How Money Guide researches, writes and reviews guides

A named editor writes every guide from primary UK sources — HMRC, FCA, Ofgem, DWP, Bank of England — not from competitor round-ups. A second pass checks figures before publication. We re-check after fiscal events and at least every two months, and we never invent a number we cannot source today.

How Money Guide verifies rates, thresholds and allowances

Every rate on Money Guide carries a primary-source URL and a verified date. The /rates/ table is the live register; calculators read the same constants. A build gate canonicalises gov.uk, HMRC, Ofgem, MoneyHelper and legislation.gov.uk links so a citation cannot silently point at a search page or a marketing alias.

How Money Guide selects and labels partner offers

An offer is listed because it is relevant and currently available, not because it pays the most. A * and rel="sponsored" appear only when a real tracking URL exists. Credit, investment and pension introductions are structurally blocked while we are not FCA-authorised — the build fails if someone pastes those links in.

How Money Guide handles corrections

A factual error is corrected on the page and added to the public /corrections/ log with the date, the URL and a short note of what changed. We do not rewrite history: log entries are not edited after publication. Process complaints sit on /complaints/; this method is for getting the record straight.

Editorial method

How we work

Where a link is marked * or labelled Ad, it is a partner advertisement: we receive commission at no extra cost to you. Links without a * or Ad label earn us nothing. How we make money.

In short: Money Guide is an information-only UK money publisher. Every figure traces to a primary source with a checked date; affiliate links are labelled only when a live programme exists; factual mistakes go on a public corrections log and are not silently rewritten.

These pages are the contract we hold ourselves to — how guides are researched, how rates are dated, how labelled offers are chosen, and how factual mistakes are logged. They are not product advice.

Last reviewed: 13 August 2026

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How Money Guide researches, writes and reviews guidesA named editor writes every guide from primary UK sources — HMRC, FCA, Ofgem, DWP, Bank of England — not from competitor round-ups. A second pass checks figures before publication. We re-check after fiscal events and at least every two months, and we never invent a number we cannot source today.
How Money Guide verifies rates, thresholds and allowancesEvery rate on Money Guide carries a primary-source URL and a verified date. The /rates/ table is the live register; calculators read the same constants. A build gate canonicalises gov.uk, HMRC, Ofgem, MoneyHelper and legislation.gov.uk links so a citation cannot silently point at a search page or a marketing alias.
How Money Guide selects and labels partner offersAn offer is listed because it is relevant and currently available, not because it pays the most. A * and rel="sponsored" appear only when a real tracking URL exists. Credit, investment and pension introductions are structurally blocked while we are not FCA-authorised — the build fails if someone pastes those links in.
How Money Guide handles correctionsA factual error is corrected on the page and added to the public /corrections/ log with the date, the URL and a short note of what changed. We do not rewrite history: log entries are not edited after publication. Process complaints sit on /complaints/; this method is for getting the record straight.