Gemma Collins admits beloved dad Alan controls her finances with a £3K-per-month allowance

Gemma Collins has revealed that her father is in full control of her finances, and limits her to a spending budget of £3,000 per month. The TOWIE star, 40, revealed during an interview on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories –which aired on ITV on Thursday night – that her beloved dad Alan, 73, began overseeing her spending … Read more

How to protect your finances as the UK heads for a double-dip recession

Huge pressure has been placed on millions of Briton’s financial wellbeing by the coronavirus crisis and ensuing lockdowns. Figures this week from the ONS revealed unemployment climbing to 5 per cent while recent GDP figures highlighted the increased likelihood of a double-dip recession for the UK. Away from the facts and figures, this means more … Read more

ASK TONY: Lloyds dropped the ball over my son’s football club finances

ASK TONY: Lloyds dropped the ball over my son’s football club finances and left us facing a payment penalty By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 As the secretary for my son’s football club I approve payments submitted to the Lloyds online … Read more

Fresh hope for London Capital & Finance’s victims as legal case begins

Fresh hope for London Capital & Finance’s victims as landmark legal case kicks off By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 Investors who lost more than £200million in the London Capital & Finance (LCF) savings scandal were given fresh hope yesterday as … Read more

How to leave your finances in order after you’ve gone

Death is cruel, but pain felt by relatives made worse when scant details are left about how to manage an individual’s legacy – so leave your finances in order By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 Death is undeniably cruel, but the … Read more

Our guide to mastering your finances without leaving the house during lockdown 

Now we’re in the throes of a third lockdown, once-simple tasks have become near-impossible challenges. So here, AMELIA MURRAY offers a guide to navigating the various twists and turns of the money errands that should be straightforward… ARE BANK BRANCHES REMAINING OPEN? While there are some temporary closures, most branches are open for reduced hours, shutting … Read more

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis shares a guide to mastering your lockdown finances

Martin Lewis has shared his comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about personal finances during the third national lockdown.  With many already struggling to cope under the tighter restrictions in the UK, the money saving expert has offered advice on what support is available to Britons across the country.  His guide, shared in his … Read more

Labour council with £2.8m hole in its finances ‘found £300,000 to silence blogger’

Labour council with £2.8m hole in its finances ‘found £300,000 to silence blogger, 62, who had accused it of corruption’ Sandwell council in the West Midlands set aside £300,000 to pursue a blogger  It spent taxpayer money trying to remove blog that made corruption allegations Labour council with £2.8million budget deficit refused to say how … Read more

A fifth of bereaved relatives face long delays to take control of loved ones’ finances, survey finds

Anguish of families in EIGHT-MONTH probate wait: A fifth of bereaved relatives face long delays to take control of loved ones’ finances, survey suggests Bereaved families are being forced to wait months to take control of loved ones’ finances, with one in 20 facing delays of more than 32 weeks The delay means some are … Read more

Actress Victoria Summer turned her finances around

Saving up: Saving Mr Banks actress Victoria Summer The best money decision that actress Victoria Summer ever made was cutting off her hair. Summer, star of Saving Mr Banks and Transformers: Age Of Extinction, was convinced by a photographer to get a pixie cut in 2012.  She says it propelled her career to new heights. … Read more