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They entertain the nation with their witty TV commentary and charming personalities on Gogglebox Australia. But away from the fly-on-the-wall show, the cast all have very different jobs – including a healthcare director, a legal assistant and a journalist. As the new series hits screens on Wednesday, Daily Mail Australia takes a look at what … Read more
Housebound UK homeowners are on a quest to perfect their homes, as Britons spent billions on renovations in 2020. Households spent an average of £2,608 on home improvements last year, up £391 or 15 per cent on 2019, according to a survey of 2,000 homeowners by the online tradesman directory Checkatrade. If every owner-occupied household … Read more
Susannah Taylor: If you’re in crisis, here’s how to get help By Susannah Taylor Published: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 Bereavement, illness, social isolation, unemployment, financial insecurity plus daily worry have caused a tsunami of psychological problems over the past year. According to mental health charity Mind, two … Read more
Although the property market was buoyant for much of 2020, hundreds of thousands of would-be home movers still saw their property purchases fall through. A total of 306,198 property transactions fell through last year, a 12.26 per cent rise from 2019 when there were 272,768 fall-throughs, according to the residential property data agency TwentyCi. Fall-throughs … Read more
Millions of Britons in need of debt advice due to the coronavirus pandemic could be pushed into unsuitable debt solutions by companies seeking to profit from commission, regulators have warned. Britain’s ‘individual voluntary arrangement market is broken’, the Financial Conduct Authority said in a 68-page review into the state of Britain’s credit and debt landscape … Read more
Staycations are set to be a popular holiday option once again this summer, as foreign travel still looks uncertain despite the vaccine roll-out. While going abroad seems ever more unlikely, holidaymakers are increasingly confident about being able to a UK break. Sykes Holiday Cottages, which lets properties on behalf of their owners, reported an 188 … Read more
Hope for those interested in the stock market but lacking the confidence to go it fully alone – it lies in ready-made portfolios created by robo-advisers By Holly Mackay, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:45 GMT, 31 January 2021 Primarily in response to limp interest rates and dismal … Read more
What an oasis in the day! That priceless moment when you sit down with the puzzle pages, pick up a pen and start filling in your favourite brain-teaser. For me, it’s the crossword. I’d love to tell you that I race through the clues like a word-crunching automaton, but my colleagues at Countdown would howl … Read more
Once in a while, even in these grim times, there comes a snippet of news to lift the most downtrodden heart. Such a morsel of cheer lifted mine this week, with the evidence in yesterday’s paper that young people have no business to sneer at us old folk when we suffer the occasional senior moment. For … Read more
January is as good a time as any to shed bad habits and pick up some healthier ones. Start as you mean to go on, they say. If you want to become a better saver this year, we’ve outlined some innovative ways to help the pennies and pounds stack up. Stick to them and you … Read more