popularity of electric cars jumps

Tom Haynes 5 Mar 2024, 12:22pm
Why Hunt’s holiday home crackdown could leave tourist hotspots in ruins

Second homeowners’ incomes risk being slashed under Chancellor’s proposed tax raid

Fran Ivens 4 Mar 2024, 7:26pm

Retailers suffer longest slump in sales since 2020 lockdown

Gaps are appearing on UK high streets as brands struggle with downturn

Tom Haynes 4 Mar 2024, 6:00am
‘My Crown Estate eco home left me without heating or hot water for a month’

Faulty technology in ‘green’ properties has left homeowners facing hefty bills

Tom Haynes 2 Mar 2024, 8:00am
Almost of half of shoppers switch to supermarket-own brands

Middle classes resorting to cheaper goods amid stubborn food inflation

Tom Haynes 2 Mar 2024, 6:01am
The surprising location made affordable by the strong pound

Telegraph Money reveals where British holidaymakers can maximise their currency

Tom Haynes 2 Mar 2024, 6:00am
Royal Mail to increase cost of stamps again

Struggling company battles plummeting enthusiasm for letters

Tom Haynes 1 Mar 2024, 2:04pm
House prices rise for the first time in a year as interest rates fall

Buyers plough back into the market to take advantage of easing borrowing costs

Tom Haynes 1 Mar 2024, 10:10am
‘My corgi costs £2,000 a year – I’d rather spend on him than me’

Pet lovers feel the pinch as prices from food to pam-purring go up

Tom Haynes 25 Feb 2024, 8:00am
Why fixing your energy bill could leave you £200 worse off

Households could lose out if prices continue to fall as predicted

Tom Haynes 23 Feb 2024, 5:31pm
Energy price cap to fall: How much you’ll save and whether you should fix in 2024

Telegraph Money reveals how families can keep down costs this winter

Tom Haynes 23 Feb 2024, 9:43am
The jobs that pay little (or no) tax

You'll have to meet some strict terms to be eligible for these exemptions

Tom Haynes 21 Feb 2024, 6:00pm
Thatched cottage insurance surges as roofs ruined by miserable weather

Heightened risk and an exodus of insurers are combining to drive up premiums

Tom Haynes 15 Feb 2024, 4:42pm
Inside the flats that are like a ‘high end retirement home’ for rich millennials

Welcome to the future: renters paying through the nose to 'co-live' in tiny apartments

Tom Haynes 15 Feb 2024, 11:00am